🏀 The Flu Game - Game 5 1997 NBA Finals 🏀

We all know what it's like to be sick. Aches, fevers, chills, dizziness, throwing up. Everyone knows that being sick is no fun. A sickness can come on without warning and all you want to do is curl up in bed until you feel better. 

But what if a sickness like that hit right before the biggest game of your season? Would you be able to perform? Would you play at a high level knowing that all your teammates and fans were depending on you? 

In Game 5 of the 1997 NBA finals, one of the greatest basketball players of all time was faced with this exact challenge.

Tonight you will hear the story of Michael Jordan and what has become known as “the Flu Game” 

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