Payton, the only NFL coach sponsored by Michael Jordan 's clothing brand, loves to show off his snazzy kicks on the sideline of Broncos games and practices, and his players take notice. It appears that Payton may have now helped reward one of his best players with a Jordan deal of their own.

Kevin Durant's recent comments about Michael Jordan have garnered a lot of attention from fans on social media, forcing the forward to reiterate who he thought his GOAT was while also displaying the extent of his fandom.

Caitlin Clark's Iowa coach, Lisa Bluder, compared the Fever guard to the legendary Michael Jordan in a recent interview.

"That was what Phil tried to get Michael to do" - Caitlin Clark's Iowa coach admits she used Phil Jackson's book to mentor her originally appeared on Basketball Network. Former Iowa Hawkeyes women's head coach Lisa Bluder revealed that she took a page from Phil Jackson's book — literally — to mentor Caitlin Clark.

"Jordan was the better defender and tougher competitor" - Jay Bilas explained why MJ was a better overall player than Len Bias originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had an opportunity to share time with Michael Jordan and Carmelo Anthony after the Super Bowl.

"People can identify with me more than they can with somebody like a Magic or Michael" - Larry Bird knew fans could easily relate to him originally appeared on Basketball Network.