No, because he has a 9-10 year life expectancy.  The sacrifice would simply be too much for such a short reign.  Now, if it were a tortoise of some kind, then we’d be in business

I would certainly put him near the top, 

Nice

I could see that over Ali. But does Pele have the reach in Asia that Jordan has 

Nope. Jordan literally was a god and he’s been so for 30+ years

Funny considering Pele is probably a bigger name than both of them  

Jordan pretty much single handedly transformed basketball into the 2nd most popular sport on earth. His legacy worldwide is greater 

byeeeee

But could he dunk a basketball, let alone from the freethrow line?  Get the fuck outta here

In a way, yes, and that brings up another good name. Walt Disney, who is certainly more popular than Earhart and Einstein, I would put him over Jordan. Not Ford, because Ford does not have the worldwide recognition of Disney. You also don’t think of the man when you hear Ford, you think of cars that don’t hold their…

That’s incorrect.  Basketball is the #2 sport on earth and the Jordan brand is a juggernaut.  Tiger Woods at his peak was never as worldwide recognizable as Jordan.  Ali may be the greatest athlete of all time, but he did not brand his likeness out and boxing, in general, is nowhere near as popular as it was before. …

Basketball is the 2nd most popular sport on earth and if just by sheer mention of the name, the Jordan shoe/apparel brand endures.  It’s like Madden.  Kids play the game but have no idea who the fuck John Madden was and how batshit his broadcasts were.  

He also raped a woman

You show those same 24 year olds a pair of Air Jordans and they’ll know exactly what they are.  He’s no longer just an athlete, he’s a global brand, and that Air Jordan symbol might as well be a Jesus fish symbol 

He looks like a young Willem Dafoe

come at me, terrorists

And that’s why the tie-breaker was Jordan being in Space Jam 

I dunno, thinking about your mom’s hands usually helps me

I would put Michael Jordan in above pretty much any celebrity/musician/athlete living or dead, including not so great flying lady Earhart, couldn’t even land the plane, and Einstein; whose name is uttered more in sarcasm at dumb people than true recognition of his contribution to humanity.

Hey now, the White Sox are just playing within the rules.  They see that extra year of Robert as extremely valuable and are taking advantage of it. It’s a shitty thing for him and the fans, but it is what it is.  For now, at least.