Michael Jordan Stories: Super-competitive and 'I took it personal' Moments

There were a lot of

stories

that didn't appear in the Last Dance documentary, I think they did because they didn't deviate from the main course of the series,

stories

that most casual NBA fans never heard about Jordan Eisen-level stuff. I'm here. about to share with you all before we dig in if you like the videos please subscribe to Old School b-ball for more content. It was one of those Barkley versus Jordan Knights epics and Sir Charles loved talking. The two were about to exchange words at the United Center. Remember the Pat Riley mentality of the 90's, you can't be friends with a guy and compete with him, but it was very evident that could happen as MJ and Charles didn't fight back, there were some

moments

of direct confrontation between them. involving foreign basketball they are now six Jordan spinning on Ellie Charles supporting him and hitting those who have wondered both had great games Jordan had 40.

Barkley had 35 points and 14 rebounds Barkley threw a nasty shoulder to Jordan at the end of the third period not a good danger at all an elbow here a forearm there now a punch then a gentle push thank you what do you have next? Rudy also what about the technique he received after telling the officers they shouldn't be afraid to call? a foul on Jordan just because he is Jordan and that gives him the technique hey, that's a foul. I don't care if it's Michael Jordan now Michael is attracting Barkley Michael was telling him go ahead, Charles get another one, get you expelled, he was. which implies that the ladder receives more preferential treatment than that of the former Sir Charles the former Crusade against Jordan being favored by officials we are two brothers out there once we leave the court arguing it is certainly not taking it harshly, but out there on the court it's just trying to get that advantage any way you can we're best friends but we play like enemies.

He was trying to get his mind off the game just like he was trying to get our guys off. Minds away from the game there were a lot of little gestures out there, but that never

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away our focus, which is to win the game, well, Charles talks a lot of trash, he tries to get everyone's hands out of the game and you know, I'm trying to get his head out of the game. so I mean I'm just trying to combat what he's trying to do and it's always great to play against Charles you know he's going to come out and play hard no matter how much of a jokester he is he's still going to play hard everything was fine when The Knicks were visiting the Bulls in December until Michael Jordan and Chris Childs jostled for position to get a rebound.

MJ and Nixgar wrestler Chris Childs almost attacked him at the end of the fourth quarter. Childs received an elbow from Jordan in the back of the head and refused. to avoid trouble as he threw the basketball to MJ and collided with them before being ejected for a second technical foul, no punches were thrown, that's for three and Childs and Jordan, yes, they have been fighting throughout the game, Michael Jordan is a smart guy. it was about points Jordan was a

super

star and he got away with stuff like that when you get elbowed in the head and face you can't let it go the kid retaliated it was deliberate Jordan said the elbow wasn't intentional Jordan was quick to rub the kid against him to make His point was that Chris Childs was only having his second year with the Knicks, he didn't earn the right to get angry at a Bulls game and Michael was the smarter one in this action.

If you look closely, you see Jordan approaching the kid, so he could make a stupid move and eventually get ejected in the second game of the 1998 Eastern Semifinals. Surprisingly, the Hornets held Jordan scoreless for most of the second half and rallied from behind with reserve guards Dell Curry and BJ Armstrong. The Limited MJ reached 22 points to start. In the last period, the horn is behind by eight points. Dell Curry scored 14 of his 15 points and BJ, who was a key player of the first Bulls 3p team, made a decisive shot with a 16-foot shot to lead the big offensive rebound for the bloody box V. the lead is three Armstrong will make the jumper 76-71 the lead is five Jordan was showing his North Carolina shorts to his former teammate B.J Armstrong was that a message Armstrong said it was only one game wisely but it was enough to turn MJ angry because Armstrong was very emotional at the end of the game, especially after scoring that key basket at the end of the game, so MJ prepared for the third game.

Jordan, perhaps the most motivated athlete in the history of team sports, constantly creating demons,

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him to even greater heights against the Bulls. in the regular season here this is it Jordan surrounds Wesley as if he were not even on the court Mike responded with 12 points in the first half and continued his feisty approach in the second quarter making a difficult layup in traffic, he thought he had been hit committed a foul when he complained about it dick nonsense gave him a tee is moving and a whistle from Michael Jordan talking to dick levetta with 40 seconds left in the first half MJ passed Anthony Mason off the dribble and floated a finger over vladi Box D almost touching the top of the board as Joe Klein doubled over in amazement on the bench.

David Wesley tried to protect him and gave him his famous Michael Jordan IMAX Buffet running with Reed to the basket, two Tar Heels and a foot. career and if you're going to finish Michael Jordan continued to take over the offense in the third quarter Jordan signs fatal waste Anthony Mason Bobby's pickups were all roasted then in the second half MJ faked Bach for a layup and laughed at Michael around, yeah now she trapped BJ Armstrong in the post scored on him and gave him a death glare with her tongue, she won, come get this footage of Michael Jordan, she's got BJ Armstrong in the post, she'll make him back off, damn, he's coming to help too late. with a score when he comes out on defense, look at this Michael Jordan with his tongue hanging out, but look at this, look at these eyes Michael Jordan says you want some of this BJ, come get him in game five Glenn Rice and Michael Jordan scored each other and both committed technical fouls, it was head to head.

