Philadelphia 76ers swingman Kelly Oubre Jr. reflected on his time playing under Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets in the latest episode of Podcast P with Paul George. Oubre shared a story about Jordan smacking him in the head after a game because Oubre took a bad shot.
“He came to one game — I [forget] who we played. I shot a three. I can’t tell you if I made it or missed it, but it was terrible timing and ball situation. We were up. I was trying to dagger these fools, trying to win and be the hero. I shot it.
“I don’t know what happened after that, but I did come to the sideline after a timeout, and he smacked me in the back of the head… Yeah, I got Malik Monk’ed. But he only shows tough love to the people he really loves. So, I kind of just buckled down and locked in after that.”
Oubre saying he got Malik Monk’ed refers to when the now Sacramento Kings guard played for the Hornets and was seen getting smacked on the head by a frustrated Jordan, who used to own the team. His influence as a team owner over the players was unmatched, with Oubre discussing the same on Podcast P.
“Mike came in, and his presence was felt every single time he would come in because you knew either we were in trouble or he just wanted to motivate us. So you were always just bracing yourself for the wisdom that he was about to give us.”
Jordan sold the Charlotte Hornets for a valuation of $3 billion before the start of last season, making an enormous profit on the $275 million investment he made into buying the Hornets back in 2010.
While Jordan’s career as an NBA team owner won’t be remembered as fondly as his playing days are, he’s still the only former NBA player to have been the majority owner of an NBA team, showing how profound his impact is.
Oubre averaged 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.2 steals during his two-year-long stint with the Hornets.
Kelly Oubre Believes He Could Beat Prime Michael Jordan In A 1-on-1
Jordan is widely regarded as one of the most competitive players of all time who was playing one-on-ones against NBA-caliber players into his 50s and still beating them. If he could do it at that age, it’s incredible to think how dominant he was in his prime, especially when taking players on solo.
The greatest asset for all NBA players is their confidence, and it seems Kelly Oubre is more than confident in his abilities after proclaiming on Podcast P that he could beat prime Michael Jordan in a one-on-one.
“I said I could beat him now. In his prime, I feel like I would still give him a good fight. You know, he won’t ‘tween ‘tween ‘tween ‘tween pull up on me like that. I am sure he don’t know what I got in my tool bag either, so you never know, but I gotta go with myself.”
While Oubre could match up with Jordan because of his size, defensive instincts, and athleticism, there’s little to no chance that Oubre would be picked on paper by anyone to win this hypothetical one-on-one. He said the right thing though, as a player of his caliber should always feel like they can beat anyone in the sport, whether a legend or not.
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