“MJ can’t undo what’s been done, Zeke deserved it” Shannon Sharpe believes Isiah Thomas has all the RIGHT reasons to ‘HATE’ Michael Jordan for Dream Team snub
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Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas
Since their days in the league, Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan haven’t shared a good bond. Although they had seldom been captured talking to one another during their NBA stint, yet the ‘hatred’ from either end is absolutely clear on some occasions. The latest to add to the feud was the Pistons legend who called out MJ for making a false claim, upon which former NFL Legend Shannon Sharpe had his say.
Isiah Thomas opinionated on a publication which detailed upon a Michael Jordan interview from 1992 wherein he said that the former froze him in the 1985 All-Star game. The Chicago Bulls even stated that, that very moment caused a rift between both the concerned players.
Why does Shannon Sharpe feel Isiah Thomas’ hate towards MJ is justified?
“Stop lying this story is not factual or accurate, tell the truth man. Dr.J, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, Sidney Moncrief and I did not freeze you out. If memory serves me correct I was injured most of the second half and Bird had a broken nose. Magic and Sampson dominated the game.”
On the latest episode of Undisputed, Shannon Sharpe stated, “I’m not on anybody’s side. It’s 40 damn years ago. It’s two grown men. You can’t undo what’s been done. I believe Isiah is resentful, and rightfully so, that Michael Jordan kept him off the ’92 Olympic team. That’s the only thing that’s missing from Isiah’s resume.
“In 1980, we boycotted the Olympics because of the invasion in Afghanistan by the Russians, so they didn’t send the team to Moscow. So, Isiah didn’t get an opportunity to represent his country in the Olympics on the basketball team. In ’92, it came around, Isiah Thomas was one of the best 12 players in the world. He should have been on that team. He was better than John Stockton.”
“Michael Jordan said he would go if Isiah didn’t go. It didn’t matter because David Stern wanted to sell the game of basketball international,” Sharpe continued. “The only guy that could do that was Michael Jordan. Magic couldn’t do it at that time. Bird couldn’t do it at that time. Nobody was bigger than Mike in order to sell it. He had to be there. And he said, ‘I will go if he doesn’t go.’
“Okay, I get it, Isiah. There’s nothing that can be done about that now. You and might need to sit down together and have this discussion.”
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