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Jim Harbaugh Thought He Was Getting Pranked When Michael Jordan Called

Michael Jordan called @CoachJim4UM. His reaction to learning it was the Greatest of All Time? That’s right here! http://t.co/VVSlwn0Oe5

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) August 27, 2015

Jim Harbaugh: Not very good at discerning voices on the phone.

Michigan struck a landmark deal with Nike to become the first football team to don Michael Jordan’s Jumpman logo earlier this month. When Jordan himself called Harbaugh, the Michigan coach thought he was being pranked.

“I said, ‘Excuse me the phone cut out, who is this?’ He said ‘This is Michael Jordan.