Michael Jordan?s Last NBA All Star Game Was Special to His Enemy Isiah Thomas for a Completely Different Reason

The Bulls-Pistons rivalry started to heat up when Michael Jordan arrived at the Chicago Bulls and Isiah Thomas to the?Detroit Pistons. With their introduction, both became the centerpieces of their respective teams. However, until 1991, Jordan and Co. struggled to overcome the Pistons which further gave birth to a fierce rivalry between MJ and Zeke. As a result of this, over the years, the two have been known to not get along well.

MJ and Zeke’s rivalry started back in the 1985 NBA All-Star game, according to ‘Sportster’. But it officially kicked off when the Pistons showed no sportsmanship and left the court in the waning seconds of Game 4 of the 1994 Playoffs. However, lately, the 12-time All-Star spilled the beans on why Jordan’s last game was special to him despite not having a good relationship with the Bulls legend.

Isiah Thomas on why Michael Jordan’s last NBA All-Star was special to him

In one of the recent episodes of ‘The Pivot Podcast,’ Isiah Thomas unveiled the reason why Jordan’s last All-Star game was special to him. Amidst the podcast, one of the co-hosts asked Zeke that regardless of his success on the court, whether he thinks that he is a good coach. Thomas replied that such a question could only be answered by players he had previously coached.

Thereafter, he recalled a story of what happened in Indiana and said, “I got my team rolling. I coached Michael Jordan’s last All-Star game. I was the coach of that team.” Moreover, added that as he and his team were ready to win, Larry Bird tapped on his shoulder and said, “You know you have done a good job here. I like what have you done.”

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It marked a crucial personal achievement for Isiah Thomas which helped disapprove of allegations of him being a bad coach.

Jordan’s last All-Star game was held on 9th February 2003. MJ was on the Eastern Conference All-Stars who eventually lost the game with a score of 155-145 to the Western Conference All-Stars. Though Thomas’ Eastern Conference All-Stars lost the game, they showcased a brilliant performance on the court.

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