March 13 news, a few days ago, the "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas participated in the podcast of Warriors player Chasing Green. In the program, the Smiling Assassin said that Michael Jordan called himself a "Asshole", if he doesn't apologize publicly on the show, he will never forgive him!
It was not until the 1990-91 season that Jordan, who worked hard, led the Bulls to sweep the Pistons 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals. In the last 7.9 seconds of the game, the overall situation of the game was decided. Then the Pistons' main players left the bench and returned to the locker room before the game was over. , refused to shake hands with Jordan and the Bulls team.
In the Jordan documentary "The Last Dance" released in 2020, the Smiling Assassin said that the rule at the time was to "lose the ball and leave." Jordan expressed that he did not agree with the Smiling Assassin's explanation: "Well, that's all nonsense. He doesn't care now. Whatever he said was against his will. He had enough time to think about what to do. It was public opinion that changed his view on this matter. No matter what he said, I believed from the bottom of my heart that he was a bastard."
Time lapse Talking about the matter again in 3 years, Chaimeng asked if there was still room for saving the relationship between Smiling Assassin and Jordan. Thomas said: "It's impossible. Jordan called a person who was very good to him an asshole on live TV. And it's on live television for the international world. Until he apologizes to me, and apologizes on live international television, we have nothing to say. You can't humiliate me in public and then apologize to me at a private dinner , if you didn’t mean it, then apologize in public. If it was intentional, then that’s it, I have no objection to it.”
In response, netizens expressed, “I feel like Jordan doesn’t really want to talk to Thomas. …"
"Now Jordan feels like nothing has anything to do with him, and there is very little news. He lives his own life every day, and he doesn't really want to get involved in these things."
"Now that Mr. Joe has retired, all kinds of things have nothing to do with him. Instead, both current and retired people came to rub off on his popularity."
"Jordan: I lose if I ignore you."
"The Pistons went to fight at that time. Jordan was almost beaten to death by you. Will he apologize to you?"
"During the selection of the American Dream Team, Jordan said in front of the team's coaches and teammates: As long as the team chooses Thomas, I will not go. It will be me without him, and he without me."
