He'd always been great but that year he seem to hit some sort of turbo gear. You could even see it in the olympics.... he was just moving at a different speed, even compared to all the other elite players.
And physically he looked about 20 pounds heavier than at any point in his career....before and after. Yet he was somehow faster than ever, jumping higher than ever and overall just unbelievably explosive. This after coming back from serious knee and shoulder injuries. Dude was exerting tremendous amounts of energy on the floor with not just scoring (which he did at an all time high) but playmaking, steals and blocks. Yet he did them all at an elite level every night.
I'm not saying I'm 100% sure that he was on something. But has there ever been a more dramatic case? Dude was bigger and stronger yet somehow faster and more explosive than ever.
And physically he looked about 20 pounds heavier than at any point in his career....before and after. Yet he was somehow faster than ever, jumping higher than ever and overall just unbelievably explosive. This after coming back from serious knee and shoulder injuries. Dude was exerting tremendous amounts of energy on the floor with not just scoring (which he did at an all time high) but playmaking, steals and blocks. Yet he did them all at an elite level every night.
I'm not saying I'm 100% sure that he was on something. But has there ever been a more dramatic case? Dude was bigger and stronger yet somehow faster and more explosive than ever.




