ray bourke was so so close
to getting a shot at his first
stanley cup this year welcome to watch
mojo and today we're counting down our
picks for the top 10 examples of the
mandela effect in sports what'd you say
man for this list we'll be looking at
examples of the mandela effect in sports
and for you hardcore sports fans do note
that you might not necessarily agree
with these and believe they fall under
the category of the mandela effect there
have been instances of misconception
with these examples nonetheless which of
the following had you second guessing be
sure to let us know in the comments
number 10 meta world peace what do you
think about radar tests choice or should
i say meta world peace's choice
and what name would you pick for
yourself if you were going to go off the
deep end and change your name ridiculous
it reminds me of prince
this athlete might be one of if not the
most colorful personalities to ever play
in the nba next to dennis rodman of
course i don't seem excited i'm all
excited i feel like
i feel like the oddball come on the fact
of the matter is the player formerly
known as ron artest left his mark in the
nba both through his defensive prowess
and several controversies now our test
has jumped over the scorer's table and
is trying to get down to the bench our
test is in the stands one bizarre
instance came when he decided to change
his name to meta world peace in 2011.
you know and met as a buddhist name
you know you want to keep attaching
yourself to as many positive things as
possible
you know when you look at my career
not being a good teammate like meta is
like the opposite like be a good friend
be loving be kindness i want to
communicate i want to be a better person
you know and that's pretty much what
meta means however today this is
actually no longer his name despite
keeping his first name he actually
changed it a second time in 2020 and his
full name is now meta sanderford our
test however many people and outlets
still refer to him as meta world peace
even though that's not his name here's
to hoping there are no more name changes
that would only add to the confusion i
took my wife's last name
what is it so her last name is sandra
ford
i got married
hell no you changed your name again i
got married not to change my name number
nine the calvin johnson catch former
detroit lions wide receiver calvin
johnson has been labeled one of the
greatest to ever play the position in
the nfl arguably his greatest
performance was during a game against
the dallas cowboys in 2013 which saw him
go for 329 yards and a touchdown and
here is stafford's pass to johnson
touchdown because of how spectacularly
megatron played many frequently believe
this highlight reel catch took place
during that game on first down all day
for stafford who goes to the end zone
jump ball
touchdown
megatron is in for the touchdown calvin
johnson
that is unbelievable right there only
that although that catch happened when
the lions were playing the cowboys it
actually took place during another game
back in 2011. we can understand why one
would think this catch happened during
the game in 2013 but it is simply not
true
number eight the toon squad jersey
alright so this might fall under the
lines of a mandela effect in movies but
for the sake of this list and the fact
that nba superstars are involved we're
including it and now
the player coach of latoon squad at six
foot six from north carolina is royal
awareness
michael
jordan
[Applause]
who is he a looney tune in the film
michael jordan and several looney tunes
characters form their basketball team
the tune squad to face the monstars in a
game of basketball let's see if i
remember how to do this some assume or
mistakenly remember thinking that the
tune in tune squad is spelled t-o-o-n
but it's actually spelled t-u-n-e years
later even prior to the release of the
second space jam movie many over social
media wondered why the name was spelt
that way believing it to be a mistake
yet no error was ever actually made then
again perhaps the only mistake was the
decision to make a second movie
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[Applause]
number seven miracle on ice
this victory by the u.s men's hockey
team against the soviet union during the
1980 winter olympics is not only viewed
as one of the country's greatest
triumphs in its sports history but one
of the most significant moments in the
country's history period it transcended
the sport
it was a national win
for the country
couldn't have been alive not feel
wonderful about it but to some everyday
people due to the widespread attention
that the victory has received they often
make the mistake of assuming that the us
captured the gold medal during this game
only they didn't in fact the win allowed
them to advance to the final against
finland who they went on to beat to win
gold more emphasis is often placed on
the victory against the soviet union due
to the fact they were favorites to win
it all and the u.s pulled off an upset
that no one could have ever anticipated
it made you want to hug your television
set i mean it was that good because
look what they did how'd they pull this
off and everybody felt great number six
ray bork
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he is among the greatest defensemen to
play in the nhl but at one point in time
he had yet to win a stanley cup having
played the majority of his career with
the boston bruins he was shipped to the
colorado avalanche in 2000 soon after
joining the team he was able to finally
hoist the stanley cup before announcing
his retirement so while there's no
debate concerning this scenario some do
not remember it the exact same way some
remember bork winning the stanley cup
the season he was traded to the team
