In this game, the Bulls fell to 23-11. Without Pippen.
That matched the Bulls start in 1994, with Pippen and without MJ.
At least one writer took this moment to compare the two, concluding it proved PIPPEN was the more valuable star.
I thought nobody thought that EVER?
#OTD, 1/7/98
MIA beat MJ by 27.
MJ got 26, on 27 shots, 46% TS%. -23.
He took 5 shots down by 20+ in the 3rd.
MJ now had 75 straight MP vs the Heat w/o being called for a foul; proving Riley’s previous complaints right.
MJ still refused to shake hands with Mourning. 🤔
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#OTD, 1/8/03
The Wizards beat the Bulls, despite MJ disappearing.
MJ scored 14 points on 13 shots, and scored ZERO POINTS IN THE LAST 18 MINUTES.
Laettner scored 14 in that stretch.
Once again, MJ blamed his bad play on being sick.
It’s EVERY time, right? So many excuses! 😳
ALSO on this day…reports continued to surface that Jordan and Magic would play each other 1-on-1 in June for $1M.
Jordan ultimately chickened out.
Note how well it was known that Jordan didn’t work on his game or even work out in summers.
And MJ couldn’t beat Magic? Oof.
Also on this day, Mark Price stated he was upset that he got by-passed for the 3 pt contest for MJ.
MJ , with no titles yet, was taken over the top 3 pt shooter in history to that point.
Of course, MJ scored 5 pts, the lowest 3 pt total EVER in the contest, TO THIS DAY. 🤢
2/3
#OTD, 1/9/90
The Pistons beat MJ by 10 in Detroit.
Dumars destroyed MJ.
Dumars scored 24 in the 1st half, and then held MJ to 5 pts in the 2nd half. Overall, MJ scored 16 pts on 17 shots (42% TS%). A TOTAL mismatch.
MJ blamed his teammates. AGAIN. 😳
Also…fatigue? 🤔
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Idk if white people being mutants is true but their disregard for earth and humanity makes me think so. Some evil ass switch flipped on fr. A lot of indigenous cultures honor and give back to the earth while white people are naturally inclined to excessively take and conquer 😭
One day we’re gonna talk about how girls are never celebrated to this extent when it comes to gender reveals and it’s very much linked to centuries old misogyny
@GonzaloMusicOfc@natii_natiita They're probably so exhausting to be around irl complaining about trivial shit and turning everything into a think piece 😂
@thrace1231@clarkkent415 Also, didn't curry bum ass just go for ANOTHER single digit game without hitting a single 3?
Imagine if klay did that shit lmfao
@clarkkent415@F3aR_WrLD It's funny how you lebron haters pick and choose when to count the IST. Last I checked, it was a fake championship to yall, but it suddenly becomes real when it's time to credit AD for that game.