“Mike does not want to be your friend Isiah.”: Michael Jordan’s Best Friend Charles Oakley Calls out Pistons Legend for Harboring Hate 

Jeet Pukhrambam | 05/04/2023
“Mike does not want to be your friend Isiah.": Michael Jordan's Best Friend Charles Oakley Calls out Pistons Legend for Harboring Hate 

The feud between Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan is long-standing, it is tireless and for some reason, it keeps coming back to us. In the basketball world, there are very few players held in the same regard as Isiah and Mike.

The two have an intertwined destiny. Isiah is perhaps among the only few players on the planet to stake a claim at beating MJ, Magic, and Bird.

A supernatural feat. Isiah has a high ground when it comes to matchups. His Detroit Pistons were something else entirely. But as the passage of time has eroded his legacy, he is trying to clutch at straws.

Jordan has inevitably established himself as the greatest of all time. With a rare blend of skill and mastery of the game, MJ’s legacy has only grown over the years.

And as Isiah continues to talk, he will face backlash. Just a few days ago he appeared on Showtime’s All The Smoke podcast and talked about the feud, again.

“Mike does not want to be your friend Isiah.”: Charles Oakley calls out Isiah Thomas for trying to stir up hate over Michael Jordan

Charles Oakley, who happens to be a close friend of MJ decided that he too had to address Isiah’s recent comments. Thomas is beating the same drum and it looks like Oakley has had enough.

Here is the video where he calls out Isiah. Oakley’s point is that Isiah didn’t like MJ taking over his city, Chicago.

“Mike does not want to be your friend Isiah. He came in (to) your city and took your city. That’s why you’re really mad. He took over Chicago” Oakley said.

His point, which is quite valid is an attempt to finally end Isiah’s incessant talking. However, given that MJ’s dominance festers like a wound in Thomas’ heart, he won’t stop.

Isiah Thomas took to Twitter to post about his victory over Jordan’s Bulls, 35 years ago

It is quite natural that Thomas would comment on his victory over MJ. And to do it on the 35th anniversary? Quite poetic we must say.

The feud will continue. If we give Thomas a voice, he will use it. There is not much else to be said here. Isiah and Michael will probably never hash out their differences.

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Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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