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The rivalry continues.
Back in the 1980s, Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls and Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons didn’t like each other.
That’s still true today.
In a story posted by Inquisitr, Michael Jordan mentioned to them the story of his relationship with Thomas. Jordan claims the story began in 1985 at the NBA All-Star Game.
“If you go back and watch the movie, you’ll see that Isaiah actually did this,” Jordan said in the article. “Once he started freezing me out, that’s when bad feelings started to develop between us.”
Jordan claims Thomas was in control of the ball throughout the All-Star break.
That could be an explanation for the stat sheet. Jordan scored seven points on 2-of-9 shooting. His nine shots were the fewest of the starters, five fewer than Thomas.
Thomas refuted Jordan’s claim on Twitter, saying, “Stop lying, this story is neither true nor accurate, tell the truth, man.”
The “Bad Boy” point guard’s reaction is just evidence of the rich, eternal rivalry that exists between the two.
The infamy of the relationship became popular in Jordan’s ESPN documentary “Last Dance,” in which Jordan and Thomas debated Thomas’ inability to join the gold medal-winning 1992 Olympic “Dream Team.
Maybe Jordan’s recollection is true, or maybe he dragged his feet in a dunk contest he lost to Dominique Wilkins during the same All-Star weekend.
Either way, the rivalry gets richer and more interesting even years after either one of them takes the court.