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An old video featuring NBA legend Michael Jordan and magician David Blaine has resurfaced on social media, offering another entertaining example of Jordan's famously competitive personality. The footage shows the six-time NBA champion attempting to outsmart Blaine during a card trick, even though the encounter is meant to be a lighthearted magic demonstration. The clip was already circulating online by 2021 and resurfaced again in 2025.During the trick, Blaine asks Jordan to name a playing card, and Jordan chooses the three of hearts. Another participant, identified as George in earlier coverage, selects the number 27. Blaine then instructs Jordan to count through the deck as part of the illusion.

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00:01Michael Jordan is so competitive, he even tried to beat a magician at his own card trick.
00:07In a hilarious resurfaced video, legendary illusionist David Blaine asks Jordan to shuffle
00:12a deck of cards behind his back. But instead of following the instructions, Jordan secretly
00:18decides not to shuffle, hoping to outsmart Blaine.
00:2115, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 27, 27, 27. And you said three
00:28of hearts?
00:28Yeah. You shuffle behind your back. It's not like I...
00:31I didn't hear you shuffle, but, you know, I tried to trick you, but...
00:35Look at the card that... Yeah, turn it over.
00:39Then comes the big reveal. Despite Jordan's little scheme, Blaine correctly reveals the three of hearts,
00:45the exact card Jordan had named. Six NBA championships, countless victories,
00:51but apparently, David Blaine is one opponent Jordan couldn't beat.
00:58Well, one story is only one other one, but I don't think three a second.
00:58The other thing is, it isn't working for me, is to условify Melania.
00:59If we hear youFilm
00:59or whatever types of people... In a
00:59sense of achievement you can see... It doesn't

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