“Said Some Sh*t About Me in the Newspaper”: Infuriated Michael Jordan Showed Charles Barkley His “Crazy” Side After 36 Rounds of Golf

Crazy stories about Michael Jordan seem to be never-ending. The Chicago Bulls legend was a menace to his rivals, both on and off the court. Most of the best players during Jordan’s era got acquainted with his competitive nature during the summer of 1992. While ‘The Dream Team’ steamrolled its way to an Olympic Gold, stories from that legendary summer still take fans by surprise. From their intense scrimmages to hilarious encounters with fans on the streets, ‘The Dream Team’ had it all. One of the players on the team, Charles Barkley, recently revealed another wild story about Jordan.?

With an average margin of victory of 43.8 points, ‘The Dream Team’ is widely considered to be the greatest team ever assembled. Players like MJ, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Barkley, and others instilled fear in the opposition. Fans have always been eager to learn as much as they can about the interactions the players had with each other, and Barkley did just that.

Michael Jordan clamped opposing guard after a golf game with teammates

In the recent episode of ‘The Steam Room’ podcast, the former Phoenix Suns star revealed a story about MJ’s ruthlessness. A few hours before the quarter-final game against Puerto Rico, some of the players had decided to go play golf. Barkley said, “Michael is the most competitive person I have ever been around in my life. Me, him, Chuck Daly, and David Robinson go play golf one morning…Chuck says ‘Hey we played 18’, Michael says ‘Imma play another 18.'”

While it may seem that MJ didn’t care about the opposition, his focus was only on one thing. ‘His Airness’ had his eyes on the Puerto Rican point guard for a wild reason. “Michael said ‘I got the point guard…..He said some shit about me in the newspaper and I’m gonna get him,'” revealed Barkley.

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This made them realize that the Puerto Rico point guard was in trouble. He continued, “He played 36 holes ago and he is guarding this dude like it is game 7 and he is talking, ‘Don’t you ever say my damn name again’. I’m looking at Karl Malone and I’m like ‘You know man, there is something wrong with this dude.'”

Through stories from veterans and alums, it is clear that you never mess with Jordan. The Bulls legend found a way to get the better of his opponents more often than not. However, this wasn’t the craziest story from the 1992 Olympics. MJ had a long night of drinking and gambling before the Gold Medal game.

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The Dream Team went on to demolish Puerto Rico 115-77 in the quarter-finals 0n their way to the Gold. Share your thoughts about the wild MJ story in the comments below.