Former ASU WR Brandon Aiyuk like MJ

"The Flu game" is one of the best games in NBA history, in fact, in sports history. Michael Jordan went on to have one of his greatest games while battling food poising. Former Arizona State University wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk, also had an MJ moment when he had one of his greatest games while sick with a stomach bug.

The final episode of the Michael Jordan documentary, “The Last Dance” aired and it was all about the “flu game." Re-watching the highlights of that game had me in so much pain. I have had food poisoning twice and I do not wish that on anyone, not to mention having to work through it or even play a professional sport with it, but it got me thinking- how the heck did he do that? And also, who else has pushed through the flu to have a big day?

Well, ding, ding, ding, I remember sitting up in the press box for an ASU game when they hosted Washington State back in October of 2019 and hearing that then-Sun Devil wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk had to keep leaving the field because he had a stomach bug. Well, that stomach bug must have been good luck because Aiyuk went on to have a man-amongst-boys performance, just like MJ.

Brandon Aiyuk is faster than you pic.twitter.com/gqFkVuwGJA

— Brad Denny (@BDenny29) October 12, 2019

On October 12, 2019, WR Brandon Aiyuk, recorded the longest touchdown reception in ASU’s history. With the Sun Devils trailing 17-7 halfway through the second quarter against the Cougars, Aiyuk caught a bullet from QB Jayden Daniels and sprinted all the way for an 86-yard touchdown. Shortly after that play, Aiyuk went to the locker room to shake off the stomach bug. In the end, Aiyuk finished with 196 receiving yards on the day, the most by an ASU player since Devin Lucien had 200 receiving yards against Cal, back in 2015. Brandon also finished with three touchdowns in the game proving that no Bear or bug would stop him that day! The Devils went on to beat the Washington State Cougars, 38-34. There's something about the flu that pushes the great ones to dig deep and raise their game to the next level.