- Title: FRANCE: CHICAGO BULLS BASKETBALL TEAM VISIT
- Date: 15th October 1997
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (OCTOBER 15, 1997) 1. WIDE SHOT OF MICHAEL JORDAN SURROUNDED BY CAMERAMEN 2. CLOSE-UP OF JORDAN WEARING BERET 3. SHOTS OF BULLS' TOUR BUS 4. TEAM POSES IN FRONT OF EIFFEL TOWER Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.
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- Location: PARIS, FRANCE
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- Country: France
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- Story Text: - INTRO: Michael Jordan and U.S. National Basketball Champions, the Chicago Bulls, are in Paris to play against the best European teams in an international tournament.
Michael Jordan was surrounded by Parisian fans on Wednesday (October 15) as he joined the other Bulls players on a sightseeing trip around the French capital.
Jordan, the world's highest paid athlete, was sporting a French beret, and seemed to be enjoying his visit.
The Bulls' team will be playing without Dennis Rodman, who did not make the trip, or Scottie Pippen, who is out with a foot injury. The Bulls have won the NBA championship 5 times and fans are eager to see how the best of Europe shape up against them.
The MacDonald's Open basketball tournament will pit the Chicago Bulls against F.C. Barcelona, PSG Racing, Benetton Treviso, Olympiakos Piraeus and Atenas de Cordoba.
The round-robin tournament starts on Friday (October 17) and continues until Sunday (October 19).
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