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1 00:00:07,048 00:00:08,425 [man 1] Here we go. Quiet! [man 1] Here we go. Quiet!
2 00:00:09,259 00:00:10,486 - Roll sound! - [man 2] Rolling. - Roll sound! - [man 2] Rolling.
3 00:00:10,510 00:00:11,510 [man 3] Two. [man 3] Two.
4 00:00:12,053 00:00:14,723 It's funny, a lot of people say they'd like to be Michael Jordan It's funny, a lot of people say they'd like to be Michael Jordan
5 00:00:14,806 00:00:16,141 for a day or for a week, for a day or for a week,
6 00:00:16,641 00:00:20,770 but let them try to be Michael Jordan for a year, see if they like it. but let them try to be Michael Jordan for a year, see if they like it.
7 00:00:21,646 00:00:22,981 [producer] Let's get one more. [producer] Let's get one more.
8 00:00:23,565 00:00:24,845 - [man 2] Rolling. - [man 3] Two. - [man 2] Rolling. - [man 3] Two.
9 00:00:25,817 00:00:28,862 It's funny, a lot of people told me they'd like to be Michael Jordan It's funny, a lot of people told me they'd like to be Michael Jordan
10 00:00:28,945 00:00:30,447 for a day or for a week, for a day or for a week,
11 00:00:30,530 00:00:33,908 but I don't think you can see the true Michael Jordan for just a day. but I don't think you can see the true Michael Jordan for just a day.
12 00:00:33,992 00:00:35,201 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
13 00:00:37,078 00:00:38,078 [man 2] Rolling. [man 2] Rolling.
14 00:00:39,039 00:00:40,123 Cameras. Cameras.
15 00:00:41,291 00:00:44,794 It's funny, a lot of people say they'd like to try to be Michael Jordan It's funny, a lot of people say they'd like to try to be Michael Jordan
16 00:00:44,878 00:00:46,087 for a day or for a week, for a day or for a week,
17 00:00:46,171 00:00:50,133 but I don't think they quite understand it's no fun. but I don't think they quite understand it's no fun.
18 00:00:51,134 00:00:52,385 [man 4] Good. Okay. [man 4] Good. Okay.
19 00:00:53,011 00:00:54,345 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
20 00:01:03,271 00:01:04,481 [talking indistinctly] [talking indistinctly]
21 00:01:07,609 00:01:10,195 All right, well, I just wanted to touch base... All right, well, I just wanted to touch base...
22 00:01:14,866 00:01:17,827 This is it. Lay back, watch TV all day. This is it. Lay back, watch TV all day.
23 00:01:19,412 00:01:22,290 It was peaceful until you guys come up in here. It was peaceful until you guys come up in here.
24 00:01:23,458 00:01:25,794 I don't have to worry about anybody bothering me. I don't have to worry about anybody bothering me.
25 00:01:28,046 00:01:31,091 I think what people don't realize I think what people don't realize
26 00:01:31,174 00:01:36,012 is that from the moment Michael Jordan leaves his hotel room, is that from the moment Michael Jordan leaves his hotel room,
27 00:01:36,554 00:01:37,806 the spotlight is on him. the spotlight is on him.
28 00:01:38,306 00:01:39,390 [elevator bell dings] [elevator bell dings]
29 00:01:41,851 00:01:42,894 [cheering] [cheering]
30 00:01:47,357 00:01:50,401 [Hallam] Everybody in the world wanted to see him, talk to him. [Hallam] Everybody in the world wanted to see him, talk to him.
31 00:01:50,485 00:01:51,778 [cheering] [cheering]
32 00:01:51,861 00:01:54,531 They all wanted a piece of him in some way or another. They all wanted a piece of him in some way or another.
33 00:01:55,907 00:01:59,452 He was under pressure to be "on" all the time with people. He was under pressure to be "on" all the time with people.
34 00:01:59,536 00:02:01,579 Could I get a picture with you and my son? Could I get a picture with you and my son?
35 00:02:01,663 00:02:03,081 Skipping nursery school, huh? Skipping nursery school, huh?
36 00:02:03,164 00:02:04,164 [cheering] [cheering]
37 00:02:08,086 00:02:09,754 [Hallam] Given his hectic schedule, [Hallam] Given his hectic schedule,
38 00:02:09,838 00:02:13,716 before a game, he would sit down for five minutes, ten minutes, before a game, he would sit down for five minutes, ten minutes,
39 00:02:13,800 00:02:15,677 with a terminally ill child... with a terminally ill child...
40 00:02:15,760 00:02:17,887 - You ain't got a birthday, do you? - No. - You ain't got a birthday, do you? - No.
41 00:02:17,971 00:02:20,682 [Hallam] He made the kids feel like they knew Michael Jordan. [Hallam] He made the kids feel like they knew Michael Jordan.
42 00:02:21,182 00:02:22,183 [cheering] [cheering]
43 00:02:23,434 00:02:26,062 [Hallam] On top of all that, he had to perform. [Hallam] On top of all that, he had to perform.
44 00:02:26,646 00:02:30,567 [commentator] Jordan! The double-clutch reverse layup. Michael Jordan! [commentator] Jordan! The double-clutch reverse layup. Michael Jordan!
45 00:02:30,650 00:02:34,946 [Hallam] He knew that everybody, for every game, was there to see him. [Hallam] He knew that everybody, for every game, was there to see him.
46 00:02:38,158 00:02:41,995 After the game, he has ten minutes in the locker room to cool off, After the game, he has ten minutes in the locker room to cool off,
47 00:02:42,912 00:02:45,123 and then a room full of media. and then a room full of media.
48 00:02:45,206 00:02:47,017 [reporter 1] How do you deal with all the attention? [reporter 1] How do you deal with all the attention?
49 00:02:47,041 00:02:48,881 [reporter 2] How will you entertain us tonight? [reporter 2] How will you entertain us tonight?
50 00:02:49,210 00:02:51,212 [Hallam] Even when he's done with the interviews, [Hallam] Even when he's done with the interviews,
51 00:02:51,296 00:02:54,424 you still had the hanger-on people that would come up to him. you still had the hanger-on people that would come up to him.
52 00:02:54,507 00:02:58,595 It was like a flock of bees around honey, trailing him down the hallway. It was like a flock of bees around honey, trailing him down the hallway.
53 00:02:58,678 00:03:02,098 Listen, everybody! Can we move this way, spread out a little? Listen, everybody! Can we move this way, spread out a little?
54 00:03:02,182 00:03:03,975 I swear he ain't gonna run away. I swear he ain't gonna run away.
55 00:03:04,058 00:03:08,104 Then you get back to the hotel, another large group of people. Then you get back to the hotel, another large group of people.
56 00:03:08,188 00:03:09,689 [people clamoring] [people clamoring]
57 00:03:15,195 00:03:18,990 [Hallam] I wouldn't want to be like Mike. It's an impossible task. [Hallam] I wouldn't want to be like Mike. It's an impossible task.
58 00:03:21,618 00:03:23,244 Yeah, this is not... Yeah, this is not...
59 00:03:24,370 00:03:26,623 one of those lifestyles that you envy, one of those lifestyles that you envy,
60 00:03:26,706 00:03:30,001 where you can't... You're confined to this room. where you can't... You're confined to this room.
61 00:03:30,919 00:03:34,214 I'm ready for getting out of this life. I'm ready for getting out of this life.
62 00:03:34,297 00:03:36,382 You know when you get to that point. You know when you get to that point.
63 00:03:37,300 00:03:41,554 I'm there. And with no reservations at all. I'm there. I'm there. And with no reservations at all. I'm there.
64 00:03:44,974 00:03:46,476 [commentator 1] A spectacular move! [commentator 1] A spectacular move!
65 00:03:46,559 00:03:48,144 [commentator 2] The game's over! [commentator 2] The game's over!
66 00:03:48,228 00:03:50,563 [commentator 3] Chicago Stadium is going wild! [commentator 3] Chicago Stadium is going wild!
67 00:03:52,523 00:03:55,026 [Jackson] First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here. [Jackson] First of all, there's no backstabbing going on here.
68 00:03:55,109 00:03:55,985 It's time for me to move on. It's time for me to move on.
69 00:03:56,069 00:03:58,469 [Krause] This will be Phil's last year as coach of the Bulls. [Krause] This will be Phil's last year as coach of the Bulls.
70 00:04:01,074 00:04:03,636 - [man 1] Are the expectations too high? - [man 2] Where do we go from here? - [man 1] Are the expectations too high? - [man 2] Where do we go from here?
71 00:04:03,660 00:04:06,162 [woman] The only question: how long can it last? [woman] The only question: how long can it last?
72 00:04:16,965 00:04:18,466 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
73 00:04:24,180 00:04:27,600 [commentator] Wayne, Kovalev and Gretzky. And the... [commentator] Wayne, Kovalev and Gretzky. And the...
74 00:04:27,684 00:04:29,227 [man] That's still not... [man] That's still not...
75 00:04:31,396 00:04:33,147 Don't show the money. Don't show the money.
76 00:04:33,231 00:04:34,357 How much you want? How much you want?
77 00:04:34,440 00:04:35,525 Wait, I gotta learn. Wait, I gotta learn.
78 00:04:35,608 00:04:36,818 I need another quarter. I need another quarter.
79 00:04:36,901 00:04:38,569 You only need one. Shit. You only need one. Shit.
80 00:04:39,487 00:04:41,423 - That didn't look good. - [guard 1] Not that one. - That didn't look good. - [guard 1] Not that one.
81 00:04:41,447 00:04:43,908 They get all the tries till they get one close. They get all the tries till they get one close.
82 00:04:43,992 00:04:47,578 - I get three or two tries to beat 'em. - This is the last one. I mean it. - I get three or two tries to beat 'em. - This is the last one. I mean it.
83 00:04:49,455 00:04:52,458 - [guard 2] Oh, all right, how many tries? - I get three tries. - [guard 2] Oh, all right, how many tries? - I get three tries.
84 00:04:52,542 00:04:55,169 [guard 2] That's too far. Two tries on that one, MJ. [guard 2] That's too far. Two tries on that one, MJ.
85 00:04:55,253 00:04:56,087 [guard 1] Two tries. [guard 1] Two tries.
86 00:04:56,170 00:04:58,357 - [guard 2] Look at how far that is. - Okay, Jerry Krause. - [guard 2] Look at how far that is. - Okay, Jerry Krause.
87 00:04:58,381 00:05:00,300 - Negotiate with somebody else. - [all laughing] - Negotiate with somebody else. - [all laughing]
88 00:05:03,177 00:05:05,057 - Will you get out the way? - [guard 2] Come on! - Will you get out the way? - [guard 2] Come on!
89 00:05:08,641 00:05:09,684 Nope. Nope.
90 00:05:10,685 00:05:12,312 - [Jordan] That's in. - [both guards] No. - [Jordan] That's in. - [both guards] No.
91 00:05:12,395 00:05:14,188 [guard 2] Nope! No! [guard 2] Nope! No!
92 00:05:15,773 00:05:17,251 - [guard 1] Get our money! - [Jordan] No! - [guard 1] Get our money! - [Jordan] No!
93 00:05:17,275 00:05:19,777 - [guard 1] Get our money, Travis. - All right. - [guard 1] Get our money, Travis. - All right.
