The Reason We're Hesitant to Ever Tag "Jordan" to Anyone

We were perusing the sports blogosphere earlier this weekend and happened on a post that brought back memories. The folks at NESW Sports put up the old "fake Jordan retirement" commercial from Nike featuring Steve Martin. I'd forgotten about the classic spot. And, as I watched, it brought back a recollection of something else I'd forgotten about for awhile. Or more accurately, someone. If you watch the first :30 spot contained in the video, you'll see a few athletes featured commenting on whether Jordan had, in fact, "sneaked back" into the NBA. There are the familiar faces of Mullin and The Admiral, and, of course, Michal Irvin (wait, huh?). Anyway, spliced in between them is a quick shot of a bald-headed player who managed to capture the rapt attention of the hoops world, not to mention a huge Nike deal himself, around that time. If you were like me, fifteen years old and as sports-crazed as ever, it took nary a second to identify "Baby J...