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Former basketball superstar Michael Jordan speaks during a press conference ahead of NBA basketball game between Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks in Paris, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus))
Former basketball superstar Michael Jordan speaks during a press conference ahead of NBA basketball game between Charlotte Hornets and Milwaukee Bucks in Paris, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus))Thibault Camus)/Associated Press

Video: Michael Jordan Speaks to Alabama Football Team in Zoom Meeting

Blake SchusterAug 11, 2020

When you coach one of the winningest college football programs of all time, it can be a little tough to find an adequate motivational speaker.

Leave it to Alabama's Nick Saban to find a way.

The head coach of the Crimson Tide had arguably the greatest competitor in the history of sports join his team meeting: Michael Jordan.

Presumably, the meeting was meant to be kept private, but you can't blame defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis for sneaking a quick video for his Instagram story. It's not like Jordan makes himself the most accessible of athletes—or NBA owners, for that matter.

Whatever Jordan told the team will stay on that video call, but it's hard to believe there isn't a certain level of understanding between a program that's won five national titles since 2009 and the basketball legend who has six rings himself.

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