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Hornets' Bridges challenges Jordan to 1-on-1

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Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges may have a bone to pick with team owner Michael Jordan.

Bridges signaled he's more than ready to take on His Airness, issuing a challenge after Jordan infamously declared in 2015 that he could beat his players in a game of one-on-one.

"I'm pretty sure I can, so I don't want to do that and demolish their confidence," Jordan, then 52, told French publication L'Equipe. "So I stay away from them, I let them think they're good ... but I'm too old to do that anyway."

Jordan, 57, has put his money where his mouth is against Hornets players in the past. Back in 2013, former No. 2 pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist acknowledged Jordan bested him in a one-on-one.

Whether Jordan could still emerge victorious against the 22-year-old reigning Rising Stars MVP in Bridges remains up for debate, but there's only one way to find out.

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