“I didn’t know Michael Jordan had a problem with me”

Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan had a heated rivalry in the 1980s and early 1990s, but the former Detroit Pistons point guard confirmed they are friends. In a recent interview, Thomas said he had no idea Jordan had a problem with him.

“I really didn’t know Michael Jordan didn’t like me,” Isiah Thomas said. “To get an idea, your producer contacted me and he took part in last dance, então eu or fiz. So, the fact that we have been chatting for two years proves that we have the most basic friendship. I haven’t seen any documentaries about such a brigade that we have or are afraid of. “

Thomas learned that Jordan was banned from competing when he won the gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Little did he know that he was being eliminated because of his Chicago Bulls icon.

“As people say, he took me off the Dream Team, but he didn’t know what he said,” he said. “I never doubted him as a player. You can look into it and he’s never done anything wrong. The older me doesn’t hate it at all, I just want to sit down with you and have an honest chat about what I’m doing Talk about it.”

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While nothing has been confirmed, I’ve always had my doubts about Thomas joining the team. At the same time, he represented the United States in the 1994 World Cup and is currently out of action due to an Achilles tendon injury. Aliás, the injury was so severe that his career ended at the end of the 1993/94 season.

For 13 seasons, Isiah Thomas has been the Pistons’ main player. He wasn’t an All-Star in the final year of his career, and he was a part of Michael Jordan’s entire tenure in the NBA. Therefore, despite the differences between Jordan and him, there was always a minimum of “comradeship” between the two parties. E Thomas credits nisso with oil involvement last dance

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The rivalry between the two teams was so great that Phil Jackson and Jordan had to ask Scottie Pippen for permission when Dennis Rodman joined the Bulls during the 1995/96 season. Despite the issues between Rodman and Pippen, they won three consecutive championships for Chicago together. John Salley and James Edwards, who were playing for Detroit at the time, also played for the Bulls.

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Michael Jordan played for the Charlotte Hornets for many years, but Isiah Thomas also managed a team. He was a co-owner of the Toronto Raptors from 1994 to 1998, but left the Canadian team after disagreements with the board of directors.

He later served as coach of the Indiana Pacers and president of the New York Knicks and New York Liberty (WNBA).Hall of Famer serves as non-channel commentator since 2012 NBA TV

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