94 00:05:19,861 00:05:22,447 [Perdue] Michael was competitive at everything, [Perdue] Michael was competitive at everything,
95 00:05:22,530 00:05:26,409 whether it was on the golf course or playing cards, whatever it was. whether it was on the golf course or playing cards, whatever it was.
96 00:05:26,492 00:05:29,495 I mean, his life was just one big competition. I mean, his life was just one big competition.
97 00:05:30,705 00:05:32,540 Scottie, Michael... Scottie, Michael...
98 00:05:33,875 00:05:34,876 Ron Harper. Ron Harper.
99 00:05:35,460 00:05:39,422 These guys would play cards in the back of the plane for major money. These guys would play cards in the back of the plane for major money.
100 00:05:40,256 00:05:41,799 I'm talking thousands of dollars. I'm talking thousands of dollars.
101 00:05:41,883 00:05:44,802 This is my way of giving some of my money back. This is my way of giving some of my money back.
102 00:05:44,886 00:05:45,970 [woman] Does it hurt? [woman] Does it hurt?
103 00:05:46,054 00:05:50,475 And me, John Paxson, B.J. Armstrong, And me, John Paxson, B.J. Armstrong,
104 00:05:50,558 00:05:54,479 we would play blackjack in the front of the plane for a dollar a hand. we would play blackjack in the front of the plane for a dollar a hand.
105 00:05:54,562 00:05:57,231 He knows that we would never play with him in the back He knows that we would never play with him in the back
106 00:05:57,315 00:05:58,483 'cause it's too much money. 'cause it's too much money.
107 00:05:58,566 00:06:01,152 But he would come to the front, "What are you guys doing? But he would come to the front, "What are you guys doing?
108 00:06:01,235 00:06:02,528 You mind if I play?" You mind if I play?"
109 00:06:03,029 00:06:05,406 I remember John Paxson looking at him and going, I remember John Paxson looking at him and going,
110 00:06:05,490 00:06:08,201 "Why in the hell do you want to play with us? "Why in the hell do you want to play with us?
111 00:06:08,284 00:06:10,244 We're playing for a dollar a hand." We're playing for a dollar a hand."
112 00:06:11,371 00:06:15,416 I remember he looked at him, "Because I wanna say I got your money in my pocket." I remember he looked at him, "Because I wanna say I got your money in my pocket."
113 00:06:16,793 00:06:19,295 I'll give y'all four tries to beat my one toss. I'll give y'all four tries to beat my one toss.
114 00:06:19,379 00:06:20,713 - One toss? - Yeah. - One toss? - Yeah.
115 00:06:20,797 00:06:21,839 - In four tries? - Yeah. - In four tries? - Yeah.
116 00:06:21,923 00:06:23,049 - Yeah, I take it. - Okay. - Yeah, I take it. - Okay.
117 00:06:23,132 00:06:24,884 Put your money up first. Without seeing it. Put your money up first. Without seeing it.
118 00:06:24,967 00:06:26,386 - How much? $20? - Yup. - How much? $20? - Yup.
119 00:06:29,972 00:06:32,409 - [guard 2] You can beat that. - In four tries. Come back here. - [guard 2] You can beat that. - In four tries. Come back here.
120 00:06:32,433 00:06:33,601 [guard 2 laughing] [guard 2 laughing]
121 00:06:37,772 00:06:38,773 [cheering] [cheering]
122 00:06:39,982 00:06:42,068 - [guard 2] Give him his... - Hey, Gus, CT. - [guard 2] Give him his... - Hey, Gus, CT.
123 00:06:42,151 00:06:43,152 [guard 2 laughing] [guard 2 laughing]
124 00:06:43,986 00:06:48,449 Hey, man, your stuff rolls. He's out here, it just rolls up there. Hey, man, your stuff rolls. He's out here, it just rolls up there.
125 00:06:48,533 00:06:50,660 [guard 1] Watch this roll right into my pocket. [guard 1] Watch this roll right into my pocket.
126 00:06:51,744 00:06:53,996 - I got good at this. - [Jordan] Y'all get out of here. - I got good at this. - [Jordan] Y'all get out of here.
127 00:06:54,080 00:06:55,957 Go protect the damn United Center. Go protect the damn United Center.
128 00:06:56,499 00:07:00,044 Security! Come get security outta here! Security! Come get security outta here!
129 00:07:00,628 00:07:01,628 Arrest you. Arrest you.
130 00:07:07,093 00:07:09,345 Hey, Mike. Hey, Scottie. Hey, Mike. Hey, Scottie.
131 00:07:10,596 00:07:12,432 - Okay, my brother. - This guy's funny. - Okay, my brother. - This guy's funny.
132 00:07:12,515 00:07:15,726 - I'm sure you have full season tickets. - You guys know the money man here? - I'm sure you have full season tickets. - You guys know the money man here?
133 00:07:15,810 00:07:17,228 Yeah, we know him. Yeah, we know him.
134 00:07:17,895 00:07:19,313 We knew him well. We knew him well.
135 00:07:21,274 00:07:24,110 We used to see him in the playoffs. We don't know about this year. We used to see him in the playoffs. We don't know about this year.
136 00:07:27,113 00:07:29,591 [commentator 1] Welcome to another edition of Bulls basketball. [commentator 1] Welcome to another edition of Bulls basketball.
137 00:07:29,615 00:07:32,493 The Bulls remain just one game away The Bulls remain just one game away
138 00:07:32,577 00:07:36,330 from securing home-floor advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs. from securing home-floor advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
139 00:07:36,414 00:07:38,332 They could do it with a win tonight. They could do it with a win tonight.
140 00:07:39,333 00:07:42,044 [commentator 2] Pippen gets the screen from Wennington... [commentator 2] Pippen gets the screen from Wennington...
141 00:07:42,128 00:07:44,797 Rodman goes backdoor, Jordan at the baseline. Rodman goes backdoor, Jordan at the baseline.
142 00:07:45,465 00:07:48,801 Boy, Michael versus Orlando is a mismatch so far tonight. Boy, Michael versus Orlando is a mismatch so far tonight.
143 00:07:49,677 00:07:52,346 Jordan ahead of Pippen. And the jam! Jordan ahead of Pippen. And the jam!
144 00:07:52,930 00:07:57,185 Bo Outlaw back quickly. Kerr tees up a three! Ring it up! Bo Outlaw back quickly. Kerr tees up a three! Ring it up!
145 00:07:57,852 00:08:00,688 Thirty-seven for Jordan. I think that's the dagger. Thirty-seven for Jordan. I think that's the dagger.
146 00:08:00,771 00:08:03,357 And this one is history. And this one is history.
147 00:08:04,442 00:08:09,113 Chicago Bulls, with an 87-78 victory over the Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, with an 87-78 victory over the Orlando Magic,
148 00:08:09,197 00:08:11,782 win their 60th game of the season. win their 60th game of the season.
149 00:08:16,370 00:08:17,788 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
150 00:08:26,547 00:08:27,548 Sixty wins. Sixty wins.
151 00:08:34,138 00:08:35,515 [Jordan] After a hard day, [Jordan] After a hard day,
152 00:08:37,099 00:08:38,935 I would take grape Gatorade, but... I would take grape Gatorade, but...
153 00:08:40,811 00:08:41,811 I don't think so. I don't think so.
154 00:08:41,854 00:08:44,273 That's all we be thinking about in the fourth quarter. That's all we be thinking about in the fourth quarter.
155 00:08:44,357 00:08:46,234 - [man] Icy, icy beer. - Cold beer. - [man] Icy, icy beer. - Cold beer.
156 00:08:48,653 00:08:49,946 I don't know why y'all filming. I don't know why y'all filming.
157 00:08:50,029 00:08:52,281 We don't want y'all filming us drinking no beer. We don't want y'all filming us drinking no beer.
158 00:08:53,074 00:08:55,034 [Harper] I don't care what you film. [Harper] I don't care what you film.
159 00:08:56,327 00:09:00,915 Hey, if they go back... go back ten years ago, Hey, if they go back... go back ten years ago,
160 00:09:00,998 00:09:03,251 you'd see half the brothers drinking a case. you'd see half the brothers drinking a case.
161 00:09:03,834 00:09:05,211 At halftime! At halftime!
162 00:09:05,294 00:09:06,754 When I first joined the team, When I first joined the team,
163 00:09:06,837 00:09:09,298 they was drinking beers at half and smoking cigarettes. they was drinking beers at half and smoking cigarettes.
164 00:09:09,382 00:09:10,591 And you know what? And you know what?
165 00:09:11,384 00:09:14,637 Shit, they was getting the cigarettes from the coaches. [laughs] Shit, they was getting the cigarettes from the coaches. [laughs]
166 00:09:17,682 00:09:19,308 Yo, Stan, can I borrow a cigarette? Yo, Stan, can I borrow a cigarette?
167 00:09:19,392 00:09:20,392 Motherfucker... Motherfucker...
168 00:09:20,434 00:09:22,994 - [man 1] Your drinking problem... - [man 2] Don't tell 'em that. - [man 1] Your drinking problem... - [man 2] Don't tell 'em that.
169 00:09:23,062 00:09:25,207 - [Jordan] I gotta do the press. - [man 2] Have to do it? - [Jordan] I gotta do the press. - [man 2] Have to do it?
170 00:09:25,231 00:09:26,941 - I'm going out the other way. - All right. - I'm going out the other way. - All right.
171 00:09:28,568 00:09:29,568 [Jordan] How you doing? [Jordan] How you doing?
172 00:09:29,944 00:09:31,279 [man 2] Man, you tripping? [man 2] Man, you tripping?
173 00:09:32,822 00:09:34,742 [reporter] So you coming back next year, Michael? [reporter] So you coming back next year, Michael?
174 00:09:34,824 00:09:35,825 [both chuckle] [both chuckle]
175 00:09:51,632 00:09:56,137 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, your world champion Chicago Bulls! [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, your world champion Chicago Bulls!
176 00:09:57,597 00:09:58,848 Once again, I wanna say thanks. Once again, I wanna say thanks.
177 00:09:58,931 00:10:01,350 It's been eight years, going into my ninth year. It's been eight years, going into my ninth year.
178 00:10:01,434 00:10:05,187 We got two championships, and hopefully we got a lot left. We got two championships, and hopefully we got a lot left.
179 00:10:05,271 00:10:08,274 Hopefully we can bring more championships to Chicago. Thanks! Hopefully we can bring more championships to Chicago. Thanks!
180 00:10:08,357 00:10:09,859 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
181 00:10:13,446 00:10:14,614 [imperceptible] [imperceptible]
182 00:10:15,615 00:10:19,994 [reporter] You don't have to be a sports fan to know that this man is beyond human. [reporter] You don't have to be a sports fan to know that this man is beyond human.
183 00:10:20,661 00:10:25,082 At age 30, Jordan has led the Chicago Bulls to NBA championships, At age 30, Jordan has led the Chicago Bulls to NBA championships,
184 00:10:25,166 00:10:29,003 the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal, and most importantly, the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal, and most importantly,
185 00:10:29,086 00:10:32,757 he's given America, and the world, a sorely needed hero. he's given America, and the world, a sorely needed hero.
186 00:10:33,132 00:10:35,509 A Jordan sighting sparks a frenzy. A Jordan sighting sparks a frenzy.
