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FB 104: The Jordan Effect: How a Baseball Strike Saved Basketball

FB 104: The Jordan Effect: How a Baseball Strike Saved Basketball

Update: 2020-05-20

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Michael Jordan’s famous sabbatical from professional basketball might have lasted much longer had Major League Baseball not experienced the worst strike in its history.

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FB 104: The Jordan Effect: How a Baseball Strike Saved Basketball

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