Inoue has repeatedly stated that Sakuragi Hanamichi is not Rodman, Ryukawa Maple is just a Jordan fan; Ryukawa himself has a physical strength communication problem, without the physical talent that Jordan has, how can it be Jordan, and then again Jordan can't look at him, endorsements are not looking for him, Inoue's only recognition of the archetypal: sendo = magician? If we are talking about action borrowing, there are many people in the manga who have borrowed Jordan's actions, Sakuragi, Sawakita, Ryukawa, Sendo, and even Miyagi. Ryukawa imitates Jordan, which Inoue has already said, and Sawakita possesses Jordan's skills but not Jordan's physical talent. Sakuragi Hana-do is the closest thing to the gifted Jordan in terms of physical talent and personality, with his free-throw line jumps, physical strength, and superb stagger, etc., which makes him a proper Jordan! Template