187 00:10:35,593 00:10:37,762 - His touch, a burst of tears. - You're good. - His touch, a burst of tears. - You're good.
188 00:10:37,845 00:10:41,641 [reporter] And being Mike means being the most popular human on the planet. [reporter] And being Mike means being the most popular human on the planet.
189 00:10:42,183 00:10:45,061 Michael Jordan had become such a huge Michael Jordan had become such a huge
190 00:10:45,144 00:10:48,439 cultural figure in the early '90s. cultural figure in the early '90s.
191 00:10:48,981 00:10:51,317 He was so widely celebrated, He was so widely celebrated,
192 00:10:52,568 00:10:54,904 inevitably there's going to be someone inevitably there's going to be someone
193 00:10:54,987 00:10:57,740 who's going to start trying to find some dirt. who's going to start trying to find some dirt.
194 00:10:59,367 00:11:01,994 I guess one of the things that started problems I guess one of the things that started problems
195 00:11:02,620 00:11:04,914 was Sam Smith's book, Jordan Rules. was Sam Smith's book, Jordan Rules.
196 00:11:06,749 00:11:10,544 [Smith] I'd been an investigative reporter when I started my journalism career. [Smith] I'd been an investigative reporter when I started my journalism career.
197 00:11:10,628 00:11:12,922 I wasn't a typical sports reporter coming in. I wasn't a typical sports reporter coming in.
198 00:11:13,005 00:11:15,800 I was interested in what happened behind the scenes. I was interested in what happened behind the scenes.
199 00:11:15,883 00:11:19,553 Every time I look up, you've been on TV. You must be carrying one with you now. Every time I look up, you've been on TV. You must be carrying one with you now.
200 00:11:19,637 00:11:22,264 'Cause everybody always said, "Pull the curtain back. 'Cause everybody always said, "Pull the curtain back.
201 00:11:22,848 00:11:24,767 What really goes on in the locker room?" What really goes on in the locker room?"
202 00:11:25,393 00:11:28,313 [Jordan] When you do books like that, you gotta have controversial things, [Jordan] When you do books like that, you gotta have controversial things,
203 00:11:28,354 00:11:33,693 you gotta have things that are, you know, people would not suspect or know. you gotta have things that are, you know, people would not suspect or know.
204 00:11:33,776 00:11:37,446 [reporter] The Sun-Times reports the book details conflicts within the team. [reporter] The Sun-Times reports the book details conflicts within the team.
205 00:11:38,531 00:11:40,741 The book outlines alleged turmoil on the club The book outlines alleged turmoil on the club
206 00:11:40,825 00:11:42,702 during its run for the title last season. during its run for the title last season.
207 00:11:42,785 00:11:46,205 It alleges Jordan was kind of a tough guy with some of his teammates. It alleges Jordan was kind of a tough guy with some of his teammates.
208 00:11:46,288 00:11:48,749 Everybody got tired of seeing the McDonald's and the Cokes Everybody got tired of seeing the McDonald's and the Cokes
209 00:11:48,833 00:11:49,875 and all the other stuff. and all the other stuff.
210 00:11:49,959 00:11:54,255 They really wanted to see something other than something positive. They really wanted to see something other than something positive.
211 00:11:54,880 00:11:57,967 I was shocked when it exploded like it did. I was shocked when it exploded like it did.
212 00:11:59,176 00:12:04,098 But the book is popular because it made it public that Michael Jordan is not perfect. But the book is popular because it made it public that Michael Jordan is not perfect.
213 00:12:04,181 00:12:05,391 Not everybody loves him. Not everybody loves him.
214 00:12:05,474 00:12:07,601 He wasn't particularly beloved by his teammates. He wasn't particularly beloved by his teammates.
215 00:12:08,185 00:12:10,020 [woman] Michael told teammates [woman] Michael told teammates
216 00:12:10,104 00:12:12,982 not to pass the ball to a certain player during crunch time. not to pass the ball to a certain player during crunch time.
217 00:12:13,065 00:12:15,276 [man 1] Threatening the others, saying, if they did it, [man 1] Threatening the others, saying, if they did it,
218 00:12:15,359 00:12:17,820 they would never get the ball from him again. they would never get the ball from him again.
219 00:12:17,903 00:12:21,782 [man 2] Jordan also allegedly punched Will Perdue during a practice session. [man 2] Jordan also allegedly punched Will Perdue during a practice session.
220 00:12:22,283 00:12:24,660 Everybody loved Michael around the world. Everybody loved Michael around the world.
221 00:12:25,745 00:12:27,955 But after Sam Smith's book, Jordan Rules, But after Sam Smith's book, Jordan Rules,
222 00:12:28,497 00:12:32,668 there was a certain backlash and some of the brightness had come off. there was a certain backlash and some of the brightness had come off.
223 00:12:35,254 00:12:38,382 People saw a side that we didn't see before. People saw a side that we didn't see before.
224 00:12:39,008 00:12:42,136 [man] Concerning team GM Jerry Krause, Jordan says, [man] Concerning team GM Jerry Krause, Jordan says,
225 00:12:42,219 00:12:45,848 "This thing isn't over. I'm going to get that guy fired." "This thing isn't over. I'm going to get that guy fired."
226 00:12:45,931 00:12:47,975 [Jackson] Jerry invited me to come to his room, [Jackson] Jerry invited me to come to his room,
227 00:12:48,058 00:12:53,397 and he had earmarked about 25 different quotations in the book. and he had earmarked about 25 different quotations in the book.
228 00:12:53,981 00:12:56,734 He wanted me to sit and listen to them while he read them. He wanted me to sit and listen to them while he read them.
229 00:12:57,735 00:13:02,364 And that started with, "Who do you think could do this? Were you part of this?" And that started with, "Who do you think could do this? Were you part of this?"
230 00:13:03,073 00:13:05,743 [man] While the early reports have brought a flurry of denials, [man] While the early reports have brought a flurry of denials,
231 00:13:05,826 00:13:08,245 players giving out sensitive information to the press players giving out sensitive information to the press
232 00:13:08,329 00:13:11,624 is one surefire way to cause a division within the team. is one surefire way to cause a division within the team.
233 00:13:11,707 00:13:14,335 I didn't contribute to that. That was Horace. I didn't contribute to that. That was Horace.
234 00:13:15,544 00:13:18,631 He was telling everything that was happening within the group. He was telling everything that was happening within the group.
235 00:13:20,257 00:13:22,843 [Perdue] As we started winning championships, [Perdue] As we started winning championships,
236 00:13:23,594 00:13:27,056 and everybody talked about Michael, and talked about "everybody else," and everybody talked about Michael, and talked about "everybody else,"
237 00:13:27,807 00:13:31,435 I mean, that really pissed off Horace. I mean, that really pissed off Horace.
238 00:13:33,020 00:13:36,357 He felt slighted. He was in Michael's shadow. He felt slighted. He was in Michael's shadow.
239 00:13:37,858 00:13:42,238 No. Not one thing have I ever divulged to Sam Smith No. Not one thing have I ever divulged to Sam Smith
240 00:13:42,780 00:13:46,659 about my relationship with my former teammates. about my relationship with my former teammates.
241 00:13:47,451 00:13:50,871 A lot of people, because Sam and I have a great relationship, A lot of people, because Sam and I have a great relationship,
242 00:13:50,955 00:13:55,334 used me as a scapegoat, and... so be it. used me as a scapegoat, and... so be it.
243 00:13:55,417 00:13:57,169 It couldn't have just been Horace. It couldn't have just been Horace.
244 00:13:57,253 00:13:59,505 Had to be coming from a number of different places. Had to be coming from a number of different places.
245 00:13:59,588 00:14:02,132 It could've been the coaches, It could've been the coaches,
246 00:14:02,216 00:14:05,469 it could've been the owners, it could've been management. it could've been the owners, it could've been management.
247 00:14:06,387 00:14:08,556 [Jackson] We have a star for five or six years, [Jackson] We have a star for five or six years,
248 00:14:08,639 00:14:11,141 and then, pretty soon, people start chipping away and then, pretty soon, people start chipping away
249 00:14:11,225 00:14:13,477 at the pedestal of that star or that hero at the pedestal of that star or that hero
250 00:14:13,561 00:14:14,979 and try to knock him off the block. and try to knock him off the block.
251 00:14:15,813 00:14:18,858 If I'm going to be knocked off this pedestal, If I'm going to be knocked off this pedestal,
252 00:14:18,941 00:14:21,610 I'm going to make sure I do something to be knocked off. I'm going to make sure I do something to be knocked off.
253 00:14:21,694 00:14:24,905 I'm not going to let someone else knock me off for no apparent reason I'm not going to let someone else knock me off for no apparent reason
254 00:14:24,989 00:14:26,824 or comments that I didn't say. or comments that I didn't say.
255 00:14:27,992 00:14:29,792 [man] While some of Michael Jordan's teammates [man] While some of Michael Jordan's teammates
256 00:14:29,869 00:14:31,745 view the book as "a bunch of bull," view the book as "a bunch of bull,"
257 00:14:32,329 00:14:36,709 Smith says it may have a positive effect down the road on the world champions. Smith says it may have a positive effect down the road on the world champions.
258 00:14:37,376 00:14:39,378 [Smith] I think Phil will use this book to say, [Smith] I think Phil will use this book to say,
259 00:14:39,461 00:14:43,632 "Here, this is out there. They're trying to divide us apart." "Here, this is out there. They're trying to divide us apart."
260 00:14:43,716 00:14:45,801 In a lot of ways, it'll bring the team together. In a lot of ways, it'll bring the team together.
261 00:14:47,261 00:14:50,055 I was under siege when the book came out. Everyone turned on me, I was under siege when the book came out. Everyone turned on me,
262 00:14:50,139 00:14:52,266 to the point where I was getting a lot of threats to the point where I was getting a lot of threats
263 00:14:52,349 00:14:55,686 and the newspaper had me stay home for a week, told me not to come. and the newspaper had me stay home for a week, told me not to come.
264 00:14:58,147 00:15:01,025 The Jordan Rules took a big toll on him off the court. The Jordan Rules took a big toll on him off the court.
265 00:15:02,443 00:15:06,280 But on the court, he was still the most dominant figure in the game But on the court, he was still the most dominant figure in the game
266 00:15:06,363 00:15:07,865 on the most dominant team. on the most dominant team.
267 00:15:12,703 00:15:14,705 ["Hip Hop Hooray" playing] ["Hip Hop Hooray" playing]
268 00:15:16,373 00:15:18,667 [commentator 1] And Horace with the slam! [commentator 1] And Horace with the slam!
269 00:15:18,751 00:15:20,794 [commentator 2] Jordan intercepts. What a play! [commentator 2] Jordan intercepts. What a play!
270 00:15:20,878 00:15:22,212 They're tearing them apart. They're tearing them apart.
271 00:15:22,296 00:15:24,924 [commentator 3] Fourteen. Jordan past Petrovic. [commentator 3] Fourteen. Jordan past Petrovic.
272 00:15:25,007 00:15:27,343 [commentator 3 exclaims] [commentator 3 exclaims]
273 00:15:33,682 00:15:36,518 [commentator 4] Michael blocked him... ...denied by Horace... [commentator 4] Michael blocked him... ...denied by Horace...
