ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith exposes Michael Jordan’s lies, dusts off Charles Barkley

We rarely hear about Michael Jordan in the media. But he has the ear of Stephen A. Smith. That gave the ESPN veteran the confidence to prove Jordan’s true personality. A lot has been said about this topic over the years. Much of it is based on Jordan’s feuding with two of his closest friends, Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen. This led many people to believe that Jordan took things too “personally.” But if you ask Stephen A. Smith, it’s a completely different story.

““It’s a lie, it’s a misnomer to think that you can’t criticize him, that you can’t tell him where you stand,” Smith said at the meeting PBD Podcast. According to him, the facts are: “Just don’t betray him. Don’t say something to your face and then when he sees you on TV he will be shocked by what you said. “

He pretty much gave his own example. The NBA community didn’t always agree with Smith’s sentiments and was convinced his comments might have upset Jordan. He acknowledged that both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant criticized him for some of his comments. But Jordan asked him to prove his point, and even if he disagreed, he would respect him for sticking to his point.

Stephen A. Smith also had a good friendship with Charles Barkley (despite their falling out when TNT and ESPN merged broadcasts), but he didn’t believe Chuck cheated on Jordan. The former Charlotte Hornets owner was allegedly angry over Barkley’s honest comments about his ownership abilities. Barkley will stick to his guns, but he regrets losing Jordan as a friend. Smith believes the friendship is irredeemable.

Michael Jordan and Chuck were never meant to be

this first shoot The host asserted that Barkley and Jordan didn’t hate each other. ““Barkley is a really likeable guy, he’s a really nice guy, very candid,” He said. Barkley acknowledged a similar sentiment when comparing himself and Jordan to estranged members of the British royal family.

Speaking about their fallout, Charles Barkley said there’s no way he can be a reliable NBA analyst unless he talks about his best friend the same way he talks about other team owners. Chuck also said they both had huge egos and he wished Jordan would have called him first. He was tired of talking about their broken friendship. But Chuck didn’t stop talking about Jordan. He specifically criticized Jordan for skipping the Chicago Bulls’ Ring of Honor night.

However, Stephen A. Smith did not suggest that Chuck did anything wrong. However, he believes Michael Jordan had good reason to be angry with Scottie Pippen.