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Comedian shares scam he and his dad ran to sneak into Madison Square Garden to see Michael Jordan

Getting tickets to see Michael Jordan play, especially near the end of his career, was a task.

One comedian and his dad, however, came up with the perfect scam to solve that problem — and gain up close and personal access to Jordan and the rest of the NBA at their will.

Gary Vider, after the premier of Episode 5 and Episode 6 of “The Last Dance,” explained in an Instagram post on Monday how he and his dad would frequently sneak in to Madison Square Garden in the 1990s — and how they almost got caught when they ran the play for Jordan’s first game back after his brief baseball stint, a night when he dropped 55 points.