274 00:15:36,602 00:15:39,730 ...three on two. To Jordan. And a foul... ...three on two. To Jordan. And a foul...
275 00:15:39,813 00:15:41,607 Oh, he scored! Yes! Oh, he scored! Yes!
276 00:15:46,195 00:15:49,156 Michael in control, feeds Horace Grant. Michael in control, feeds Horace Grant.
277 00:15:49,823 00:15:51,283 [commentator 5] Michael on the line. [commentator 5] Michael on the line.
278 00:15:57,957 00:16:02,336 [commentator 6] No fouling here. From mid-court, a 50-footer to go... [commentator 6] No fouling here. From mid-court, a 50-footer to go...
279 00:16:02,419 00:16:03,587 Michael Jordan! Michael Jordan!
280 00:16:06,382 00:16:08,258 A lot of the people in... A lot of the people in...
281 00:16:09,134 00:16:12,888 that era that you would consider Michael's peers had won two in a row. that era that you would consider Michael's peers had won two in a row.
282 00:16:13,472 00:16:16,892 Isiah won two straight. Magic had won two straight. Isiah won two straight. Magic had won two straight.
283 00:16:16,976 00:16:19,395 But none of them won three in a row. But none of them won three in a row.
284 00:16:19,478 00:16:22,606 A third championship was the separator. A third championship was the separator.
285 00:16:22,690 00:16:24,733 You win three, you're on Mount Rushmore. You win three, you're on Mount Rushmore.
286 00:16:25,609 00:16:28,737 So, for that team, it was all about winning a third straight. So, for that team, it was all about winning a third straight.
287 00:16:29,321 00:16:31,115 [interviewer] Who was their biggest obstacle? [interviewer] Who was their biggest obstacle?
288 00:16:31,657 00:16:35,786 Without question, it was this incredibly... tough, Without question, it was this incredibly... tough,
289 00:16:36,412 00:16:39,748 motivated and well-coached Knicks team. motivated and well-coached Knicks team.
290 00:16:42,376 00:16:45,754 In the early '90s, the Knicks replaced the Bad Boy Pistons In the early '90s, the Knicks replaced the Bad Boy Pistons
291 00:16:45,838 00:16:48,132 as the team that Chicagoans hated the most. as the team that Chicagoans hated the most.
292 00:16:48,215 00:16:51,468 It was very intense 'cause I know how bad they wanted to beat us. It was very intense 'cause I know how bad they wanted to beat us.
293 00:16:53,554 00:16:55,472 [commentator] Both clubs going at each other. [commentator] Both clubs going at each other.
294 00:16:55,556 00:16:58,684 Michael Jordan and Xavier McDaniel having words. Michael Jordan and Xavier McDaniel having words.
295 00:16:58,767 00:17:03,313 Double technicals were called on McDaniel and Jordan. Double technicals were called on McDaniel and Jordan.
296 00:17:04,732 00:17:08,902 They were on the come up. They were trying to be... They were on the come up. They were trying to be...
297 00:17:09,737 00:17:14,533 the next Chicago Bulls as we were to the Detroit Pistons. the next Chicago Bulls as we were to the Detroit Pistons.
298 00:17:15,909 00:17:18,620 [Jordan] Mentally, they were a hard-working team, [Jordan] Mentally, they were a hard-working team,
299 00:17:18,704 00:17:23,751 but I firmly believe that... when we were playing at our best but I firmly believe that... when we were playing at our best
300 00:17:23,834 00:17:26,253 and they're playing at their best, we're a better team. and they're playing at their best, we're a better team.
301 00:17:27,337 00:17:30,883 Patrick Ewing was the biggest focus for us, offensively. Patrick Ewing was the biggest focus for us, offensively.
302 00:17:31,717 00:17:33,052 We hated each other. We hated each other.
303 00:17:34,553 00:17:36,055 It was extremely physical. It was extremely physical.
304 00:17:38,015 00:17:41,060 It wasn't really a foul till you drew blood. It wasn't really a foul till you drew blood.
305 00:17:42,186 00:17:43,854 [Riley] When I was coaching the Knicks, [Riley] When I was coaching the Knicks,
306 00:17:43,937 00:17:46,440 I told the team, "You can't let him dunk on you!" I told the team, "You can't let him dunk on you!"
307 00:17:48,150 00:17:49,151 [man] Hello! [man] Hello!
308 00:17:52,488 00:17:53,989 [Riley] You gotta knock him down. [Riley] You gotta knock him down.
309 00:17:54,073 00:17:57,493 If we don't meet him at the rim, he's gonna embarrass you. If we don't meet him at the rim, he's gonna embarrass you.
310 00:17:57,576 00:18:00,996 [commentator] ...ball that he followed up. Jordan with the recovery. Jordan! [commentator] ...ball that he followed up. Jordan with the recovery. Jordan!
311 00:18:01,080 00:18:02,664 [Jordan exclaiming] [Jordan exclaiming]
312 00:18:05,000 00:18:07,544 Only way we can beat this guy, Only way we can beat this guy,
313 00:18:07,628 00:18:08,796 we had to hit him, we had to hit him,
314 00:18:08,879 00:18:11,298 let him know that you just can't fly to the rim. let him know that you just can't fly to the rim.
315 00:18:17,179 00:18:19,139 [Adande] The battle lines were drawn between them. [Adande] The battle lines were drawn between them.
316 00:18:19,515 00:18:24,269 And then, 1993 playoffs, they're playing the Knicks in the Conference Finals. And then, 1993 playoffs, they're playing the Knicks in the Conference Finals.
317 00:18:27,064 00:18:28,984 [commentator] It has come down to this: game one [commentator] It has come down to this: game one
318 00:18:29,066 00:18:33,737 of the eagerly anticipated best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final. of the eagerly anticipated best-of-seven Eastern Conference Final.
319 00:18:33,821 00:18:35,864 Patrick Ewing and his New York Knicks Patrick Ewing and his New York Knicks
320 00:18:35,948 00:18:38,742 facing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. facing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
321 00:18:39,868 00:18:43,705 We got tested in that playoffs by the Knicks. We got tested in that playoffs by the Knicks.
322 00:18:45,916 00:18:50,337 The Knicks had that same defense that we'd just had to overcome versus Detroit. The Knicks had that same defense that we'd just had to overcome versus Detroit.
323 00:18:50,921 00:18:52,256 They were gonna be physical, They were gonna be physical,
324 00:18:52,339 00:18:54,883 they were gonna come up body-to-body all the time. they were gonna come up body-to-body all the time.
325 00:18:54,967 00:18:57,427 [commentator] Things beginning to get a bit rough. [commentator] Things beginning to get a bit rough.
326 00:18:57,511 00:18:58,929 That was a tremendous battle. That was a tremendous battle.
327 00:19:05,144 00:19:06,186 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
328 00:19:07,771 00:19:10,983 [commentator] The basket counts and the foul! [commentator] The basket counts and the foul!
329 00:19:14,194 00:19:18,323 So the Knicks defeat the Bulls in game one of this best-of-seven. So the Knicks defeat the Bulls in game one of this best-of-seven.
330 00:19:20,033 00:19:22,452 [announcer] Jordan knows that all eyes are on him tonight [announcer] Jordan knows that all eyes are on him tonight
331 00:19:22,536 00:19:26,206 as the Bulls go for the needed split in New York in the Eastern Conference Finals. as the Bulls go for the needed split in New York in the Eastern Conference Finals.
332 00:19:26,290 00:19:28,792 After shooting 3-for-13 in the second half Sunday, After shooting 3-for-13 in the second half Sunday,
333 00:19:28,876 00:19:30,878 Jordan needs to light it up in game two. Jordan needs to light it up in game two.
334 00:19:33,255 00:19:34,815 [commentator] And Jordan... Just ran... [commentator] And Jordan... Just ran...
335 00:19:34,840 00:19:36,425 He is walloped by Anthony! He is walloped by Anthony!
336 00:19:36,508 00:19:38,468 Now the Bulls are very upset. Now the Bulls are very upset.
337 00:19:39,052 00:19:40,804 [Jackson] In the second game in the series, [Jackson] In the second game in the series,
338 00:19:40,888 00:19:43,765 they were stepping things up, really physical. they were stepping things up, really physical.
339 00:19:44,516 00:19:45,893 [commentator] Ewing! And... [commentator] Ewing! And...
340 00:19:46,852 00:19:48,812 Look out! Cartwright submarines. Look out! Cartwright submarines.
341 00:19:48,896 00:19:50,772 Starks! Yes! Starks! Yes!
342 00:19:50,856 00:19:52,107 [crowd cheering] [crowd cheering]
343 00:19:52,191 00:19:57,196 What a move by Starks, who was able to sky to the basket! What a move by Starks, who was able to sky to the basket!
344 00:20:02,367 00:20:05,162 [woman] In sports, the Chicago Bulls are down two games to none [woman] In sports, the Chicago Bulls are down two games to none
345 00:20:05,245 00:20:07,331 in their playoff series with the New York Knicks. in their playoff series with the New York Knicks.
346 00:20:07,414 00:20:11,919 Some are suggesting that superstar Michael Jordan may have dropped the ball. Some are suggesting that superstar Michael Jordan may have dropped the ball.
347 00:20:12,002 00:20:14,546 [man] In the last quarter against the Knicks Tuesday night, [man] In the last quarter against the Knicks Tuesday night,
348 00:20:14,630 00:20:16,381 Michael Jordan looked tired. Michael Jordan looked tired.
349 00:20:16,465 00:20:20,344 Was he worn down by the Knicks' defense in a grueling physical game Was he worn down by the Knicks' defense in a grueling physical game
350 00:20:20,427 00:20:21,762 or was he worn down or was he worn down
351 00:20:21,845 00:20:25,891 by a visit to this Atlantic City hotel on the eve of the game? by a visit to this Atlantic City hotel on the eve of the game?
352 00:20:25,974 00:20:27,935 The New York Times said today The New York Times said today
353 00:20:28,018 00:20:32,105 Jordan was seen in the hotel's casino as late as 2:30 in the morning. Jordan was seen in the hotel's casino as late as 2:30 in the morning.
354 00:20:32,731 00:20:34,816 My father said, "Let's get away from New York City. My father said, "Let's get away from New York City.
355 00:20:35,359 00:20:37,361 Let's you and I go to Atlantic City." Let's you and I go to Atlantic City."
356 00:20:37,444 00:20:41,823 We got a limo, we went and gambled for a couple of hours. We came back. We got a limo, we went and gambled for a couple of hours. We came back.
357 00:20:42,783 00:20:46,828 Everybody went totally ballistic. "Hey, he was in a casino last night." Everybody went totally ballistic. "Hey, he was in a casino last night."
358 00:20:47,412 00:20:50,040 I wasn't late. We got home by 12:30, one o'clock. I wasn't late. We got home by 12:30, one o'clock.
359 00:20:50,123 00:20:53,293 The reason I was there was more or less to get away from New York, The reason I was there was more or less to get away from New York,
360 00:20:53,377 00:20:57,297 hear about all the losing, you know, the game situation. hear about all the losing, you know, the game situation.
361 00:20:57,381 00:20:59,341 I went out to get my mind away from basketball. I went out to get my mind away from basketball.
362 00:20:59,424 00:21:00,676 I couldn't go play golf, I couldn't go play golf,
363 00:21:00,759 00:21:03,011 so I rode up there with my family and friends. so I rode up there with my family and friends.
