For most basketball fans around the world, Michael Jordan is the biggest basketball player in the history of the NBA.
The Chicago Bulls legend achieved a plethora of things both on and off the court. In fact, if it weren’t for Jordan, the NBA may have never reached the heights that it has reached today. But does that make Michael Jordan immune to criticism? Well, NBA analyst Colin Cowherd has a theory where he claims that could be the case.
“You can criticize anybody, Magic, Kobe, Duncan, you can’t criticize Michael Jordan,” Cowherd said. “Think of the power of the Air Jordan marketing campaign. Probably the most brilliant campaign ever. It’s created a Teflon shield around Michael, so that when he punches Steve Kerr, well, you know, he’s just very competitive. If Draymond Green punches Jordan Poole, a cocky trash-talking reserve, throw him out of the league.”
Cowherd further continued by giving the example of how Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley’s friendship ended. Only because Chuck was doing his job as an NBA analyst.
“Michael Jordan’s best friend, Charles Barkley, 15 years. Barkley goes on the air, does his job, is critical, he ghosted him. No longer talks to him. Who does that? For the record, there’s a reason why it works. Michael’s great looking. Michael’s got glamour. Michael, the dress, the earring, the smile, the game, the panache, Michael had it all. He’s an easy guy to market. But take a deep breath, you can criticize every basketball player ever, except for Michael Jordan.”
"You can criticize every basketball player ever — except for Michael Jordan"
—@ColinCowherd gets real about how Michael Jordan is shielded from criticism pic.twitter.com/0GZ3ngvLCu
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) March 20, 2023
One of the biggest reasons behind Colin Cowherd’s assessment was the Air Jordan campaign that essentially shielded MJ from all the criticism.
Even if it’s true, the Jordan Brand’s reach to the fans is incredible. So much so that the Jordan Brand has earned a whopping $19 billion in the last five years alone. Keeping that in mind, Jordan will always have the upper hand when it comes to arguments and whatnot.
Colin Cowherd Ranted About Michael Jordan’s Time With The Charlotte Hornets
It was recently reported that Michael Jordan is looking to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets. The news provided Colin Cowherd another chance to take a dig at the Bulls legend.
Cowherd went on a lengthy rant and ridiculously claimed how Jordan has failed a lot in his career and even after it.
“I was as big of a fan as anybody of Michael Jordan,” Cowherd said. “But lost in all of this, in highlight culture, is you never see Michael’s misses. It should be noted, he didn’t win squat before Scottie Pippen. He just scored a lot and alienated teammates. He failed at baseball. He failed badly with the Wizards. He failed with the Hornets. Michael Jordan, take away David Stern, Phil Knight, and Phil Jackson, is a really, really talented basketball player that ends up averaging more points without the titles.”
All things considered, Colin Cowherd has seemingly made it his job to call out Michael Jordan in recent days.
But will he even be able to get a response from the GOAT? There are little to no chances of that happening.
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