Do Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas get along?
Do Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas get along?
Jordan took the snub as a sign of disrespect and has held a grudge against Thomas in the decades since. He criticized Thomas during his 2009 Hall of Fame induction speech. He famously froze out Thomas from the 1992 Dream Team Olympics.
What did MJ say about Isiah Thomas?
“Whatever [Thomas] says now, you know it wasn’t his true feelings then,” Jordan said. “You know, there’s time enough to think about, or the reaction of the public that’s changed his perspective.
Why did Jordan not like Isiah Thomas?
There’s a long-standing theory that Thomas was a conspirator to freeze Jordan out during the 1985 All-Star Game. (Jordan, who started the game as a rookie, scored only seven points while hitting just 2 of 9 shots.) It’s an allegation that Thomas has long denied.
Do Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan like each other?
Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan used to be best friends and fierce NBA rivals. But now, to hear Barkley tell it in a recent interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, he and the Chicago Bulls legend have not spoken in 10 years after Jordan took exception to a piece of criticism Barkley levied on television.