364 00:21:03,095 00:21:05,555 [man] Jordan's hours triggered harsh headlines [man] Jordan's hours triggered harsh headlines
365 00:21:05,639 00:21:07,641 and dominated the sports talk shows. and dominated the sports talk shows.
366 00:21:07,724 00:21:10,435 What it shows me is a lack of commitment What it shows me is a lack of commitment
367 00:21:10,519 00:21:13,438 to what is the goal right now, and that is a third championship. to what is the goal right now, and that is a third championship.
368 00:21:13,522 00:21:18,485 [man] Jordan had violated no team rules, no league rules, no state laws. [man] Jordan had violated no team rules, no league rules, no state laws.
369 00:21:18,568 00:21:22,072 All he violated were people's expectations. All he violated were people's expectations.
370 00:21:23,323 00:21:26,451 [Jackson] I addressed the Atlantic City thing, and he was like, [Jackson] I addressed the Atlantic City thing, and he was like,
371 00:21:26,994 00:21:30,247 "Going down to Atlantic City in the afternoon and getting back at midnight? "Going down to Atlantic City in the afternoon and getting back at midnight?
372 00:21:30,330 00:21:32,666 That's not gonna affect my basketball. That's not gonna affect my basketball.
373 00:21:32,749 00:21:34,835 It's gonna take my mind away It's gonna take my mind away
374 00:21:35,419 00:21:38,046 from this pressure we have building up in the playoffs." from this pressure we have building up in the playoffs."
375 00:21:38,797 00:21:41,341 [interviewer] Why was the trip to Atlantic City such a big deal? [interviewer] Why was the trip to Atlantic City such a big deal?
376 00:21:41,425 00:21:43,385 Okay, the backstory is this. Okay, the backstory is this.
377 00:21:43,468 00:21:46,638 So, the Bulls win in '91. They win the championship. So, the Bulls win in '91. They win the championship.
378 00:21:47,222 00:21:49,766 You go to the White House when you win the championship. You go to the White House when you win the championship.
379 00:21:49,850 00:21:51,101 Ready. Get set... Ready. Get set...
380 00:21:51,184 00:21:53,228 [Aldridge] Except Jordan didn't show. [Aldridge] Except Jordan didn't show.
381 00:21:54,187 00:21:56,815 He said, "Time with family. I gotta be..." He said, "Time with family. I gotta be..."
382 00:21:56,898 00:21:58,942 No, he was out gambling with Slim Bouler. No, he was out gambling with Slim Bouler.
383 00:22:03,155 00:22:05,741 [Kremer] Slim Bouler was a golf hustler [Kremer] Slim Bouler was a golf hustler
384 00:22:05,824 00:22:09,619 and back in December of 1991, and back in December of 1991,
385 00:22:10,203 00:22:13,999 he was brought up on drug and money laundering charges. he was brought up on drug and money laundering charges.
386 00:22:14,624 00:22:19,796 And federal agents found a check made out from Michael Jordan And federal agents found a check made out from Michael Jordan
387 00:22:19,880 00:22:23,091 to Slim Bouler for $57,000. to Slim Bouler for $57,000.
388 00:22:23,175 00:22:25,969 Jordan initially said, "That was just a loan I made him." Jordan initially said, "That was just a loan I made him."
389 00:22:26,845 00:22:32,517 But Michael was a witness in this case involving Slim Bouler, But Michael was a witness in this case involving Slim Bouler,
390 00:22:32,601 00:22:36,646 and Michael admitted that he was repaying a gambling debt. and Michael admitted that he was repaying a gambling debt.
391 00:22:36,730 00:22:39,483 [man] "What was the money for?" asked Bouler's attorney. [man] "What was the money for?" asked Bouler's attorney.
392 00:22:39,566 00:22:43,445 Answer: "It was what I lost gambling. It was never a loan. Answer: "It was what I lost gambling. It was never a loan.
393 00:22:43,528 00:22:47,240 I said it was a loan strictly to save the embarrassment and pain." I said it was a loan strictly to save the embarrassment and pain."
394 00:22:47,866 00:22:51,286 [Aldridge] So, when Michael spends all night gambling in Atlantic City, [Aldridge] So, when Michael spends all night gambling in Atlantic City,
395 00:22:51,370 00:22:55,874 after they lost game one, it became a very public issue after they lost game one, it became a very public issue
396 00:22:55,957 00:23:01,046 in terms of, "Is this signs of some kind of a problem with him?" in terms of, "Is this signs of some kind of a problem with him?"
397 00:23:01,129 00:23:04,716 And then you add to that the Esquinas book, And then you add to that the Esquinas book,
398 00:23:05,425 00:23:09,513 which came out in the midst of that Atlantic City fiasco. which came out in the midst of that Atlantic City fiasco.
399 00:23:09,596 00:23:13,392 [news anchor] In a book titled Michael and Me: Our Gambling Addiction, [news anchor] In a book titled Michael and Me: Our Gambling Addiction,
400 00:23:13,475 00:23:15,977 Richard Esquinas, a onetime general manager Richard Esquinas, a onetime general manager
401 00:23:16,061 00:23:17,646 of the San Diego Sports Arena, of the San Diego Sports Arena,
402 00:23:17,729 00:23:22,692 makes the claim that Michael Jordan owed him more than $1.2 million, makes the claim that Michael Jordan owed him more than $1.2 million,
403 00:23:22,776 00:23:25,278 a result of gambling on their golf matches. a result of gambling on their golf matches.
404 00:23:25,737 00:23:28,949 [Jordan] Yeah, Richard Esquinas... We met from a third party. [Jordan] Yeah, Richard Esquinas... We met from a third party.
405 00:23:29,032 00:23:32,119 I'm actually playing golf with people all the time now. I'm actually playing golf with people all the time now.
406 00:23:32,202 00:23:33,745 If they wanna gamble, we gamble. If they wanna gamble, we gamble.
407 00:23:33,829 00:23:35,622 The character of those individuals, The character of those individuals,
408 00:23:35,705 00:23:39,501 I found out later what kind of people I was playing with. I found out later what kind of people I was playing with.
409 00:23:39,584 00:23:41,628 I learned that lesson. I learned that lesson.
410 00:23:41,711 00:23:44,756 But the act of gambling, I didn't do anything wrong. But the act of gambling, I didn't do anything wrong.
411 00:23:44,840 00:23:50,345 And it right away went right to the most deepest, darkest kind of side of it. And it right away went right to the most deepest, darkest kind of side of it.
412 00:23:50,429 00:23:51,888 Is he throwing games? Is he throwing games?
413 00:23:52,472 00:23:54,224 [interviewer] Has it gone beyond golf? [interviewer] Has it gone beyond golf?
414 00:23:54,307 00:23:56,017 Never has. Never has. Never has. Never has.
415 00:23:56,101 00:23:58,854 Michael and I were competitive and gambling on the golf course. Michael and I were competitive and gambling on the golf course.
416 00:23:58,937 00:24:00,188 We play cards. We play cards.
417 00:24:00,272 00:24:04,234 I was in many of the card games, but never anything else. I was in many of the card games, but never anything else.
418 00:24:04,317 00:24:08,321 I never bet on games, I only bet on myself and that was golf. I never bet on games, I only bet on myself and that was golf.
419 00:24:08,989 00:24:11,783 Do I like to play blackjack? Yeah, I like playing blackjack. Do I like to play blackjack? Yeah, I like playing blackjack.
420 00:24:11,867 00:24:13,034 There's no laws with that. There's no laws with that.
421 00:24:13,118 00:24:16,288 And the league did call me and they asked questions about it, And the league did call me and they asked questions about it,
422 00:24:16,371 00:24:18,415 and I told them exactly what was happening. and I told them exactly what was happening.
423 00:24:19,499 00:24:24,254 [Stern] Michael was betting on his golf game. [Stern] Michael was betting on his golf game.
424 00:24:24,337 00:24:28,758 Larger numbers than you or I might bet if we played golf together. Larger numbers than you or I might bet if we played golf together.
425 00:24:28,842 00:24:32,596 But, you know, given Michael's earnings and the like, But, you know, given Michael's earnings and the like,
426 00:24:32,679 00:24:37,767 we just never... It never reached epic crisis levels in my view. we just never... It never reached epic crisis levels in my view.
427 00:24:42,522 00:24:44,441 [Aldridge] I understand that people [Aldridge] I understand that people
428 00:24:44,524 00:24:46,776 would see and hear about amounts of money like that would see and hear about amounts of money like that
429 00:24:46,860 00:24:48,528 and go, "Wow! That's a lot of money." and go, "Wow! That's a lot of money."
430 00:24:48,612 00:24:51,364 What I used to always say to people is that, What I used to always say to people is that,
431 00:24:51,448 00:24:55,744 for Michael Jordan, $10,000 is like you gambling $10. for Michael Jordan, $10,000 is like you gambling $10.
432 00:24:55,827 00:24:59,289 He's got it. He's good for it. You don't have to worry about it. He's got it. He's good for it. You don't have to worry about it.
433 00:24:59,372 00:25:00,916 The thought has occurred The thought has occurred
434 00:25:00,999 00:25:03,919 that you aren't really gambling with money, that you aren't really gambling with money,
435 00:25:04,002 00:25:06,421 you're gambling with your reputation. you're gambling with your reputation.
436 00:25:07,005 00:25:08,924 Gambling with your good name. Gambling with your good name.
437 00:25:09,633 00:25:13,720 What would they consider my good name? The purest of all pure? What would they consider my good name? The purest of all pure?
438 00:25:14,513 00:25:16,806 The person that doesn't make mistakes? The person that doesn't make mistakes?
439 00:25:16,890 00:25:20,852 It wasn't all part of this carefully cultivated image It wasn't all part of this carefully cultivated image
440 00:25:20,936 00:25:24,523 that he had had of being the best basketball player in the world that he had had of being the best basketball player in the world
441 00:25:24,606 00:25:26,650 that everyone wanted to be like. that everyone wanted to be like.
442 00:25:26,733 00:25:29,361 Do you think you have a gambling problem at all? Do you think you have a gambling problem at all?
443 00:25:29,444 00:25:32,113 No. Because I can stop gambling. No. Because I can stop gambling.
444 00:25:32,197 00:25:33,949 I have a competition problem. I have a competition problem.
445 00:25:35,116 00:25:36,409 A competitive problem. A competitive problem.
446 00:25:36,993 00:25:41,039 It didn't affect his endorsements. It didn't affect him monetarily. It didn't affect his endorsements. It didn't affect him monetarily.
447 00:25:41,122 00:25:43,083 It didn't really affect his popularity. It didn't really affect his popularity.
448 00:25:43,959 00:25:46,419 But the damage was to his reputation. But the damage was to his reputation.
449 00:25:47,546 00:25:52,259 And the price to pay was how tedious this all became And the price to pay was how tedious this all became
450 00:25:52,342 00:25:56,012 for Michael to have to answer these questions. for Michael to have to answer these questions.
451 00:25:56,096 00:25:57,514 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
452 00:26:00,475 00:26:03,228 [man 1] Were you playing $1,000-a-hole golf down there? [man 1] Were you playing $1,000-a-hole golf down there?
