Michael Jordan vs. Magic Johnson

Ok - that is not really happening tonight, but can you imagine? I know we all saw this in the 1991 NBA Finals, but let's face it, MJ was still jumping over people and Magic was definitely on his slide downwards to retirement.

From the wires:
Super fans Jordan, Magic expected at title game April 6, 2009
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) -- Magic vs. Michael for the title again?
It was suggested Monday that if the national championship game were tied after overtime, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan should decide the outcome with a game of 1-on-1.
Both Hall of Famers -- Jordan was elected Monday -- won national championships for their teams and are expected to be in the stands cheering on their schools. Jordan's jumper from the left wing lifted North Carolina past Georgetown for the 1982 title. Johnson led Michigan State over Larry Bird and Indiana State three decades ago.
Jordan got the better of Johnson in the NBA, leading the Bulls to the first of their six titles with a five-game victory in the 1991 finals.
Talk of a rematch brought out the trash talk in the notoriously competitive Jordan.
"You really think he can beat me?" Jordan said. "He couldn't beat me in the finals at all."
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EMOTIONAL BOOST: Michigan State's run in the NCAA tournament has provided a welcome emotional boost to the economically struggling state, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Monday.
"Not to put more pressure on them of course, but they really have become a symbol for our state," said Granholm, who wore a green Michigan State sweat shirt under her dark business jacket Monday at the state Capitol in Lansing. "You know, a symbol of what can happen when you work really hard. As (coach) Tom Izzo says he's got a blue-collar team, and all they do is work, work, work. It's a great statement about them, certainly. But it's a great, uplifting moment for us."
Granholm said the Final Four will have an economic benefit to Detroit but that the overall benefit to Michigan -- which had the nation's highest unemployment rate in February at 12 percent -- is hard to quantify in dollars and cents.
"I think really, this is so much more for us about a psychological impact," Granholm said. "I know that I speak for 10 million Michigan citizens in saying thank you to this team, thank you to coach Izzo, for really being Michigan's team and Michigan's 'uplift' during this very, very tough time."
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NEXT GENERATION: Michael Jordan took a moment to greet Ty Lawson after the North Carolina junior won the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard.
"You ready?" Jordan asked Lawson, putting his hand on his shoulder.
Jordan said he wouldn't speak to the team before the game, noting that he didn't do so before the Tar Heels beat Illinois for the 2005 title.
But if he were?
"These are the games that are a lot of fun because the expectations are a lot higher," Jordan said. "The stakes are a lot higher. But that's what you live for. That's what's fun about it. I'd tell the guys just go out and be who you are and have fun."