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Michael Jordan Bullied Space Jam Extras In Free Time: “Get the f*ck off!”

Published 01/01/2022, 6:30 PM EST

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Michael Jordan is regarded by many as the greatest of all time. He won six NBA championships with the Bulls and etched his name into the history books. However, he was very competitive during his career and demanded a lot from his teammates. Despite coming back after two seasons, since his first retirement, Jordan was the best player in the league.

Apart from his successful NBA career and net worth, Jordan is also very popular for ‘The Last Dance’ and ‘Space Jam’. These two were super-hit among the crowd and received a lot of love from Jordan’s fans. ‘Space Jam’ was released in 1996, the year when Jordan came back after his first retirement.

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During his first retirement, he filmed the movie that featured himself and Looney Tunes characters. However, there is a famous incident from the time of the shooting for ‘Space Jam’. Jordan used to trash-talk to the extras during the pickup games.

Michael Jordan trash-talked Space Jam extras during pick up games

Jordan filmed the movie during the 1996 summer. During the shoot, he used to spend some free time playing pickup games with some NBA and college players. Keith Gibbs, a college player at that time, revealed an incident of Jordan bullying him on the court.

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“Jordan hit a 35-footer on me. I mean, it was ridiculous: leg out, tongue out, all that stuff … hit a 35-footer on me and goes, ‘GET THE F*CK OFF THE COURT,'” Gibbs said.

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Everyone knows how competitive Jordan was during his playing career. Those who watched him live already know it, but others witnessed that in ‘The Last Dance’. Jordan demanded a lot from his teammates and expected them to perform. However, he used to get competitive during local pickup games as well.

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Space Jam, directed by Joe Pytka, earned around $250 million from the box office. The movie received a lot of love from the NBA fans at that time and won several awards and nominations.

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Abhishek is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports with over two years of journalistic experience with Chase Your Sport and Dribl. A Football Management graduate, he has previously interned in the Indian Super League, I-League and the AFC Champions League. In addition to being a Michael Jordan fan, Abhishek is an ardent Steph Curry and Warriors guy, and believes they have a few more championships in store before the former retires.
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