“It Was Very Disrespectful”: Former WWE Champion Reveals How Michael Jordan Insulted Him
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WWE star Mark Henry talked about a time when he once ran into Michael Jordan but it wasn’t very pleasant. It was the 1996 Olympics when Henry felt he didn’t fit in the environment amongst basketball players.
“The way the story goes is Michael asked who are you because I didn’t fit in. I was in an environment where it was all basketball players, and he was like who is this big guy. And I understand that,” he said on the VLAD TV.
While the question in itself does not feel disrespectful, Henry said that the way Jordan said didn’t feel good. But it was all good later when Jordan apologized and invited to his birthday party.
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“My mother used to say, ‘Be careful what you say but even be more careful how you say it.’ And the way he said it to me was very disrespectful, I thought. And I checked him about it, and he apologized.
“Hell, he even invited me to his birthday party at the All-Star game. And I went to his birthday party, said, ‘Happy birthday, and thanks for the invite,’ and had a good time, and took my ass home.”
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The Last Dance has been celebrating the greatness of Michael Jordan
Henry brought out another Michael Jordan story at a time when everybody is celebrating the legend’s greatness- thanks to The Last Dance. The 10-episode docuseries from ESPN, which was initially set to release in July, was preponed after the coronavirus outbreak.
It turned out to be a great move from the broadcasters as people have found the series the closest to live sports in its absence. It has obtained staggering viewership throughout after airing of all of its episodes.
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The series talked about various aspects of Jordan and the Bulls dominance in the NBA during the 90s. The last two episodes were around the Bulls last two titles culminating in a second three-peat in eight years.
The Bulls beat Utah Jazz in the 1997 and 1998 finals. The dynasty then came to an abrupt end as coach Phil Jackson left while Jordan retired and Scottie Pippen went to Houston Rockets.
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