CSN to show 23 hours of Jordan before induction

Posted August 30, 2009 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff Report

Comcast SportsNet will celebrate Michael Jordan's induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame with 23 hours of programs, including complete game telecasts of five of his greatest games in a Bulls uniform, along with a pair of original, half-hour CSN specials chronicling his career.

The two-day programming event, entitled "23 Hours of MJ: A Hall of Fame Celebration" begins Thursday, Sept. 10.

The five games feature his 58-point effort vs. New Jersey from 1987 (Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m.); his career-high game of 69 points at Cleveland from 1990 (Sept. 10 at 11 p.m.); Game 5 of the 1991 NBA Finals (Sept. 11 at 9 a.m.); Jordan's 55-point effort after coming out of retirement at Madison Square Garden (Sept. 11 at noon) and Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals with his historic game-winning shot completing the Bulls second three-peat (Sept. 11 at 3 p.m.).

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