Trash Talk price wouldn't get too close to Michael if he knew that Jordan had the flu during the season and is averaging four a game in this series of playoff offensive fouls and let's see if Glenn Rice has been called and Jordan tying each other in a technical foul and he has Rice and George face to face and a technical foul has been called on both Jordan and Rice, a double technical, yeah, and Rice is still doing that, he's not done yet, yeah, and Luke Longley, uh, you said something to Mason like Michigan, now, there it is, you can see Bryce lunged at him.

Jordan tried to get around Rice and believes he elbowed her. Ryan Square took the first foul from him and then tempers flared. Well, you can see that the rice is very hot. Well, two technical fouls in this series for Michael Jordan. He is becoming a bit feisty in his old age. A lot of guys in this league might say it's time for the Bulls to take out the Hornets at five and Dennis Rodman. I had a birthday party that same night, well Jordan said, "Hell no, I'm going home, now you can rest for your cold tonight or you're going to Dennis Rodman's birthday party, no, I'm going home, It's okay, thank you very much, thank you very much." Let's go back to the 1998 NBA Finals.

Michael Jordan and the Bulls came to Salt Lake as underdogs. The first game was so intense and stressful that Jordan tried to do everything and when he didn't get the ball he scolded his teammates, but they couldn't even hear him. him, the arena was packed, Jordan yelled at Scottie Pippen late in the fourth quarter for rushing a three-point shot and Jeff Hornacek pushed the ball away as he drove to his right. If you look at Michael Jordan here, he knows it. He's in the zone and he wants to take his game to another level Scottie Pippen missed him on the pass he just made a j and he's yelling at that pimp and bring it to me, bring it to me even though Pippin made three, he went back to the Huddle and he's saying to Scotty right now look Scotty, I feel like you understand me Scotty said, but Mike, I feel it too, sometimes Michael Jordan was too

competitive

in the second game of the first round of the playoffs, that time Sherman Douglas tried to talk trash with Michael.

Jordan and they laughed off the court with this team trailing 96-91 with five seconds left. Sherman Douglas attempted a 21-foot jumper that was blocked by MJ, Jordan looked away and that consumed two and a half seconds. Douglas said he was fouled and told the referees he had proof. Jordan and the referees had a good laugh about the episode. They asked Jordan what happened, he thought he had fouled him and went to show the referee that his hand was red. MJ's response was brutal, it's quite difficult for the The referee saw red Jordan was laughing at the fact that Douglas felt he had been fouled and had evidence to back up his claim executed by the Bulls Jordan with a Destiny in 10 hits should be seen, but right now he is in a fantastic group Jordan breaking through in the third game of the line, it was Jordan's last game at Metropolitan, so he defeated the Nets with 38.

Nets coach John Calipari , was left speechless at 35 years old, but playing with Jordan is like playing Blackjack against the dealer and MJ was the dealer there. a degree of difficulty for Jordan's baskets as the following defenders watched him closely every time the Nets made a run Jordan made a great shot it's a high screen I'm on the shot clock Jordan fouls out to prepare for the next Michael Jordan at the buzzer You should feel sorry for Carrie Kiddos and Kendall Gill, who tried to protect Michael on these plays. Jordan not only roasted the New Jersey Nets that night, but he also stared at them.

Michael turned and stared at the Nets bench, focusing his gaze primarily on Coach John. Calipari at least a dozen times MJ didn't like Calipari's antics yelling at players making wild gestures yelling at players after every play my Michael hated him Jordan's challenge was different kind of an in-your-face challenge looking back Calipari didn't look back. There was one thing I would never do as a coach: say anything to Michael Jordan, not a word if he wants to look at me. I won't tell him anything. Michael mocks Coach Cal later after the game. He was actually just looking at him.

Seeing how much energy he uses in training, trying to catch what he says, it's quite fascinating. I haven't played against a guy who runs up and down the court as much as he does, yells and shows as much energy. I admire those players for being able to deal with it now, Coach Jordan with a fake on Harris and a Fall Away Mike Garrett in the third quarter leading by five Jordan with a big fake is still within significant striking distance here and , as you say, they play in Peaks and Valleys Michael Jordan is November 1997 Pippin was out Jordan had to carry the entire offensive load signs of decline aging and tired legs midway through the game no, he destroyed the Clippers with 49 points but first MJ walked off the court with his head down after missing 11 or 14 shots in the first half it took time what Jordan took over was hanging making a double layup with six minutes left in the third quarter wowed the crowd and gave the Bulls take off a 56-52 lead in the fourth quarter scoring 11 of the teams scored 13 points as the Bulls overcame a five-point deficit in the final 5 minutes 26 seconds Michael scores Chicago's final nine points in regulation last four points of the first overtime in the nine points surpassed the Clippers 9-0 in In the second five-minute overtime, there was still time left.

