Ron Harper Blasts David Robinson For Not Shaking Phil Jackson’s Hand At The All-Star Game: “Loser And Hater”

Ron Harper blasted David Robinson after an old video of the big man not shaking Phil Jackson's hand at the 2000 All-Star game went viral.

Feb 20, 2023

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David Robinson was one of the premier big men in the NBA for much of the 1990s. A dominant force on both ends of the court, Robinson had won an MVP as well as a Defensive Player of the Year award in the first half of the decade, but he wasn’t able to win a championship, and that was always held against him.

His fortunes changed for the better in 1997 when the Spurs drafted Tim Duncan, and the two led the franchise to its first NBA title in 1999. Robinson finally had the proverbial monkey off his back, so it wasn’t a surprise that he didn’t like it when Phil Jackson suggested that there should be an asterisk next to that championship.

Jackson’s reasoning was that it was a lockout-shortened season, and while he may not have thought much about that comment, Robinson clearly remembered it. Both men were present at the 2000 All-Star game, where the big man ignored Jackson, who tried to shake hands with him during his introduction.

Ron Harper Took A Shot At David Robinson

The video of the incident recently went viral, and Ron Harper, who played under Jackson for the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, blasted Robinson for his actions back then.

Loser and hater!!

— Ron Harper (@HARPER04_5) February 19, 2023

“Loser and hater!!”

You can’t really blame Robinson for acting in that manner. He had finally won a championship, and for Jackson to come out and say there should be an asterisk next to it would have pissed him off. As for Harper, he is just defending his former coach here, and the two of them did have the last laugh that season, as the Lakers won the championship.

It was the first title of their historic three-peat, and it looked like Robinson would have to make do with winning just one championship in his career. Fortunately for him, the Spurs would dethrone the Lakers in 2003, and Robinson walked away from the game as a champion.

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ByGautam Varier

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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.