An Old Tweet By Skip Bayless Has Exposed His True Feelings About Michael Jordan

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When it comes to stunning Michael Jordan, nobody in the business does it better than Fox Sports analyst Skip Bayless. For the past few years, nobody has defended MJ’s GOAT status louder than Mr. Bayless, who isn’t afraid to express his feelings live on the air of Undisputed.

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Needless to say, Skip has made his opinion very much clear. But in a rather unfortunate turn of events for the television media star, an old article got dug up that may prove his feelings about MJ weren’t always so concrete.

During the summer of 2018, Skip sent out a tweet basically saying how Jordan would never look tired in a basketball game — unlike LeBron who, apparently, looked that way in Game 2 of that year’s Finals.

The NBA community did some investigating and found an article written by Skip in ’98 that literally accused MJ of being tired.

Here is an excerpt straight from the article, which came just days after Chicago’s Game 5 loss against the Utah Jazz in the 1998 Finals.

(via the Chicago Tribune)

“This will be remembered as the night Michael was mortal. This was his night, his game, his fourth quarter, and Michael Jordan got tired. No. 23 tried and No. 23 failed. With the world waiting to watch him puff his victory cigar, he and his Bulls got smoked by Karl Malone.

He and his man Scottie Pippen were colder than the champagne chilling all over Chicago. These two went from battling for Finals MVP to vying for least valuable, shot for missed shot. When it mattered, these two failed to feed the one Bull as hot as Utah’s Malone–Toni Kukoc. But you really couldn’t blame them. This was Michael time, and Michael shot 9 for 26 in what could have been his last home game.

This was so un-Michael. If you’re looking for a positive, perhaps it’s that Michael Jeffrey Jordan won’t be able to live with letting Friday night’s failure stand as his last game at the house he built.”

Yeah, those are pretty harsh words by Skip. But let it serve as a reminder that every NBA star, no matter how good, has bad days. Not even Jordan was perfect in the Finals and he had occasional poor performances just like everyone else.

We don’t blame Skip for not remembering the words that he himself spoke so many years ago. We do, however, blame him for making it seem as though Jordan never had the moments that every player has had.

Michale Jordan was an enigma and he may be the GOAT — but he also made mistakes. Perhaps 90s Skip should remind today’s Skip of that very important idea.

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Nico Martinez is a veteran staff writer for Fadeaway World from Brooklyn, New York. He joined Fadeaway World in 2016 and is currently residing in Columbia, South Carolina. Nico holds a degree in Sports Management from Columbia International University where he built a strong foundation in the inner workings of sports media and management. Nico's contributions have significantly enhanced the credibility and depth of Fadeaway World's content, earning him recognition across the sports journalism community. His work has been discussed in prestigious publications like Sports Illustrated. A dedicated follower of LeBron James, Nico often leads coverage on news related to the basketball star. With nearly a decade of experience in sports journalism, Nico consistently provides comprehensive and timely basketball news, engaging a wide audience of basketball enthusiasts.Nico's most desired player to interview, past or present, is Kevin Durant. He is particularly keen on asking Durant if he has any regrets about his career, especially concerning his departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder, and why he engages so much with fans on social media. 
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