Your Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, August 6, 2024

  • Something sports-related that didn’t get much attention because of the Olympics is Steve McMichael, who was diagnosed with ALS and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the weekend. McMichael’s induction happened in his Illinois home, where his wife and teammates surrounded him, while festivities were happening in Canton, Ohio.

    Here’s the story behind the video:

    My Uncle John was one of the owners of the Washington Capitals at the time. We were at a Wizards game in the owner’s box. Michael Jordan was there, he was part of the Wizards organization back then, and I was eating my popcorn and Michael Jordan started playing peekaboo with me and I was totally unfazed, just kept eating my popcorn and he started covering my mouth to try to prevent me from getting the popcorn in my mouth. …

    I was definitely aware of how great he was, who he was, but totally unfazed by it. I do like to think that he inspired me and passed on a little bit of his greatness …

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