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Here's Michael Jordan Destroying OJ Mayo In A Pick-Up Game At Age 43

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Larry Brown Sports found video of Michael Jordan schooling a young O.J. Mayo at a summer basketball camp at UCSB in 2006.

Mayo (who now plays for the Bucks) was the No. 1 high school recruit in the country at the time, and Jordan was three years into retirement.

Judging by the video, MJ destroyed Mayo with his "old man game" — a variety a back-door cuts and turnaround jumpers that lead to easy points but take years of practice and experience to perfect. He's one of the most manically competitive athletes ever, and it shows here.

He beats him four ways (full video below).

1. The baseline turnaround:

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2. Off the dribble: 

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3. In the post:

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4. Baseline cut:

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Rumor has it that MJ beat Bobcats No. 1 draft pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist last year at age 50. He clearly still has something.

The full video:

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Tony Manfred is the head of video for Insider Inc. He oversees video across the company, including the Business Insider, INSIDER, Business Insider Today, and Insider Productions teams. He helped start INSIDER in 2015, focusing on social video before expanding the scope of our video efforts into new formats and platforms. He began working at Business Insider in 2011. He previously worked as a sports reporter and sports editor for BI.