Michael Jordan just bought the Charlotte Bobcats. And then he proceeded to show the team how great he was…by showing up at a shootaround wearing mom jeans and a smile. And then, I guess, Gerald Henderson challenged him to a game of H-O-R-S-E for his Big Mac or something.

Needling Henderson relentlessly for being from Duke, the North Carolina product kept clanging jumpers off the rim as Henderson quickly won the first shooting game.

But then Jordan, wearing jeans and sneakers, started getting hot. He hit a free throw with his eyes closed to take the lead in the second game.[..]

But Jordan did start missing, and Henderson, who has played little this season, started making shots. Teammate Gerald Wallace even started calling him Kobe Bryant. –CBS Sports.

In summation, arguably the greatest player to ever put on a pair of shorts lost two straight games of H-O-R-S-E to a guy that’s playing less than 10 minutes a game. For the Bobcats. I blame the mom jeans. And the incessant hitting on younger women. But mostly the jeans.

Some basketball team from Charlotte went up to Massachusetts and actually defeated the Boston Globetrotters last night.  Jason Richardson was the key to the upset, shooting 14-of-22 in a 34-point, nine-rebound performance.  The Celtics, who fell to a league-best 29-4, were hindered by a poor shooting night from Paul Pierce, whose no-look hook shot from half court wasn't falling, and by Kevin Garnett, who drew a critical technical foul for pulling down the referee's pants during a timeout.

Elsewhere in the Association: The other Beast from the East, Detroit, also lost last night, falling 102-86 to Dirk and the Mavericks… Steve Nash left with the "stomach flu" (he's totally pregnant), but the Suns still rallied from a 16-point deficit to win in OT over Indiana.  Nash will rejoin the team after its game in Utah, right after he donates some stem cells, so to speak… Whoa, LeBron had an amazing game but his teammates suck?  Who could have ever predicted such an outcome?

Charlotte Bobcat fans have to be disappointed at the loss of small forward Adam Morrison, the third pick overall in the '06 draft who tore his ACL on Saturday night.  Morrison will miss the entirety of the coming season, and you can bet that his production will be sorely missed.

[Thursday] night, Adam Morrison further proved that he is the worst 6'8" rebounder in the history of the NBA. Adam managed ZERO rebounds, ZERO steals, ZERO blocks, and for good measure, ZERO assists. In 31 minutes of play (he did manage 8 points). So far this preseason, in 5 games, Mr. Morrison is averaging 1.6 rebounds per game. In case you are wondering, Spud Webb averaged 2.1 for his career, and Damon Stoudamire had more rpg last year (and over his career than Morrison). 

So, okay, he's not the best defensive weapon.  But he sure can shoot!  And I contend that he's the best diabetic NBA player that I've ever seen.  And he makes Joakim Noah look downright handsome. Don't hate the player, people… hate his complete lack of game.