Push to make Michael Jordan an Olympic captain almost caused an internal power struggle that could have derailed the greatest basketball team of all timFor what reason…… 🤔
Push to make Michael Jordan an Olympic captain almost caused an internal power struggle that could have derailed the greatest basketball team of all tim
For what reason…… 🤔
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were the legends.
Michael Jordan was taking over the NBA, but MJ was still the new guy compared to veterans and future Hall of Famers
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Push to make Michael Jordan an Olympic captain almost caused an internal power struggle that could have derailed the greatest basketball team of all time
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were the legends.
Michael Jordan was taking over the NBA, but MJ was still the new guy compared to veterans and future Hall of Famers.
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Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson had to make it work on and off the courtCredit: Getty
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But when head coach Chuck Daly was trying to figure out how to make the first and only Dream Team work, the Detroit Pistons leader knew he needed to blend in Jordan with Johnson and Bird.
One idea kept sticking out to Daly.
Make Jordan a co-captain, along with the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics greats.
With MJ already opposed to having Isiah Thomas on the 1992 Team USA men’s basketball Olympics squad, Daly had a lot of delicate space to navigate in a short period of time.
In ’92, Jordan was a back-to-back MVP and NBA champion.
But there was only one problem in making MJ a captain.
He respected the legacies of Johnson and Bird.
And while Daly was open to the idea, one player was against it.
Jordan.
