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CHICAGO – JUNE 16: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls celebrates with cigar after winning the 1996 NBA title against the Seattle SuperSonics in Game Six of the 1996 NBA Finals at the United Center on June 16, 1996 in Chicago Iillinois. The Bulls won 87-75. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1996 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

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CHICAGO – JUNE 16: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls celebrates with cigar after winning the 1996 NBA title against the Seattle SuperSonics in Game Six of the 1996 NBA Finals at the United Center on June 16, 1996 in Chicago Iillinois. The Bulls won 87-75. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1996 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)
The legendary tales of Michael Jordan‘s greatness in the NBA are still in circulation in the basketball world. The achievements of Jordan will never fail to amaze anyone. He dominated the league for almost two decades with his legendary scoring and defensive abilities. A former Houston Rockets legend in his latest book gave us a rather interesting insight on his Airness. His take might change the perspective on how we look at the six-time champion.
Michael Jordan was known for his brutal trash talk. Many times the victims of his rather harsh words were his own teammates. Jordan always used to go hard whether it was practice sessions or the NBA Finals game. Jordan knew what it takes to be great and had the singular objective of winning on his mind.
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Houston Rockets legend gives his take on MJ
Kenny Smith won multiple NBA Championship titles with the Houston Rockets in 1994 and 1995. Since hanging up his boots and bidding farewell to the game of basketball he has donned the hat of a basketball analyst. He authored a book about his rather legendary life called Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir. He recently gave an intriguing take on his fierce rival Michael Jordan.?

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NASHVILLE, TN – JUNE 24: Team 23Xi co-owner Michael Jordan on pit road prior to qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 on June 24, 2023 at Nashville SuperSpeedway in Lebanon, TN. (Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
In an excerpt from his book published on WBUR Kenny Smith said, “I watched Steve Kerr and B. J. Armstrong play alongside Michael and I thought, I don?t know if they understand what he?s bringing to them.” He added, “If you connect with what Michael is really about, you realize that he?s actually generous. He?s going to share what makes him great and allow that once-in-a-lifetime competitive spirit to rub off on you.”?He made it clear that Jordan’s arrogant persona is just him being arrogant. The people close to the five-time MVP know about his generous demeanor.
He also expressed his envy as he witnessed ‘ungrateful’ guys like Steve Kerr and BJ Armstrong gaining a significant amount of elite basketball experience and laurels playing alongside MJ as he never got the chance. The Rockets legends gave us a different insight to Michael Jordan’s personality. More recently, Smith’s daughter was in the news for making it to the uppermost echelon of the soccer world.
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Who is Kenny Smith’s daughter?
Seems like the Smith family has got immense sporting talent as it was revealed that Kenny’s daughter made it to the USWNT team and will play in the World Cup. She was also drafted as the number one pick by Portland Thorns and was selected as the league MVP. But Kenny was unsure of his daughter playing soccer as Sophia started out with basketball.
Kenny said, “Man, Soph, you could really be something in basketball” He clearly expressed his hesitation about his daughter leaving basketball, to which Sophia replied, “I?m going to be special in soccer”.
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Do Kenny Smith’s comments change your perception of Jordan? Let us know down below!
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