Michael Jordan Once Nearly Had Both His Legs Broken by Former Bulls Teammate After Publicly Embarrassing Him

There is no denying that Michael Jordan is one of the greatest NBA stars ever. However, he was not perfect. MJ had his fair share of haters and most of his hate came because of his attitude.

Jordan was accused of being a toxic teammate, who would do anything to achieve results. Moreover, he once sent headlines around the world after punching one of his teammates!

In one such instance, Jordan humiliated NBA veteran Bill Cartwright. Unlike many others, Cartwright did not take the disrespect silently, and he issued a stern warning to Michael Jordan.

Cartwright said, “Look, if you ever do anything like that again, you will never play basketball again because I will break both of your legs.” This came after MJ humiliated Cartwright in front of the whole Chicago Bulls dressing room.

Bill Cartwright and Michael Jordan had a troubled relationship

There are a handful of players who have managed to have a good relationship with Michael Jordan, and one of them is Charles Oakley. He played for the Bulls, while Jordan was relatively new to the league. Subsequently, the two became good friends.

However, the Bulls decided to trade Oakley to the New York Knicks which brought in Bill Cartwright to the team. Needless to say, Jordan was annoyed with Cartwright for replacing a good friend of his. The 6 time NBA champion resorted to taunting Bill and called him a ‘Medical Bill’ in reference to Bill’s age. 

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Despite their relationship off the court, MJ and Cartwright did not let it hamper their performances on the court. Playing with Bill, Jordan averaged 32.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 6.3 assists in 350 games with Bill.

Moreover, MJ went on to acknowledge Bill for the role he played in the Chicago Bulls. 

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