Stories about Michael Jordan being an competitve a$$hole in the 80s and 90s.

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JORDAN AND BILL CARTWRIGHT
MJ and Bill Cartwright were, for a time, co-captains of the Bulls.





Sam Smith, in ""The Jordan Rules"" wrote that Jordan had no respect for Cartwright, told his teammates to keep the ball away from Cartwright in crucial late-game situations (even if coach Doug Collins called a play involving Cartwright), and bellittled the veteran publicly. Cartwright confronted Jordan:





Excerpt: He didn't do or say anything to anybody until late that season, when he told Jordan he needed to talk to him.



There was little small talk exchanged. "I don't like the things I've heard you saying about me," Cartwright told Jordan.



Jordan stared at him.



"If Iever hear again that you're telling guys not to pass me the ball," Cartwright continued, "you will never play basketball again."




That was it. But as Cartwright began to move better after surgery following the 1989-90 season, Jordan began to accept him more.



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Kenyon Martin said the same about Kobe. The 5 Guys Everybody Hated Playing Against | The Players' Tribune


People can say whatever they want about Kobe, but Kobe don’t take no shyt from nobody. Kobe would fight you in a minute. He would. That’s something I think a lot of fans didn’t know. People think of Kobe for all that skillful basketball stuff, but not for the fact that, if you stepped up to him, he’d fight back. Or if you clubbed him or hit him, he’d make you pay.

That’s ’cause Mamba would literally take your head off to win the game, man. He’d fukk you up. There’s a lot of trash talking on the court, but nobody ever said shyt to Kobe.

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Kobe and Mike are two nikkas who played better if you tried talking smack to them.
 

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i told ya'll. players feared Jordan. fans feared jordan. ain't nobody fears bron


I used to hate MJ man.. i got to admit.. but after hearing so many stories I respect him and recognize him as the GOAT.. I stan Kobe for having the same demeanor.. but I really cant fukk with Bron.. i respect his talent and athletic ability but he is missing that gene. I am hoping I get to see another MJ/Kobe type in my lifetime.
 

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I used to hate MJ man.. i got to admit.. but after hearing so many stories I respect him and recognize him as the GOAT.. I stan Kobe for having the same demeanor.. but I really cant fukk with Bron.. i respect his talent and athletic ability but he is missing that gene. I am hoping I get to see another MJ/Kobe type in my lifetime.

bron don't got that gene. bron is an equal opportunity lover. even magic had a killer gene behind that smile. bron just a nice beta nikka who happen to have the GOAT physical measurable/talent. in a perfect world bron would've been the greatest robin playing with a guy like Shaq. i'm sure bron would've been happy being #2. and they would've won 8-9 rings together
 
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