It was Jackson who came up with the idea to shoot with Jordan, saying it would epic having the two biggest "MJ's" on screen together.
The song is called "Jam", and the video is about basketball and stars Michael Jordan. Four years later, Jordan would star in the movie Space Jam (1996).
Behind the scenes, Jackson and Jordan played a real game of basketball, despite Jackson being six inches shorter than Jordan. Jordan won. When Michael started to lose, he grabbed the ball and held on to it, but to no avail. Jordan got the ball and dunked it. You can see this footage in Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies (2003).