Michael Jordan With The Bobcats

Michael Jordan With The Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats are in the midst of a swoon, losing five of seven games and falling out of the East's playoff bracket with Wednesday's loss to the Indiana Pacers.
And with injuries crippling the roster on one of the team's rare chances to practice -- with the NBA's busy schedule, practices after training camp are few and far between -- the team was forced to rely on a member of its front office just to fill out a five-on-five game. The owner actually. Pathetic, right?

The Charlotte Observer's Roy Green Jr. has the story:

"He's Mike. He's been kicking our [rear ends]," Bobcats captain Gerald Wallace(notes) said Thursday after Jordan participated in the team's practice again.

"He still has it. He doesn't have his quickness, but he's a scorer, he's a shooter. The last thing to go is your jump shot, and he still has that."

Jordan, who will turn 48 next week, wore an orange jersey during practice and iced both knees when he was finished. Asked if the orange jersey meant Jordan got special treatment on the court, Wallace said no.

"We don't treat him like a quarterback out here. We hit him," Wallace said of the Hall of Famer, who did not speak to reporters. "It just means he's on third string."

[Via Yahoo Sports]