Isiah Thomas slanders the NBA for changing the rules to “market” Michael Jordan
Isiah Thomas sends out a controversial statement regarding the NBA bending the rules to market Michael Jordan to the public.
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NBA rivalries have the potential to last longer than entire playing careers. There doesn’t seem to be any way to bury a hatchet when there is as much animosity as there was between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas.
By mentioning the blows exchanged in the paint and how Michael Jordan’s ascension to the position as the NBA’s face drove changes to the league as a whole, Isiah Thomas illustrates how violent the game was. He claimed that the league tried to block Micheal Jordan’s path to the hoop because they were aware of his quick hops.
“Now, when we played, y’all want him to win. Y’all changed all the rules so he can win. I go down the lane, I get my a** beat. You see Kevin McHale slamming Kurt Rambis to the floor. You see Dr. J flying on Bird. This was how the game was being played. Robert Parish took a fist and hit Bob Lanier, boom! and was punching him in the face. But he can’t get hit! So we’re going to change all the rules, so he can dunk,” explained Zeke on Michael Jordan.
Isiah Thomas about his beef with Micheal Jordan
Isiah Thomas has obviously not taken lightly what Michael Jordan mentioned in the documentary “The Last Dance.” The villainization of Thomas and his Pistons undoubtedly sowed more ill will between the two former NBA champions, from labeling him and his team “thugs” and “undeserving champs” to “Dream Team” jokes.
“When I was watching ‘The Last Dance,’ I’m seating there and I’m watching it with my family and I’m thinking everything is good. And then this guy comes on television and he says that he hates me and then he calls me an asshole,” Thomas said, via Eurohoops. “And then I proceed to watch a whole documentary about him being an asshole. I’m like wait a minute, time out. Until I get a public apology, this beef is gonna go on for a long, long time, ’cause I’m from the west side of Chicago.”
Even though both athletes have long since retired, it appears that they haven’t yet been able to mend their differences. It’s difficult to determine who is more inclined to initiate a dialogue of reconciliation based on their personalities.
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