NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.
Michael Jordan is here at the Peach Jam. Not physically but metaphorically, in every one of his Nike silhouette logos – the Jump Man, it’s called – and in every Nike swoosh on every sneaker and jersey and pullover that the college coaches are wearing.
They’re lined up in chairs on the edge of the court, watching some of the best high school basketball prospects in the country. There’s Roy Williams, the North Carolina coach, in light blue. A while ago he suggested that Jordan was being forgotten by the younger generation.
If it’s true it should become clear while asking prospects about Jordan – who he is, what he represents – at the Peach Jam.