He made a jumper with 8.9 seconds left after missing two free throws to force a second overtime at 102 102. Jordan, who made just 10 of 16 free throws, got his own rebound and scored the shot. after he intentionally missed the free throw there were 13 seconds left for Jordan to get to the hole nine seconds into the timeout The question is if Jordan missed against Turkey it's not so good where the box was the guy shooting the ball you can't wait to win, yes, he missed the free throw intentionally, he was such a good basketball player. Jordan goes through a long phase, oh my god, oh man, oh my god, the 29th time this year Jordan has scored 30. 80. 63 bulls and it's going to be a 20 second timeout for the Hawks on the night in Atlanta it was already special Jordan receiving the largest crowd in NBA history was something to remember but it wasn't the sweet reverse layup around Dikembe Mutombo or the block by Alan Henderson or the deadly cross over Steve Smith and a dunk, it came with 129 left in the dome at the foul line for his last free throw of the night.

Jordan threw it with a left-handed shot, certainly after Hawks basketball it will be Seinfeld, so keep the number with us. a man was going to shoot this lefty, yes he is, oh my god he was a 9-7, did you see how he shot? He was talkingwith Tex and Frank Hamblin's winner practicing on left-handed free throws. they told MJ he should try it so Michael had a good chance to do it Queens Reggie Miller always drove Michael Jordan crazy but Michael showed his frustration not to Miller but to Mark Jackson Jordan vs. Jackson Jackson fell to the ground and was horrified and Mark Jackson well Jordan What I didn't like was a blocking foul by Mark Jackson when MJ was driving to the basket in the third quarter.

Mark Jackson collided with Jordan after MJ intercepted Jackson's pass to prevent an easy layup. Jordan, frustrated by the contact he had been receiving all game, rebounded. The ball went off the back of Jackson's head and he was called for a technical foul. Reggie Miller ran toward Jordan to intercede nearly four minutes into the third quarter. The Pacers led by 10. A frustrated Jordan and the Steelers thought Jackson tried to take him out, so Michael was going to get a technical on that play, but he had a feeling he was trying to take him out of the play and then Reggie came up.

Miller, they approached while making peace, Reggie approached to say that Michael should be attacked, a technical meeting together.down, the Pacers to talk about this, but Michael is going to take two shots and they are going to receive a technical observation. Reggie comes down here, there's the robbery and he watches Michael fall. He felt like he was hit. I hope they really hit him hard. It's been a frustrating night for Michael Jordan talking about Reggie Miller before the game Jordan said in a magazine article I don't really dislike playing against anyone in the league, but playing against Reggie Miller drives me crazy, it's like fighting with his wife. game.

It's all this kind of stuff that he drops, don't touch him or it's a foul, but he has his hands on you the whole time like a woman grabbing your waist, the Pacers won the game and also in the postseason they forced a tough series of seven games in the Eastern finals against the Bulls one January night in Miami one of the worst losses for Chicago that year Bill Jackson was ejected Dennis Rodman was laughing so much at Phil's ejection that it was strange to see Phil so angry thanks to Alonzo Morning and Dennis Rodman incident the zen master left we still have to talk about any technical foul from Rush and you left Frank Hamlin trying to help well Sean Leonard had a game and then made fun of Jordan let's go one on one but the gang already had finished the Bulls lost 72-99 Jordan weighed two months for the rematch and the beating that was about to give Sean Leonard 37 points with a post-up and Fade Away Clinic humiliated Leonard both met in midfield and MJ He said you can't guard me not tonight why did you even try, the game is over, well Michael Jordan is burning Vashawn Leonard verbally and physically I'll hear his mouth beat, what is he saying to Vashon Leonard?

Well that's where I asked Mr. Leonard and he told me you can't protect me tonight and why are you. even trying to act Miami Here Comes Pippin for over two minutes left here in the first quarter Jordan on Leonard Michael has four I'm going again okay can you play better defenses get back on defense Leonard comes in on Jordan takes it in, it's too easy? You were a great player in that game in Miami, but Sean Leonard hit a big 3-pointer over you, talking trash after the game, you said, I'd like to see you score. I'm just 101.

What did you say to him tonight? Well, the last game. we played he was uh he said let's go one on one they were 25 points up I said let's start from zero zero zero let's go one on one let's see who scored all the points pretty much but at 34 years old 35 Michael Jordan was still Michael Jordan, look at the other stories and make sure Subscribe to see more things like this.