“I Couldn’t Stand Him”: Scornful Michael Jordan’s Hatred for 67YO NBA Veteran Once Landed Him in Hot Water With Mom Deloris

Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is widely remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls and for good reason. After all, he led his team to a decade of domination winning six titles and multiple other accolades along the way. Not only the Bulls, but Jordan is also a legend for his college basketball team. His Airness represented the University of North Carolina where he burst onto the scene. Interestingly, it seems like MJ really despised his future team while still young.

The ‘Michael Jordan: The Life’ book revealed that Jordan rooted against the UNC Tar Heels in 1977. Interestingly, he also despised a college legend which landed him in some trouble with his mother!

UNC legend Michael Jordan despised his team and a legend while young

The 1977 UNC Tar Heels had a stacked roster. With players like Phil Ford, Tommy LaGarde and Walter Davis, the Tar Heels were one of the tournament favorites. Junior guard Phil Ford had numerous fans across the country including Deloris Jordan, Michael Jordan’s mother.

However, her son wasn’t the biggest fan of Ford and the Tar Heels, in general. After causing a few upsets during the course of the tournament, the Tar Heels met Marquette in the 1977 NCAA finals. Ford took most of the headlines as he competed despite an injured elbow.

Jordan wasn’t impressed with Ford and the Tar Heels. While his mother cheered on one of her favorite players, her young son despised them. This naturally had her angry.

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“My mom liked Phil Ford, but I couldn’t stand him or any of those Carolina guys. I rooted for Marquette in the ’77 championship game. My mom got mad,” revealed Jordan in the book. Eventually, Marquette won the championship which would’ve further annoyed Deloris Jordan.

As history would have it, MJ would join the University of North Carolina. Continuing his fantastic growth from high school, the future NBA champion transformed his game while playing for the Tar Heels. 

Jordan won the first of his major titles with the UNC Tar Heels

Little did a young Michael Jordan know that he will be representing the team he rooted against in the near future. MJ led his team to an iconic NCAA title win in 1982.

Georgetown took on the UNC Tar Heels in the NCAA title. Jordan was just in his freshmen year back then, but he was still a very integral part of the team. What happened next is widely regarded as one of the greatest NCAA moments. His Airness hit a last-second mid-range shot to give his team a 63-62 win. This broke the hearts of thousands of young fans while Jordan won the first of his many major titles. 

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