Players Who Couldn't Stand Michael Jordan

Just about everybody was a Michael Jordan fan in the '80s and '90s. He elevated basketball like no one else, soaring through the air, hitting impossible jumpers, and leading his Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships. That's to say nothing of his 14 All-Star selections, 10 scoring titles, and five Most Valuable Player awards, among his myriad other accomplishments. Even people who weren't huge basketball fans liked Air Jordan because he was just so dang charismatic in his many off-the-court appearances, showing up in commercials for Nike shoes, sports drinks, and hot dogs, as well as the 1996 cinematic classic Space Jam. (Go Tune Squad!) Millions truly wanted to, as the ad said, "be like Mike," probably the greatest basketball player of all time and certainly the most famous one.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career was waning as Jordan's was just beginning to take flight, and their teams played very rarely. The legendary Laker has …

Michael Jordan's Biggest Rivalries Ranked Getty Images/Getty Images By /Updated: Dec. 16, 2020 11:31 am EDT Every icon needs a nemesis, and just as the …

Michael Jordan wasn't merely good at basketball — he's probably the best to ever play the game, which also made him one of the most famous people to …

Greatness, like the rarest of Pokemon, is hard to find and tougher to capture. It can take a lifetime of preparation, and often requires those who seek it to go above and beyond what is thought possible. In this sense, Michael Jordan is a rare, legendary Pokemon, able to send opponents to the discard pile with minimal energy expense and willing to become a monster in the name of victory.