MJ x Ballin Ben

Michael Jordan gets access to everything early. He is well known for pulling out specialized Jordan Brand shoes months, or even years before they are released to the public, which makes sense, since it is his brand. But it doesn't stop there. His Airness apparently has access to NBA team logos decades before they are even officially introduced.

The above image, recently shared by Slam, is of Michael Jordan at the 2002 All-Star game in Philadelphia. On his jersey is a cartoon version of Ben Franklin dribbling a basketball. It's a cool logo. So cool in fact, that the Sixers recently adopted it officially as a secondary logo; a full 13 years after MJ was seen rocking it at All-Star Weekend. The fact that the G.O.A.T. sported the logo at one point adds a level of historic intrigue to an already-cool logo. Maybe one day we will see it on a Sixers uniform.