453 00:26:03,311 00:26:05,981 - Is that what was going on? - [man 2] Is this an addiction? - Is that what was going on? - [man 2] Is this an addiction?
454 00:26:06,064 00:26:08,400 When you're answering these questions over and over again, When you're answering these questions over and over again,
455 00:26:08,483 00:26:12,153 and feeling you have to defend yourself, it's exhausting. and feeling you have to defend yourself, it's exhausting.
456 00:26:12,737 00:26:14,823 Get 'em off the floor. It's one o'clock. Get 'em off the floor. It's one o'clock.
457 00:26:14,906 00:26:16,116 [man] Let's start it up. [man] Let's start it up.
458 00:26:16,700 00:26:22,247 [Aldridge] He was really starting to grate against the media onslaught. [Aldridge] He was really starting to grate against the media onslaught.
459 00:26:22,330 00:26:25,792 Michael becomes irate and refuses to talk to the media. Michael becomes irate and refuses to talk to the media.
460 00:26:26,793 00:26:28,962 The curtain of silence started to come down. The curtain of silence started to come down.
461 00:26:30,005 00:26:31,506 [Kremer] He wanted no part of it. [Kremer] He wanted no part of it.
462 00:26:31,590 00:26:34,593 Let someone like his dad have to answer these questions for him. Let someone like his dad have to answer these questions for him.
463 00:26:35,093 00:26:37,721 I stopped talking. My father said, "Let me handle this." I stopped talking. My father said, "Let me handle this."
464 00:26:37,804 00:26:40,515 I said, "Dad, you don't have to." He said, "Nah." He wanted to. I said, "Dad, you don't have to." He said, "Nah." He wanted to.
465 00:26:40,599 00:26:44,019 He has given the best of him. He has given the best of him.
466 00:26:44,102 00:26:48,565 He has sacrificed to try to satisfy everybody. He has sacrificed to try to satisfy everybody.
467 00:26:49,107 00:26:52,694 And after doing all of that, people still find a way of knocking him. And after doing all of that, people still find a way of knocking him.
468 00:26:52,777 00:26:55,280 And he's saying, "Damn, how much is enough?" And he's saying, "Damn, how much is enough?"
469 00:26:58,783 00:27:02,120 [Aldridge] Around that time, I remember Magic Johnson saying, [Aldridge] Around that time, I remember Magic Johnson saying,
470 00:27:02,704 00:27:05,290 "You guys are gonna drive him out of this game "You guys are gonna drive him out of this game
471 00:27:05,373 00:27:07,834 if you keep this up, 'cause he's tired of it. if you keep this up, 'cause he's tired of it.
472 00:27:07,917 00:27:09,878 He's tired of you guys picking on him." He's tired of you guys picking on him."
473 00:27:15,216 00:27:17,302 [Rashad] People build you up to tear you down. [Rashad] People build you up to tear you down.
474 00:27:18,178 00:27:19,929 It happens in sports all the time. It happens in sports all the time.
475 00:27:20,013 00:27:22,974 If a team wins too much, you want 'em to lose. If a team wins too much, you want 'em to lose.
476 00:27:26,353 00:27:30,982 The public has an appetite for these kind of rise-and-fall narratives. The public has an appetite for these kind of rise-and-fall narratives.
477 00:27:34,986 00:27:37,447 [woman] Let's go, baby! Let's go! [woman] Let's go, baby! Let's go!
478 00:27:38,031 00:27:40,950 [Jackson] I think he was disgusted with what happened, [Jackson] I think he was disgusted with what happened,
479 00:27:41,034 00:27:43,286 and Michael had to respond. and Michael had to respond.
480 00:27:45,664 00:27:46,998 And respond he did. And respond he did.
481 00:27:49,668 00:27:51,586 [commentator 1] Here's Jordan for the fadeaway. [commentator 1] Here's Jordan for the fadeaway.
482 00:27:54,047 00:27:55,840 Jordan off the hesitation dribble! Jordan off the hesitation dribble!
483 00:27:56,966 00:27:59,719 Look out! Starks went barreling into Pippen. Look out! Starks went barreling into Pippen.
484 00:27:59,803 00:28:03,098 And Starks in the face of Pippen who just looks to walk away. And Starks in the face of Pippen who just looks to walk away.
485 00:28:03,181 00:28:04,933 Look out. They're pushing and shoving. Look out. They're pushing and shoving.
486 00:28:05,517 00:28:08,436 And they continue on! Jordan wants a go at him! And they continue on! Jordan wants a go at him!
487 00:28:12,982 00:28:15,694 [commentator 2] The team rally in the support of Michael Jordan. [commentator 2] The team rally in the support of Michael Jordan.
488 00:28:15,777 00:28:18,947 He is so upset with the criticism he received He is so upset with the criticism he received
489 00:28:19,030 00:28:20,865 for his journey down to Atlantic City. for his journey down to Atlantic City.
490 00:28:22,242 00:28:25,453 [commentator 1] A convincing Chicago Bulls victory. [commentator 1] A convincing Chicago Bulls victory.
491 00:28:26,454 00:28:29,332 Michael could make things up to motivate himself. Michael could make things up to motivate himself.
492 00:28:29,416 00:28:31,626 He didn't have to make anything up. This was real. He didn't have to make anything up. This was real.
493 00:28:31,710 00:28:34,337 This was the media scolding you. This was the media scolding you.
494 00:28:35,547 00:28:38,591 And he says, "I'll show you." And he did. And he says, "I'll show you." And he did.
495 00:28:50,145 00:28:53,523 [commentator] A standing ovation for the Chicago Bulls. [commentator] A standing ovation for the Chicago Bulls.
496 00:28:54,357 00:28:57,235 Fifty-four points for Michael Jordan. Fifty-four points for Michael Jordan.
497 00:29:07,245 00:29:09,080 [Aldridge] Game five. The series is tied. [Aldridge] Game five. The series is tied.
498 00:29:13,710 00:29:16,671 The Bulls are up one with 20 seconds left, The Bulls are up one with 20 seconds left,
499 00:29:16,755 00:29:20,717 and there's poor Charles Smith trying his best to get the ball into the basket. and there's poor Charles Smith trying his best to get the ball into the basket.
500 00:29:20,800 00:29:23,344 [commentator] Ewing for Smith! Smith! [commentator] Ewing for Smith! Smith!
501 00:29:24,345 00:29:28,600 Smith! Smith... stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen! Smith! Smith... stopped! Smith stopped again by Pippen!
502 00:29:28,683 00:29:30,185 What a play by Scottie Pippen! What a play by Scottie Pippen!
503 00:29:30,268 00:29:31,936 [Aldridge] Jordan and Pippen and Grant [Aldridge] Jordan and Pippen and Grant
504 00:29:33,271 00:29:37,484 simply refusing to let the ball go in the basket. Wouldn't allow it. simply refusing to let the ball go in the basket. Wouldn't allow it.
505 00:29:39,027 00:29:41,488 It's one of the great defensive sequences of all time. It's one of the great defensive sequences of all time.
506 00:29:42,197 00:29:44,449 [commentator] The Bulls have defeated the Knicks! [commentator] The Bulls have defeated the Knicks!
507 00:29:47,994 00:29:50,830 That's the series. They close it out in Chicago the next game. That's the series. They close it out in Chicago the next game.
508 00:29:59,172 00:30:03,843 [commentator] There it is! Chicago going on to the NBA Finals. [commentator] There it is! Chicago going on to the NBA Finals.
509 00:30:04,969 00:30:08,431 Chicago will attempt to three-peat, Chicago will attempt to three-peat,
510 00:30:08,515 00:30:14,479 trying to be become only the third team in NBA history to pull off three in a row. trying to be become only the third team in NBA history to pull off three in a row.
511 00:30:14,562 00:30:18,024 Did you feel all that negative publicity about Michael going to Atlantic City Did you feel all that negative publicity about Michael going to Atlantic City
512 00:30:18,107 00:30:19,734 really pulled you guys together? really pulled you guys together?
513 00:30:19,818 00:30:21,486 Yeah, we take that personally. Yeah, we take that personally.
514 00:30:21,569 00:30:23,738 We're a team, we've been a team a long time, We're a team, we've been a team a long time,
515 00:30:23,822 00:30:26,241 and when you attack one of ours, we gotta bond together. and when you attack one of ours, we gotta bond together.
516 00:30:26,324 00:30:28,910 It's the only thing we have, and it showed on the floor. It's the only thing we have, and it showed on the floor.
517 00:30:39,254 00:30:40,880 - 11:45. - What is it? - 11:45. - What is it?
518 00:30:40,964 00:30:43,925 - Eleven... Oh, I'm sorry. 1:45. - [Jordan] Let's go, Phil! - Eleven... Oh, I'm sorry. 1:45. - [Jordan] Let's go, Phil!
519 00:30:45,301 00:30:46,553 Ten minutes over! Ten minutes over!
520 00:30:47,887 00:30:49,722 - Let's go. Where you going? - I'm ready. - Let's go. Where you going? - I'm ready.
521 00:30:49,806 00:30:51,516 - Let's go. Come on. - You hear that? - Let's go. Come on. - You hear that?
522 00:30:51,599 00:30:54,352 - Nah, come on. Y'all miss out on this. - How's it going? - Nah, come on. Y'all miss out on this. - How's it going?
523 00:30:54,435 00:30:57,689 - Now that's entertainment. [chuckles] - [Jordan] 1:45. - Now that's entertainment. [chuckles] - [Jordan] 1:45.
524 00:30:58,565 00:30:59,774 Let's go! Let's go!
525 00:31:01,234 00:31:03,111 [Pippen] He's got a tee time at 3:30. [Pippen] He's got a tee time at 3:30.
526 00:31:05,029 00:31:07,073 [man 1] Scottie, can I talk to you for a sec? [man 1] Scottie, can I talk to you for a sec?
527 00:31:07,156 00:31:09,701 Nah, man, we done. We outta here. Let's go, Pip. Come on. Nah, man, we done. We outta here. Let's go, Pip. Come on.
528 00:31:09,784 00:31:11,703 - Just till Phil comes by. - [Jordan] Nah. - Just till Phil comes by. - [Jordan] Nah.
529 00:31:11,786 00:31:13,371 - [man 1] Michael! - [man 2] Come on! - [man 1] Michael! - [man 2] Come on!
530 00:31:14,080 00:31:16,124 [Jordan] He's healthy, he'll be playing tomorrow. [Jordan] He's healthy, he'll be playing tomorrow.
531 00:31:16,207 00:31:17,834 [Pippen] He's got a tee time! [Pippen] He's got a tee time!
532 00:31:17,917 00:31:19,210 [laughter] [laughter]
533 00:31:19,294 00:31:21,254 Scottie, how're you feeling? Everything all right? Scottie, how're you feeling? Everything all right?
534 00:31:21,337 00:31:23,590 Yeah, I'm feeling good, just a little sore. Yeah, I'm feeling good, just a little sore.
535 00:31:24,549 00:31:26,092 [bus honking] [bus honking]
536 00:31:28,177 00:31:29,762 [all laughing] [all laughing]
537 00:31:31,681 00:31:35,101 [man 2] Is there... Is there any chance Mike has got a tee time? [man 2] Is there... Is there any chance Mike has got a tee time?
