NBA Legend Dennis Rodman, Who Won 3 Rings With Michael Jordan, Seemed Off on the Stark Difference in Their Friendship on and Off the Court: ?We Have Our Own Space..?

The Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 90s was undoubtedly one of the greatest in NBA history. And the reason for that was mostly three players, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. But they weren’t as close off the court as they seemed on the court. Especially when it came to Jordan and Pippen.

Rodman was not with the Bulls from the start but he joined in the 1995 season. He was part of the ‘Bad Boys’ Detroit Pistons, one of the fiercest rivals of the Bulls. And Rodman was one of the core players at that time. The Pistons and Bulls had some of the most intense matchups of all time and there was bad blood between them.

So it would not have likely been easy for the?Bulls to integrate Rodman when he was signed.

Dennis Rodman says Michael Jordan and he were best friends on the court

The Chicago Bulls traded for Rodman and they wanted to fill the void at the power forward position. Rodman was brought to the Bulls for his rebounding and defense. And despite their history, Rodman and the Bulls won three titles in a row. And Jordan and Pippen gelled seamlessly on the court as well.

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But off the court, Rodman had a wild side. He was known to party all the time and go on unscheduled appearances to Las Vegas and other places. So he would not have likely hung out with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as much.

Rodman was on the ‘Oprah Winfrey Show’ and he spoke about various things. At one point, Oprah asked him if he’s friends with Michael Jordan. He said,” We know where we stand. We have our little space that we give each other. Once we’re on the basketball court, we’re best of friends. Once we off, he has his deal, I have my deal, once we pass through the night, ‘How you’re doing, What’s happening, boom, goodbye.'”?

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Michael Jordan and Rodman didn’t hang out off the court as much, but they knew what to do on the court. They understood that they were about winning and they didn’t need to be friends to do that. And once they understood that, there was arguably no stopping the Bulls.