"I always felt he didn't understand the game" - Bird used to think Jordan was a one-dimensional player

However, the Boston Celtics legend quickly found a hole in young Mike's game. According to Bird, he was critical of Jordan's ...

Sam Smith: Michael Jordan regrets losing his relationship with Scottie Pippen

Phil Jackson was very sympathetic toward him, despite whatever things he said about him. We talked about that in the book. He said, 'I feel like Scottie Pippen has had bad advice.' And the touching ...

Sam Smith: Scottie Pippen has been angry at everybody and doesn't have a relationship with the Bulls anymore

Phil kind of made the joke that the '70s Knicks used to get together, and that 'I don't think there's going to be many get-togethers with the '96 Bulls.' He was sort of joking about it, that there are ...

Sam Smith: Michael Jordan was made a victim of 'Republicans buy shoes, too' quote

A lot of my colleagues, the media used it as a way to take shots at him, especially in the New York Times. I thought they ...

Sam Smith Q&A: 'While other great players ran away from the Jordan shadow, Kobe ran to it'

Smith recently sat down with HoopsHype to discuss his new book, Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in ...