The “Flu Game” — in which Michael Jordan put on an unbelievable performance in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA finals while battling a bug — wasn’t the “Flu Game” after all.
As we all learned in the ninth episode of ESPN’s 10-part documentary The Last Dance, Jordan and trainer Tim Grover revealed the Jordan was hungry for something the night before that contest, so they found a pizza place that would deliver late. But Jordan woke up hours later, suffering.
So it was the “Food Poisoning Game,” I guess.
But that doesn’t have the same ring as the “Flu Game.” Some people decided to stick with that nickname anyway:
Others tried to rename it:
Either way, what a performance. That much didn’t change after the curtain was pulled back.
