Michael Jordan
publication date: Tuesday, December 12, 2000 (part of Round XII)
category: Sports
clue: Now that he's retired, the air above basketball courts is safe again.
explanation: This goo went online in December 2000, two years in Jordan's second retirement from professional basketball. Jordan was notorious for the height and length of leaps during play, and was nicknamed Air Jordan ("air"). more…
solved by: Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, David Mitzman, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Kelly Lee, Anna Gregoline, Edward Tegge, Brannan Conrad, and Dave Craig
trivia: The goo game was scored with bingo cards when this goo went online. It was a complete coincidence that this goo's bingo value was 23 and Jordan's uniform number for the Chicago Bulls was also #23.
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