Shannon Sharpe reveals Horace Grant's rant about Michael Jordan
was depicted as an aggressive competitor in ' The Last Dance ', often laying into teammates Scott Burrell and Steve Kerr during practices whether through name-calling, outright bullying or even physical violence."I disagreed with him one time," Kerr once said. "I think he punched me in the face."
6ft 10in Grant, famous for his signature goggles, was part of Chicago's first three-peat, helping Jordan capture three straight NBA championships from 1991 to 1993.in 1994, beating the MJ-less Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals with the team still recovering from Jordan's abrupt decision to retire and playGrant was also featured in The Last Dance, although his relationship with Air Jordan has fractured in the years since being teammates.
"I would say entertaining, but we know, who was there as teammates, that about 90% of it -- I don't know if I can say it on air, but B.S. in terms of the realness of it," Grant. "It wasn't real, because a lot of things said to some of his teammates, that his teammates went back at him. But all of that was kind of edited out of the documentary, if you want to call it a documentary.
"And believe me, back then, I could have took MJ in a heartbeat. Yes, it's true that he told the flight attendant, 'Well, don't give him anything because he played like crap.' And I went right back at him. I said some choice words that I won't repeat here. But I said some choice words and stood up. 'If you want it, you come and get it.' And of course, he didn't move. He was just barking. But that was the story.
Jordan was a transcendent, one of one star, destined for sporting immortality. But he couldn't reach the summit of the basketball mountain without the help of his teammates, which is why he so often pushed their buttons to get the most out of them."It's never going to be enough for everybody. I know that. I realize that . . ." No.23 says in The Last Dance. "The way that I go about my life, is that I set examples. If that inspires you, great.
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