“No Hate Just Facts”: Isiah Thomas Reignites Rivalry With Michael Jordan

Back in April, ESPN released The Last Dance, a documentary series about Michael Jordan. It was a long-awaited release, giving fans a glimpse into the career of Jordan. But along with the good came the ugly. His rivalry with the Pistons, particularly Isiah Thomas, was a big deal, as he reportedly prevented Thomas from being on the Dream Team.

Since the release, Thomas has been making multiple comments regarding his rivalry with Jordan. The latest was a quoted tweet about his stats against Jordan from 1985-1990.

The tweet from the handle ALL ICONIC SPORTS was a reply to Thomas’ comment on his head-to-head record against Jordan.

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So did Isiah Thomas really dominate Michael Jordan during those five years?

During that time period, the Pistons faced the Bulls thrice in the playoffs. In the 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Pistons thrashed the Bulls 4-1. In the following season, they faced them during the Conference Finals. After going down 1-2, the Pistons came back and took the series 4-2. Then finally, in 1990, they beat the Bulls in the Conference Finals again and asserted their dominance.

There is no denying that the Pistons got the better of Jordan and the Bulls in those five seasons.

During that time, the Bulls may have been on the losing side, but Jordan was putting up insane numbers. He averaged 32.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.9 assists in that time period and shot 46% from the field. So the Pistons dominated the Bulls, but the same cannot be said for Thomas in his individual matchup versus Jordan.

It should also be noted that the Pistons had to come with the ‘Jordan Rules’ to stop the Bulls star. They had to go to extreme lengths to stop him, and eventually, it helped them to win.

The problem with Thomas tweeting about this is that he has continuously slandered Jordan, both directly and indirectly. But then he says it’s not hate, when there is clearly an agenda.

So far, Jordan has not replied to any of Thomas’ comments and has stayed quiet. It remains to see if Jordan will ever choose to speak out against Thomas.

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