Michael Jordan is known not only for being the best basketball player in history and one of the most competitive athletes in sports history. This last characteristic makes him a figure who not only wants to destroy his opponents on the pitch, but also to demoralize them and demonstrate his superiority.
Therefore, Jordan was an expert at “trash talking” and used it to show his opponents that they couldn’t beat him. Additionally, the Chicago Bulls’ “23” never says no to a challenge on the court.
32 years ago on November 23, 1991, “Air Jordan” ushered in one of his most iconic moments in the NBA, and this time his victim was Denver Nuggets rookie Dikembe Moon Tombo.
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The Bulls were on their way to the second of their first “three-peat” championship, facing a Nuggets team that was having an off-season, most notably Dikembe Mutombo. The first year of the league. The league decided to accept Jordan’s comments.
On the decisive play, Denver fouled “MJ” and he went to the free throw line and took a few free throws. After scoring first, the players from both sides began to quarrel in the fierce game. The center challenged Jordan to shoot with his eyes closed. “His style” never refuses a challenge and accepted the rookie’s proposal. “Hey Mutombo, this is for you,” Jordan told Mutombo before making his second free throw and scoring.
This was one of the many moments in “Mike’s” career where he decided to show his opponents that he was ready for any challenge or obstacle that stood in his way to overcome it, and furthermore, he showed them that he was in a position to compete with others People are completely different. There is only one level: him.