Malik Monk thinks he can beat Michael Jordan 1-on-1 right now

Malik Monk is trying to channel his inner LaVar Ball.

Speaking with David T. Foster III of The Charlotte Observer on Saturday, the Charlotte Hornets rookie guard said that he would be able to beat team owner Michael Jordan in a game of 1-on-1 right now.

“He’s pretty old right now,” Monk said of His Airness. “I think I can get him.”

Of course, Monk is a springy 19-year-old, while Jordan is 54 and has been retired for almost a decade-and-half. But it actually wasn’t too long ago that Jordan gave the humbles to another prominent young guard 1-on-1, so we may just have to wait and see if the boss decides to call the rook on his bluff.