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"I feel like I'm obligated to pass on what I learned" - Michael Jordan explains why he pushed Kwame Brown even if it felt like tough love
Jordan wanted a setup for mentorship — not mentorship as a hand-holding exercise but mentorship rooted in grit, repetition, ...
"I was mentally drained and tired" - Michael Jordan shuts down narrative that Phil Jackson's firing caused his retirement in 1998
"I was mentally drained and tired" - Michael Jordan shuts down narrative that Phil Jackson's firing caused his retirement in ...
"They thought they had the night off" - Rex Chapman recalls torching the 72-win Bulls after they had stayed out late
Rex Chapman will never forget the best game of his career, when he scored 39 points against the 72-10 Chicago Bulls squad.
"I think there needs to be clarification about a lot of things that happened" - Scottie Pippen on the need to continue calling out Michael Jordan
"I think there needs to be clarification about a lot of things that happened" - Scottie Pippen on the need to continue ...
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Shaquille O’Neal Praises Phil Jackson For Handling Of Him & Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant on the floor together coached by Phil Jackson was one of the most dominant trios in the ...
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"Steph might have 50 points, but he's gonna have three to four rebounds" - Michael Cooper on why Magic is the best point guard of all time
Yeah, Steph Curry might have 50 points but he's gonna have three or four rebounds, he's gonna have maybe six or seven assists. Magic was scoring 30 and getting double-doubles - 15 boards and 15 ...
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"They look like turned-on lightbulbs out on the court" - Phil Jackson once mocked white players with bald heads
"[Rik] Smits, [Vlade] Divac, [Chris] Mullin -- they look like turned-on lightbulbs out on the court." Phil wasn't a fan of ...
"The man is dead ... you can't do that. I can't respect that" - When Isiah Thomas slammed Michael Jordan for disrespecting Jerry Krause
"The man is dead ... you can't do that. I can't respect that" - When Isiah Thomas slammed Michael Jordan for disrespecting ...
Phil Jackson recalled when Michael Jordan said he regrets staying with Chicago Bulls: "It weighed pretty heavy on everyone"
Phil Jackson recalled when Michael Jordan said he regrets staying with Chicago Bulls: "It weighed pretty heavy on everyone" ...
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Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing gave Wizards assistant his dream Rolls-Royce as retirement gift: "I'm terribly happy and utterly surprised"
Though professional rivals on the court, Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing share a great relationship away from it — from the ...
"I don’t think he wants to be a star" — Michael Jordan once shared why Scottie Pippen preferred to be a sidekick
Michael Jordan defended Pippen against criticisms, pointing out how vital the forward was to the team’s success, even as his ...
"Being a champion is about taking on all comers without whining" — Pat Riley slammed Phil Jackson and the Bulls for being crybabies
"Being a champion is about taking on all comers without whining" — Pat Riley slammed Phil Jackson and the Bulls for being ...