Six-time NBA basketball champion Michael Jordan picked an unexpected guest to host his induction into the NBA basketball Hall of Fame: former NBA basketball player and North Carolina Star, David “Skywalker” Thompson.

The choice of David Thompson came as a surprise to most Michael Jordan fans, because Jordan had enjoyed a close relationship with former NBA coach Phil Jackson and former college coach Dean Smith, who were both front-runners in the list of potential hosts to his induction.

But despite these strong relationships that influenced his career, Michael Jordan said that he wouldn’t have become who he was without David Thompson, having seen him as a athletic role model in Jordan’s local area.

David Thompson played college basketball for North Carolina State, and is the only former NC State college player to have had his number retired. Next >>

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