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Eminem once told Michael Jordan he could dunk on him and got 'crickets'

Eminem has never met Michael Jordan in person. But, like many in the wake of the release of "The Last Dance," he's got a Jordan story to tell.

This one is... Tough.

"I talked with him on the phone one time," Eminem said in a recent interview with Sway on SiriusXM Shade 45. Em and Jordan were apparently in talks to collaborate on a sneaker design when they spoke. "We were talking, and everything was cool — and he's super cool — and everything was good.

"Until we got the end of the phone call, and I said, 'Yo, man, when are you gonna come to Detroit so I can dunk on you?