538 00:31:36,060 00:31:37,312 [inaudible] [inaudible]
539 00:31:37,896 00:31:40,398 Come on, get on here, Bill. Hey, give me 20 cents. Come on, get on here, Bill. Hey, give me 20 cents.
540 00:31:40,481 00:31:42,942 [man 3] He must be ready to go. Driver's getting mad at you. [man 3] He must be ready to go. Driver's getting mad at you.
541 00:31:43,026 00:31:47,113 Y'all gotta pay a fare to get on this bus. Let's go. Get out the way! Y'all gotta pay a fare to get on this bus. Let's go. Get out the way!
542 00:31:48,698 00:31:51,302 - [man 4] You know how to put it in gear? - [Jordan] Yeah, watch this. - [man 4] You know how to put it in gear? - [Jordan] Yeah, watch this.
543 00:31:51,326 00:31:52,327 [man 4] Oh, no. [man 4] Oh, no.
544 00:31:52,869 00:31:54,370 - Get back. - [man 5] We got it. - Get back. - [man 5] We got it.
545 00:31:54,454 00:31:55,454 Let's go. Let's go.
546 00:31:55,872 00:31:56,872 [man 5] What? [man 5] What?
547 00:32:00,668 00:32:02,629 You going to the swimming pool, guys? You going to the swimming pool, guys?
548 00:32:02,712 00:32:04,088 No, I'm going to Hooters. No, I'm going to Hooters.
549 00:32:05,381 00:32:07,842 Watch some tits and ass. The shit! Watch some tits and ass. The shit!
550 00:32:11,137 00:32:12,472 [Jordan] Let's go, man. [Jordan] Let's go, man.
551 00:32:12,555 00:32:14,432 [Harper] Don't leave that spot. Hold on! [Harper] Don't leave that spot. Hold on!
552 00:32:14,515 00:32:15,767 [Jordan] Come on, Ron Harper! [Jordan] Come on, Ron Harper!
553 00:32:15,850 00:32:17,810 [Harper] Don't y'all be trying to run out of here! [Harper] Don't y'all be trying to run out of here!
554 00:32:17,852 00:32:19,938 Come on, Ron. You taking all day. Come on, Ron. You taking all day.
555 00:32:20,021 00:32:22,065 Throw the clubs up here and come sit next to me. Throw the clubs up here and come sit next to me.
556 00:32:23,733 00:32:24,943 You all right, though? You all right, though?
557 00:32:26,319 00:32:27,528 Bye-bye! Bye-bye!
558 00:32:29,197 00:32:30,531 All right, thanks! All right, thanks!
559 00:32:39,123 00:32:40,208 - Fore! - [man 1] Fore! - Fore! - [man 1] Fore!
560 00:32:40,291 00:32:41,876 - [man 2] Fore! - [man 3] Fore. - [man 2] Fore! - [man 3] Fore.
561 00:32:41,960 00:32:43,127 That's way past 'em. That's way past 'em.
562 00:32:43,836 00:32:45,922 [man 1] Choong. Right off their cart. [man 1] Choong. Right off their cart.
563 00:32:46,005 00:32:48,257 [Jordan] I said, "Fore." They don't listen. [Jordan] I said, "Fore." They don't listen.
564 00:32:51,803 00:32:52,929 Get your ass in there! Get your ass in there!
565 00:32:55,598 00:32:57,016 - [man 1] You hit that... - Garbage! - [man 1] You hit that... - Garbage!
566 00:32:58,476 00:33:00,436 Shit, I can't get my drive together. Shit, I can't get my drive together.
567 00:33:03,022 00:33:04,022 [exclaims] [exclaims]
568 00:33:05,316 00:33:06,776 I can't read the green. I can't read the green.
569 00:33:10,321 00:33:13,116 [man 4] Didn't even hesitate. Right off the bat. Get that shit! [man 4] Didn't even hesitate. Right off the bat. Get that shit!
570 00:33:14,325 00:33:17,412 We broke even on a little side bet. A hundred. 200. We broke even on a little side bet. A hundred. 200.
571 00:33:17,954 00:33:19,714 [man 5] For what? That wasn't a do/don't one. [man 5] For what? That wasn't a do/don't one.
572 00:33:19,747 00:33:21,666 - Shit! - You said 100. You didn't say do/don't. - Shit! - You said 100. You didn't say do/don't.
573 00:33:21,749 00:33:23,668 I said par-birdie. What do you think that is? I said par-birdie. What do you think that is?
574 00:33:23,751 00:33:24,919 Okay. You right. Okay. You right.
575 00:33:25,003 00:33:27,171 But I win $20 on that hole anyway. But I win $20 on that hole anyway.
576 00:33:27,255 00:33:29,716 No. I win $40 on that hole. No. I win $40 on that hole.
577 00:33:37,515 00:33:40,143 That's good about Phil. Phil knows we need a break. That's good about Phil. Phil knows we need a break.
578 00:33:44,856 00:33:48,192 Young coaches, it would probably be a practice day today. Young coaches, it would probably be a practice day today.
579 00:33:49,610 00:33:51,946 And you would have some mean guys. And you would have some mean guys.
580 00:33:56,868 00:33:58,536 [indistinct chatter] [indistinct chatter]
581 00:34:23,394 00:34:26,514 [man] As Michael Jordan and the Bulls get ready to take on the Suns in Phoenix, [man] As Michael Jordan and the Bulls get ready to take on the Suns in Phoenix,
582 00:34:26,564 00:34:29,650 they're knocking on the door of the pantheon of the greats. they're knocking on the door of the pantheon of the greats.
583 00:34:29,734 00:34:32,945 Winning three straight NBA titles would put Jordan and his teammates Winning three straight NBA titles would put Jordan and his teammates
584 00:34:33,029 00:34:35,865 in the company of the great dynasties of the past. in the company of the great dynasties of the past.
585 00:34:37,366 00:34:40,119 [Costas] Hi, everybody. I'm Bob Costas. Welcome to the NBA Finals. [Costas] Hi, everybody. I'm Bob Costas. Welcome to the NBA Finals.
586 00:34:40,703 00:34:44,916 The news is that Michael Jordan has broken his two-week media silence. The news is that Michael Jordan has broken his two-week media silence.
587 00:34:44,999 00:34:47,335 About an hour and a half before the game began, About an hour and a half before the game began,
588 00:34:47,418 00:34:50,797 he was willing to talk specifically to Ahmad Rashad. he was willing to talk specifically to Ahmad Rashad.
589 00:34:51,672 00:34:54,175 [Rashad] Before game one, Mike goes, "Hey, man, [Rashad] Before game one, Mike goes, "Hey, man,
590 00:34:54,759 00:34:56,844 can you go get a camera? I wanna do this interview. can you go get a camera? I wanna do this interview.
591 00:34:56,928 00:34:59,597 They've been talking about my gambling. I'm sick of all this stuff. They've been talking about my gambling. I'm sick of all this stuff.
592 00:34:59,680 00:35:02,141 Let's just get it done right now." I went, "Okay." Let's just get it done right now." I went, "Okay."
593 00:35:02,725 00:35:06,062 - Do you have a gambling problem? - No, I enjoy it. It's a hobby. - Do you have a gambling problem? - No, I enjoy it. It's a hobby.
594 00:35:06,687 00:35:08,773 If I had a problem, I'd be starving. If I had a problem, I'd be starving.
595 00:35:08,856 00:35:12,026 I'd be hocking this watch, my championship rings. I would... I'd be hocking this watch, my championship rings. I would...
596 00:35:12,110 00:35:13,945 sell my house, I would do this. sell my house, I would do this.
597 00:35:14,028 00:35:15,113 My wife would've left me My wife would've left me
598 00:35:15,196 00:35:17,156 or she'd be starving or my kids would be... or she'd be starving or my kids would be...
599 00:35:17,240 00:35:19,951 I do not have a problem. I enjoy gambling. I do not have a problem. I enjoy gambling.
600 00:35:20,034 00:35:23,913 It didn't help that Michael had sunglasses on when he was doing the interview. It didn't help that Michael had sunglasses on when he was doing the interview.
601 00:35:23,996 00:35:28,251 [chuckling] Which I was... "Man, take them sunglasses off." [chuckling] Which I was... "Man, take them sunglasses off."
602 00:35:29,335 00:35:32,338 The media has taken it far greater than what it is. The media has taken it far greater than what it is.
603 00:35:33,131 00:35:35,258 Soon, whenever I walk away from this game, Soon, whenever I walk away from this game,
604 00:35:36,217 00:35:38,928 I think that's the only thing that people are gonna say I think that's the only thing that people are gonna say
605 00:35:39,011 00:35:40,805 was a bad thing about Michael Jordan. was a bad thing about Michael Jordan.
606 00:35:40,888 00:35:42,473 Could soon be after this year? Could soon be after this year?
607 00:35:43,099 00:35:44,099 Could be. Could be.
608 00:35:50,356 00:35:52,441 In Phoenix, we had a great year. In Phoenix, we had a great year.
609 00:35:52,859 00:35:54,735 We had the best record in the league. We had the best record in the league.
610 00:35:55,903 00:35:57,864 And Charles was the MVP that year. And Charles was the MVP that year.
611 00:35:59,532 00:36:02,243 I felt very confident going into that series. I felt very confident going into that series.
612 00:36:03,661 00:36:07,456 We were very determined because, if there's anybody you wanna beat, We were very determined because, if there's anybody you wanna beat,
613 00:36:07,540 00:36:08,708 it's Michael Jordan. it's Michael Jordan.
614 00:36:10,126 00:36:14,463 [commentator] Barkley behind the back! Barkley for Majerle for the reverse. [commentator] Barkley behind the back! Barkley for Majerle for the reverse.
615 00:36:14,547 00:36:15,715 Kevin Johnson. Kevin Johnson.
616 00:36:16,632 00:36:17,884 Dumas puts it down! Dumas puts it down!
617 00:36:18,467 00:36:20,094 Handle the goddamn pressure! Handle the goddamn pressure!
618 00:36:22,513 00:36:23,973 [Jordan] I was a little bit upset [Jordan] I was a little bit upset
619 00:36:24,056 00:36:27,101 that I didn't get the MVP that year. They gave it to Charles Barkley. that I didn't get the MVP that year. They gave it to Charles Barkley.
620 00:36:27,185 00:36:30,605 But with that said, "Okay, fine. You can have that. I'm gonna get this." But with that said, "Okay, fine. You can have that. I'm gonna get this."
621 00:36:30,688 00:36:34,483 [commentator 1] Jordan with the steal! And Jordan goes all the way! [commentator 1] Jordan with the steal! And Jordan goes all the way!
622 00:36:34,567 00:36:36,444 Beautiful finish by Michael! Beautiful finish by Michael!
623 00:36:39,655 00:36:41,991 [commentator 2] The Purple Heart award goes to Dan Majerle [commentator 2] The Purple Heart award goes to Dan Majerle
624 00:36:42,074 00:36:43,701 who has to guard Michael Jordan. who has to guard Michael Jordan.
625 00:36:46,662 00:36:49,332 [Jordan] I knew that Jerry Krause loved Dan Majerle. [Jordan] I knew that Jerry Krause loved Dan Majerle.
626 00:36:50,041 00:36:53,628 And just because Krause liked him was enough for me. And just because Krause liked him was enough for me.
627 00:36:53,711 00:36:56,339 "You think he's a great defensive player? Okay, fine. "You think he's a great defensive player? Okay, fine.
