“Michael Jordan Would Cheap Shot You and Look at Ref For Help”: Former Knicks Guard, Who Punched Kobe Bryant, Once Said MJ is the ‘Dirtiest Ever’

You might have heard a few arguments about Michael Jordan not being the best in the game of basketball, but we rarely hear about His Airness being dirty.

However, there is a former New York Knicks guard who although believes the Bulls legend to be the greatest of all time, also labels him as the dirtiest player ever. Read on to know who it is.

Also read: “What Are You Gonna Do About it, B*tc*?”: Kobe Bryant Once Berated Chris Childs After Throwing Elbows at Him and Got Punched in the Neck

Chris Childs once said Michael Jordan is the dirtiest player in the NBA

The man who punched Kobe Bryant in the neck for calling him a “b*tch”, a few years before that incident, got in an altercation with The Black Mamba’s idol as well.

According to Chris Childs, that incident build up over a period of time as he consistently went through MJ’s vile treatment on the court for no particular reason.

However, one thing that mattered to Chris the most, irrespective of who he was playing against, was respect. MJ did him pretty badly on that front.

“And what people don’t understand is Michael was one the dirtiest players who ever played the game, you know?” Childs once told according to Bally Sports. “He would cheap-shot you and then look at the ref for help. One thing that I stood on from the beginning is that I’m a man like you’re a man, and I want to be treated accordingly. If you don’t treat me accordingly, then I’ll take that respect … and that’s one thing that when I stepped on the court, I let that be known from the beginning.”

Indeed, the superstars like Bryant and Jordan are always given a free hand to do what they wish to do against whomever they want to target each night by the officials.

MJ could get in everyone’s head easily

Jordan took advantage of being incredible and told you about it even if you do not want to hear it. You obviously would not want to be slapped with your failure just after the attempt.

Imagine somebody destroying you first on the court and keeps on telling you to your face what he is doing to you and what is going to do in the next possession. And then would do it, and there would almost be nothing you could do about it, apart from getting your hands on him?

We feel you now, Isiah Thomas.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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