however that season saw the avalanche
actually lose to the dallas stars in the
western conference finals bork and the
team would only actually win the cup the
following season against the new jersey
devils regardless of when it happened
bork came out the winner in the end 22
years and trying to accomplish that
incredible story an incredible feeling
just an incredible relief number five
patrick stefan and the missed empty net
stefan steals and he'll ice it oh at
least i thought he was gonna until he
blew it
that's unbelievable here come the oilers
the other way and hamski's loose henski
can you believe what we just saw in a
2007 game between the dallas stars and
edmonton oilers which the latter seemed
set to lose in the final seconds after
intercepting the puck patrick stefan
missed an empty net shortly afterwards
the oilers would reclaim possession of
the puck and alice hemskey made the most
of the opportunity many thought this was
a great way for the oilers to finish the
season except it didn't take place
during the end of the season contrary to
popular belief the game actually took
place in january not only that but many
also assumed the oilers wound up
eventually winning the game but they in
fact tied the game and went on to lose
in a shootout the unreal sequence loses
luster with those facts now doesn't it
here we go
sakura
that'll do it number four michael jordan
and scotty pippen he helped me so much
in the way that
i approach the game the way i play the
game
whenever they speak michael jordan they
should speak scottie pippen the chicago
bulls dominance in championship
victories during the 90s is most often
credited to the team's two biggest stars
michael jordan and scottie pippen the
duo is considered one of the greatest in
nba history with some going so far as to
compare them to batman and robin their
history their success and being so
frequently associated with one another
has often led many to believe that the
two must be friends and are naturally
very close however this isn't the case
watching you with michael on the court
it looked like two best friends out
there just crushing everybody
what was your relationship like off the
court
it wasn't what you saw on the court we
always will have that respect for each
other but our friendship is not where
people um
see it on tv think it is in his memoir
unguarded pippin went into detail
stating that while both players
respected one another they were never
really close and only hung out together
on a few occasions and after having made
several critical comments of jordan both
in his memoir and during interviews we
don't expect a friendship between the
two to blossom anytime soon you call
michael jordan selfish in the first
chapter why is that i mean he was a
great scorer but a lot of things that he
did
was based on
him as an individual and i think
basketball is a team game number three
the chicago white sox and the world
series not only is chicago a bonafide
sports town but it is home to several
championship teams the aforementioned
bulls the blackhawks the cubs and the
bears and the white sox for whatever
reason several outlets have had a
tendency to forget that the chicago
white sox won the world series in 2005.
ouch and the white sox have won the
world series
one uribe with a play charging it
throwing it and the white sox celebrate
their first title in 88 years in two
separate instances of reporting on
championship statistics espn forgot to
include the chicago white sox in 2016
the twitter account of cbs's morning
show even shared a false fact about the
city not having seen the event in 71
years yet in truth when the tweet was
sent the last time the city saw a world
series was 11 years ago when the
aforementioned white sox played the
houston astros and won the series
perhaps we'd understand if they'd never
won in 2005 but they did and it wasn't
so long ago so
where's the logic
number 2 jackie robinson this baseball
legend is often most recognized as being
the player who broke the color barrier
in baseball a sport that was
predominantly segregated i don't pretend
to be an expert on communism or any
other kind of politicalism
but you can put me down as being an
expert on being a colored american and
while this is indeed true this
groundbreaking achievement has often led
people to believe that jackie robinson
was the first african american to ever
play professional baseball period at 30
he was universally regarded not only as
the first black in the majors but as a
great player but the first player to
actually do this was actually moses
fleetwood walker on may 1 1884 walker
made history when he suited up for the
toledo blue stockings in a game against
the washington nationals both teams were
a part of the american association of
baseball clubs a professional baseball
league although he didn't play in the
mlb his contributions shouldn't be
overlooked
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number one the air jordan logo tell me i
can no longer fly
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i want you to
the logo for this sneaker line is one of
the most iconic in history some believe
or assume the logo silhouette is
inspired and based on a slam dunk
michael jordan pulled off from the free
throw line during the nba dunk contest
in 1988
well the crowd let you know what they
think of it now we will wait for the
judges a 48 ties of 49 wins
however the truth of the matter is far
less exciting we hate to break it to you
but the inspiration behind the logo
isn't from that iconic jordan dunk in
fact the silhouette is actually from a
nike photo shoot where one of the shots
captured jordan jumping in a position we
can see on the logo at least it's still
a cool shot though
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