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John Salley Says Phil Jackson Wanted Chicago Bulls Players To Dress Professional: “Michael And Everybody, We Were In The Suits. You’re Holding More Than Just You. You’re Carrying The League And Your Family And You.”

Gautam Varier
Aug 8, 2022
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If you think fashion among NBA players being weird is a recent thing, then you would be mistaken. These unique fashion trends, to put it mildly, have been a feature in the league for decades at this point as players somehow fancy themselves as fashion icons. 

One prominent example from the past would be the eccentric Dennis Rodman, who was a character unlike any other in the history of the league. He once claimed he was going to marry himself, and he even wore the dress of a bride! All this craziness was despite being a part of the Chicago Bulls, where head coach Phil Jackson was demanding that his players dress professionally as opposed to how it was done back then. John Salley, who played for the Bulls in 1995-96, recalled during an interview with Vlad TV that Jackson wanted the players to wear suits and told him to stay away from any kind of attire that did not portray professionalism.

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“Phil Jackson didn’t like when I was into that because Michael (and) everybody, we were in the suits. You’re holding more than just you. You’re carrying the league and your family and you. Dress like a professional.”

Jordan, in particular, was always found wearing suits in the 1990s, and that was a time when not a lot of players did that. Charles Barkley once said that Jordan had told him to dress professionally, and the reason for MJ feeling so strongly about this was that he wanted to get away from being labeled as just an athlete. He was a professional and a businessman, so he wanted to portray himself as one.

Salley, during this interview, also took a shot at the players for the way they dress nowadays, as he told them they are not rappers to walk around wearing chains with their shirts in their suits.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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