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Michael Jordan at 50
34 It's Complicated
As MJ struggles to find the winning touch as an NBA executive, he's as popular, not to mention as inscrutable, as ever
BY PHIL TAYLOR
44 Slam Dunk
How a young Jordan took the 1988 All-Star dunk title with a performance that finally won over his rivals
BY LEE JENKINS
50 Through The Lens
No photographer has had more intimate access to His Airness than Walter Iooss Jr., who shared two collages from his personal collection
54 High Hopes
In less than a year, the Winter Games will open in the subtropical resort of Sochi. Will it all work?
BY ALEXANDER WOLFF
DEPARTMENTS
2 SI Digital
4 Leading Off
10 The Mail
14 Scorecard
The NBA's union woes
24 Faces in the Crowd
26 Just My Type
Joe Montana on nerves
BY DAN PATRICK
64 Point After
Longing for baseball
BY STEVE RUSHIN
ON THE COVER: Photograph by Walter Iooss Jr. Illustration by Jordan Metcalf
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ANDREW D. BERNSTEIN/NBAE/GETTY IMAGES
INDELIBULL Michael Jordan's final year with Chicago (1997--98) was one for the ages: He led the NBA in scoring and was MVP of both the regular season and the Finals.
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