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When Michael Jordan returned from retirement in 1995, he was fiercer than ever. There were people who believed that, at age 32, Jordan’s best days were behind him. He wanted to respond to those who doubted his abilities.
In an attempt to improve, he worked harder than ever in training. During one of those training sessions before the 1995/96 season, Jordan got into trashy conversations with Steve Kerr. It was a scrimmage session where Kerr and Jordan were on opposite teams. It was after a season in which the Bulls struggled to make the playoffs in Jordan’s absence. Jordan was not only determined to prove himself, but he also wanted to take his team to the top once again. The intensity in practice was probably also to classify the weak in the team. Kerr certainly wasn’t going to be among them.
Kerr did not take Jordan’s physicality kindly and returned Jordan to him. They immediately started a line between the two before their teammates separated them. Looking back on the incident in a recent NBA appearance on TNT, Kerr was positive about it. He said the incident strengthened the relationship between him and Jordan.
“I would say it definitely helped our relationship, and that probably sounds really weird.” Kerr said. “I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone at home. For me in that case, Michael was definitely testing me, and I responded. I feel like I passed the test and he trusted me more afterward.”
“I feel like I passed the test and then he trusted me more.”@SteveKerr discusses how a practice altercation with MJ helped grow their relationship in #NBATogether pic.twitter.com/yUwghEt513
– NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 23, 2020
Second three mob for Michael Jordan and Chicago Bulls
Jordan’s return had an immediate impact for the Bulls. They won 72 games in the 1995/96 season, which was an NBA record. They won the season and the following two seasons. It was the Bulls’ sixth title in the past eight seasons. For Jordan, it was his sixth consecutive title as he had missed two seasons. Incredibly, he was the Most Valuable Player of the Finals all six times. The ESPN documentary, The Last Dance, which aired its first episode last Sunday, focuses mainly on the last Bulls Championship race in the 1990s. The 10-episode series will release a new episode every Sunday. Viewers in the United States can enjoy the show on ESPN, while NetFlix will be the station for others.
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