The Nov. 4 Commemorative Issue of Sports Illustrated features a bird's eye view of Michael Jordan on a royal blue court as endless as the sky, his shadow trailing beneath him as he soars in for a dunk.

The issue marks the 57th time MJ has appeared on the magazine's cover, and as with everything else in sport, MJ is miles ahead of his closest competitor; Muhammad Ali is second all-time with just 38 covers.

The front and back pages of the magazine are made of a thick paper stock with a gritty, nubbled texture, an homage to the leather of a basketball. Inside, 88 glossy pages of Jordan, and just a handful of the 797 Sports Illustrated articles written about the greatest athlete of all time. One piece, by the singular Jack McCallum, is worth the cover price alone....

Keep it classy, Tommie.

Four years ago, Chicago Bears kicker Robbie Gould was working construction in Pennsylvania. Now, he's just two made field goals away from becoming the most accurate kicker in the history of the NFL.

Brent Sopel & SNL's Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, Patrick Sharp & Christian Bale, MCD & The Grinch...

Part 2 will be reader submissions, so lemme know who I missed!

John Salmons & Wesley Snipes, Joakim Noah & Sideshow Bob...

Part 2 will be reader submissions, so lemme know who I missed!!