“Michael Jordan watched Kansas Jayhawks come back after betting the house on his UNC”: Twitter reacts as MJ’s alma mater loses after going 15 up in the NCAA championship game

Akash Murty | 05/04/2022
"Michael Jordan watched Kansas Jayhawks come back after betting the house on his UNC": Twitter reacts as MJ's alma mater loses after going 15 up in the NCAA championship game

UNC almost knocked out #1 Kansas to win the NCAA championship after blowing them away in the first half, but couldn’t hold off the lead, and fans couldn’t help but remember Michael Jordan.

After upsetting the 2nd seed Duke last week, the 8th ranked the University of North California took on the #1 the University of Kansas for the NCAA championship on Monday in New Orleans.

It looked like the Tar Heels will pull off yet another upset and run away with the game, having the Jayhawks down 15-point in the first half. It should have been easy for UNC mater to close this one out early before the opposition gets close to a comeback.

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But rather, Kansas found it easier to scratch that lead and make one of their own. Having UNC’s best player, Armando Bacot (15-points, 15-rebounds) aggravating his ankle injury meant they wouldn’t be able to hold off a comeback attempt. They couldn’t. Kansa won the close encounter 72-69 to win the 4th championship of the program.

Behind David McCormack and Jalen Wilson’s 15-point games, the Jayhawks came right back into the game within 10 minutes of the start of the second half. And it set Twitter on fire to see the last college basketball game of the year ending in such excitement.

Twitter remembered Michael Jordan as UNC blew the NCAA Championship

NCAA is no less popular in the States than the NBA itself, and it certainly is a big cause for celebration for the whole of America when the Final college basketball game of the season turns out to be this exciting.

And because this was a game of basketball, and it involved UNC, there was the certainty of people remembering Michael Jordan in misery for the Tar Heels. And they didn’t disappoint.

Twitter went wild in celebration.


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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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