“He had no one needling him” John Jackson recalls Jerry Krause’s increased involvement following Michael Jordan’s departure

Jerry Krause and Michael Jordan

The Chicago Bulls’ dynastic run ended in 1998 after winning six out of eight seasons. The star-studded line-up of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, Jud Buechler, Luc Longley, and Phil Jackson was replaced, and only six players from the previous season returned in 1998-99. The Bulls won just 13 games in the same season, which was their lowest-ever wins in a season.

The Chicago Suns Time’s John Jackson then reported on a feud between Bulls legend Michael Jordan and then-Bulls general manager Jerry Krause. He said, “Krause was looking forward to the rebuild after the championship run just to prove how valuable he was. … Krause was a hands-on guy; he went on a lot of road trips, he always made sure he was on the team bus and the team plane.” He added, “He was around all the time that year. To be honest, Krause was around more that year because he didn’t have Jordan and Pippen needling him every time he came around.”

The exit of legends like Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson, etc., left a big void in the Chicago Bulls team, which the team management couldn’t replace, and the bulls suffered severely. The Chicago Bulls were the best NBA team then, and Michael Jordan was the pioneer. The 1998-1999 season was the first time the defending champions Chicago Bulls failed to make it to the playoffs, following the footsteps of the 1969-1970 Boston Celtics team.

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Michael Jordan’s deafening relationship with Jerry Krause

Michael Jordan and Jerry Krause’s relationship was discussed in detail in Netflix’s documentary series “The Last Dance.” Many believed that Michael parted ways with the Bulls during the 1997-98 NBA season due to this feud. Michael Jordan and Jerry Krause shared a very stressful relationship throughout Jordan’s career with the Chicago Bulls. One of the first instances of the rivalry surfaced when Jordan suffered a broken foot in 1985, and Krause sat him down despite Jordan’s wish. Michael was not happy with this behavior of Krause. Later, Jerry then went on to call Michael ‘the Bulls’ property,’ and hence the stress between those two started growing. Jordan and Krause were not on the same page while deciding whom to draft and trade for. Jordan was against Krause’s decision to sell Charles Oakley for Bill Cartwright. He even had bitter feelings towards Toni Kukoc because Krause had tracked him down.

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