Today I thought about a connection regarding the Death Of Super-Man story-line, and Michael Jordan's retirement.
When it comes to comics, most people will say Super-Man is the number 1 hero. In turn, basketball fans will answer "Who's the best" with "Mike" 10 times out of 10. They're basically the top dude in their respective mediums. And both have achieved great things, and they've both been defeated in epic battles... well sort of...
So in Death Of Superman, Doomsday comes down to earth and smashes on Sup' and the JLA. After Doomsday beats down the JLA, only Super-Man is left to battle this big ass dude. After a dope ass fight, and some crazy shit, Super-Man ends up dead in the middle of Metropolis. The Justice League held a funeral, and for a while, shit was crazy in Metropolis.
Meanwhile, in the NBA, Mike had won the second-half of his 6 rings and called it quits. Tim Duncan won the Admiral his 'chip, soon after Kobe and Shaq started a three-peat with Mike's old coach. Jordan had to comeback, he had fucked the Wizards up with bad draft picks and sold his share of the team to become a player and start his third come-back. His first season back was also the last season Kobe and Shaq won a title together. M.J. played two seasons in a Wizards uniform, before finally loosing his battle with the biggest villain to all NBA Players: Time.
This is where shit gets weird.
In the comic world, four new Super-men had arrived on the scene. The youngest was Superboy, the coolest was Steel, the wackest was the cyborg superman, and the last one was another Kryptonian alien. The Man Of Steel claimed to be the spirit of Super-Man, rather than claiming to actually BE Super-Man, as was the case with the other three. Superboy was actually a clone of Super-Man but in a younger form, with a more material demeanor. The cyborg prick, or Man of Tomorrow, was a robotic version of Super-Man with Krypton technology, almost like a re-built Super-Man. The final super-clone was referred to as The Last Son Of Krypton. This version would kill criminals, and wore a Horace Grant visor.
Now, suppose Super-Man is Michael Jordan, it shouldn't be hard to imagine. The clones would be...
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Steel: LeBron James. He embodies the spirit of Mike, but he knows he isn't Mike. His size and strength, along with his physical stature, is similar to Steel. For the record, fuck Shaq, he's on Clark Kent's dick.
Super-Boy: Dwayne Wade. Super-Boy was a younger incarnation of Super-Man, more reckless and youthful. Dwayne is very similar to Jordan, and the Super-Boy of M.J is definitly D. Wade.
The Man Of Tomorrow: Kobe Bryant. Kobe is a robot, he wants to be Mike. From the plus-one aspect of his number, to his desire to win 7 rings. While Kobe is essentially a clone of M.J, his bitterness and resentment fuels his desire to be better than Mike.
The Last Son of Krypton: Vince Carter. Vince is like a bizzaro-mike. He resembles M.J, he can do things Mike did, but something about him is dramatically different than the G.O.A.T. Vince's killer instinct the opposite of Jordans. While Mike tries to make the shot to win the game, Vince takes the shot to look good. Michael was competitive, Vince is entertaining, but none the less, lethal.
They all follow in the steps of Jordan, and Kobe is the closest thing to Mike in terms of championships and individual accomplishments. LeBron has the spirit and the appeal of Steel, and has yet to really scratch the surface of his potential. D. Wade came out hard, and in a lot of ways seems like a young Mike, with an aggressive demeanor and reckless defensive play. Vince was the least successful of the four, in regards to championships and awards, but style of play and athletic ability are similar to Jordan.
Time will tell if Super-Man will ever return. Obviously Michael will never play in the NBA again, but perhaps the story can be re-written and a new Super-Man will rise and protect the world... Or in this case, win a shit ton of championships and set retarded scoring records.
Man... I'm tired. Fuck the spelling mistakes... I'm tired... and...
and....
and..
stoned...
One Love... Peace!
D. Hall!
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