The Jesse Eisenberg Effect
How a nine-year-old boy changed the course of history.
CAST
HIMSELF
DAN MAJERLE
CHARLES BARKLEY
JOHN PAXON
MICHAEL JORDAN
STEPHEN
TEDDY
Jesse Eisenberg
Keith Rubin
Jaymes Jorsling
Jeremy Bent
Lenny Thomas
Jeff Wucher
Jonathan Mitchell
Written by Jesse Eisenberg
Produced by Jonathan Mitchell
Originally produced for Slate's "Upon Further Review" podcast
hosted by Mike Pesca and produced by Derek John
A longer version of this essay appears in Mike Pesca's book Upon Further Review,
a collection of essays written by the greatest sports minds
imagining how the world would change if a play, trade, injury, or referee's call
had just gone the other way.
Listen to a recording of Jesse Eisenberg meeting Dan Majerle live on air:
Bickley and Marotta on 98.7FM Arizona Sports Station + ArizonaSports.com.