Michael Jordan’s Unapologetically Destroyed His Competitors

There are literally countless stories of opposing NBA players making the terrible mistake of trying to talk trash between or during games against Michael Jordan, and paying for it by watching Jordan proceed to annihilate both the opposing player and his team. The old-timers say it all the time, because it’s true: Jordan garners so much respect because Jordan’s sole purpose in his basketball life was to vanquish his opponents.

There’s no universe where Jordan would be photographed smiling and laughing on a banana boat with Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing, or scheming up ways to join forces with guys like Isiah Thomas or Clyde Drexler.