628 00:36:56,923 00:36:58,257 I'mma show you that he's not." I'mma show you that he's not."
629 00:37:04,472 00:37:06,152 [commentator] Jordan spins away on Majerle. [commentator] Jordan spins away on Majerle.
630 00:37:06,224 00:37:08,976 He'll take it all the way to the basket and drops it in! He'll take it all the way to the basket and drops it in!
631 00:37:09,060 00:37:11,854 I put it in my mindset that if I don't do this, I put it in my mindset that if I don't do this,
632 00:37:11,938 00:37:15,024 then they're gonna consider him on the same level as me. then they're gonna consider him on the same level as me.
633 00:37:15,858 00:37:18,319 And that motivated me to attack. And that motivated me to attack.
634 00:37:19,362 00:37:21,364 [commentator] Jordan off the dribble! [commentator] Jordan off the dribble!
635 00:37:22,865 00:37:25,701 So, the Chicago Bulls take game one. So, the Chicago Bulls take game one.
636 00:37:25,785 00:37:30,957 They led by as many as 22. And they win it 100 to 92. They led by as many as 22. And they win it 100 to 92.
637 00:37:32,250 00:37:35,419 Game one of the series could be summed up in a word: nerves. Game one of the series could be summed up in a word: nerves.
638 00:37:35,503 00:37:39,298 The Bulls show that experience does pay. The Suns' lack of it cost 'em. The Bulls show that experience does pay. The Suns' lack of it cost 'em.
639 00:37:41,968 00:37:44,804 [Barkley] We lost game one because we were so nervous. [Barkley] We lost game one because we were so nervous.
640 00:37:46,889 00:37:50,268 But in game two, I played as well as I could play. But in game two, I played as well as I could play.
641 00:37:50,351 00:37:52,103 [commentator] Barkley from the outside! [commentator] Barkley from the outside!
642 00:37:52,687 00:37:56,190 Barkley! Barkley! Barkley... Barkley! Barkley! Barkley...
643 00:37:57,358 00:37:59,527 And Michael just outplayed me. And Michael just outplayed me.
644 00:38:00,444 00:38:01,988 [commentator 1] Jordan... Yes. [commentator 1] Jordan... Yes.
645 00:38:02,863 00:38:04,573 Jordan. Jordan. Jordan. Jordan.
646 00:38:05,741 00:38:09,078 [commentator 2] The Suns looking down a real dark road right now. [commentator 2] The Suns looking down a real dark road right now.
647 00:38:09,495 00:38:12,873 That was probably the first time in my life That was probably the first time in my life
648 00:38:12,957 00:38:16,210 that I felt there was a better basketball player in the world than me, that I felt there was a better basketball player in the world than me,
649 00:38:16,294 00:38:17,378 to be honest with you. to be honest with you.
650 00:38:18,379 00:38:23,092 [commentator] So the final score: the Bulls 111, the Suns 108. [commentator] So the final score: the Bulls 111, the Suns 108.
651 00:38:25,052 00:38:27,096 [Jackson] We had won two games in Phoenix, [Jackson] We had won two games in Phoenix,
652 00:38:27,179 00:38:30,683 and we came back to Chicago and, like, "Let's finish this out." and we came back to Chicago and, like, "Let's finish this out."
653 00:38:34,979 00:38:37,732 [commentator] Jordan. With room. For three! Yes! [commentator] Jordan. With room. For three! Yes!
654 00:38:38,316 00:38:40,901 [man] Michael is not beating us! [man] Michael is not beating us!
655 00:38:41,652 00:38:46,532 Don't let him catch. Double him. Make somebody else win the game. Don't let him catch. Double him. Make somebody else win the game.
656 00:38:47,325 00:38:50,411 [commentator] Barkley setting for the three. And he hits it! [commentator] Barkley setting for the three. And he hits it!
657 00:38:50,494 00:38:51,787 It was, like... It was, like...
658 00:38:54,081 00:38:57,668 one of the most roller-coaster series I've ever been in. one of the most roller-coaster series I've ever been in.
659 00:38:58,419 00:39:00,713 Game three went into triple overtime. Game three went into triple overtime.
660 00:39:00,796 00:39:03,507 [commentator] We head off to a third overtime. [commentator] We head off to a third overtime.
661 00:39:04,050 00:39:07,011 Not to brag on myself, I was not going to let us lose. Not to brag on myself, I was not going to let us lose.
662 00:39:11,432 00:39:13,112 [commentator] Johnson came up with a steal, [commentator] Johnson came up with a steal,
663 00:39:13,142 00:39:14,560 and Barkley able to finish it off. and Barkley able to finish it off.
664 00:39:16,437 00:39:17,813 Barkley on the intercept! Barkley on the intercept!
665 00:39:17,897 00:39:21,734 Charles Barkley with the interception and the field goal. Charles Barkley with the interception and the field goal.
666 00:39:22,318 00:39:24,862 The Phoenix Suns in triple overtime The Phoenix Suns in triple overtime
667 00:39:24,945 00:39:30,826 have defeated the Chicago Bulls 129-121 have defeated the Chicago Bulls 129-121
668 00:39:31,619 00:39:34,205 to battle their way back into this series. to battle their way back into this series.
669 00:39:34,789 00:39:36,248 [Costas] After Sunday night's epic, [Costas] After Sunday night's epic,
670 00:39:36,332 00:39:40,127 there's a feeling that the Phoenix Suns are here as foes, not foils. there's a feeling that the Phoenix Suns are here as foes, not foils.
671 00:39:40,211 00:39:41,837 That they made it a series again. That they made it a series again.
672 00:39:41,921 00:39:44,840 And now it's the Bulls' turn to respond to a challenge. And now it's the Bulls' turn to respond to a challenge.
673 00:39:45,966 00:39:47,385 [commentator] Jordan... Yes. [commentator] Jordan... Yes.
674 00:39:48,677 00:39:51,847 Jordan around Dumas. Yes! And it counts. Jordan around Dumas. Yes! And it counts.
675 00:39:51,931 00:39:54,600 Jordan and Ainge trash-talking. Jordan and Ainge trash-talking.
676 00:39:54,683 00:39:56,352 Ainge with his hands on Jordan. Ainge with his hands on Jordan.
677 00:39:56,435 00:39:58,813 Jordan just told him, "Get your hands off me." Jordan just told him, "Get your hands off me."
678 00:40:00,272 00:40:02,400 Bulls with a two-point lead. Bulls with a two-point lead.
679 00:40:04,026 00:40:05,194 [whistle blows] [whistle blows]
680 00:40:05,277 00:40:07,696 Jordan... Yes! And it counts! Jordan... Yes! And it counts!
681 00:40:12,118 00:40:17,957 So, the Chicago Bulls have taken a three games to one lead, So, the Chicago Bulls have taken a three games to one lead,
682 00:40:18,040 00:40:22,378 led by Michael Jordan who had 55 points. led by Michael Jordan who had 55 points.
683 00:40:23,462 00:40:25,756 Don't take it personally, Charles! Don't take it personally, Charles!
684 00:40:27,508 00:40:32,430 Before game five, they already started celebrations in Chicago. Before game five, they already started celebrations in Chicago.
685 00:40:33,472 00:40:35,516 [Barkley] They were boarding up windows. [Barkley] They were boarding up windows.
686 00:40:36,350 00:40:40,146 They want you to celebrate with class and don't destroy stuff. They want you to celebrate with class and don't destroy stuff.
687 00:40:40,729 00:40:43,524 By the time you get to the game, you're steaming, to be honest. By the time you get to the game, you're steaming, to be honest.
688 00:40:43,607 00:40:46,944 We're like, "Guys, we cannot lose this game." We're like, "Guys, we cannot lose this game."
689 00:40:50,156 00:40:52,116 [commentator 1] Jordan's pass broken up. [commentator 1] Jordan's pass broken up.
690 00:40:52,199 00:40:54,452 Johnson for Barkley. Armstrong back. Johnson for Barkley. Armstrong back.
691 00:40:54,535 00:40:58,122 And Charles Barkley extends to a 27-15 lead. And Charles Barkley extends to a 27-15 lead.
692 00:40:58,706 00:41:01,125 Jordan... Stopped from behind. Jordan... Stopped from behind.
693 00:41:01,208 00:41:04,503 Dumas got a piece of it. And Dumas will finish it off. Dumas got a piece of it. And Dumas will finish it off.
694 00:41:06,297 00:41:07,339 [crowd booing] [crowd booing]
695 00:41:07,423 00:41:09,133 Michael Jordan upset. Michael Jordan upset.
696 00:41:09,800 00:41:12,553 [commentator 2] I tell you, the Phoenix Suns are playing better. [commentator 2] I tell you, the Phoenix Suns are playing better.
697 00:41:12,636 00:41:15,222 They're hotter, they're playing better than the Chicago Bulls, They're hotter, they're playing better than the Chicago Bulls,
698 00:41:15,306 00:41:16,474 and the Bulls are in trouble. and the Bulls are in trouble.
699 00:41:16,557 00:41:17,892 [commentator 1] That will do it. [commentator 1] That will do it.
700 00:41:17,975 00:41:23,272 The Phoenix Suns, leading most of the way, remain alive in this best-of-seven The Phoenix Suns, leading most of the way, remain alive in this best-of-seven
701 00:41:23,355 00:41:26,734 but this series goes back to Phoenix. but this series goes back to Phoenix.
702 00:41:27,568 00:41:31,197 [reporter] Charles, a final message to the people of Chicago as you head back? [reporter] Charles, a final message to the people of Chicago as you head back?
703 00:41:31,280 00:41:33,115 Take that shit off the windows. Take that shit off the windows.
704 00:41:33,199 00:41:34,325 [crowd laughing] [crowd laughing]
705 00:41:35,367 00:41:36,911 You don't need it tonight. You don't need it tonight.
706 00:41:39,079 00:41:40,539 [Jackson] We lost game five, [Jackson] We lost game five,
707 00:41:40,623 00:41:44,210 so we have to fly out to Phoenix and play this game number six. so we have to fly out to Phoenix and play this game number six.
708 00:41:45,878 00:41:48,547 Michael got on the plane. He had a cigar. Michael got on the plane. He had a cigar.
709 00:41:49,173 00:41:51,550 Then he said he wanted to speak to the team. Then he said he wanted to speak to the team.
710 00:41:52,551 00:41:56,597 Everybody is dreading getting back on the plane and going back to Phoenix. Everybody is dreading getting back on the plane and going back to Phoenix.
711 00:41:56,680 00:41:59,808 So I just say, "Look, man, I don't know about you guys. So I just say, "Look, man, I don't know about you guys.
712 00:41:59,892 00:42:01,435 I'm only packing one suit. I'm only packing one suit.
713 00:42:01,936 00:42:04,897 We're going back to win one game. I'm not going there to play two games." We're going back to win one game. I'm not going there to play two games."
714 00:42:05,814 00:42:07,858 [commentator 1] Michael Jordan on a pull-up. Yes. [commentator 1] Michael Jordan on a pull-up. Yes.
715 00:42:07,942 00:42:09,276 Jordan for three. Jordan for three.
716 00:42:09,360 00:42:11,904 And Michael Jordan has tied the game. And Michael Jordan has tied the game.
717 00:42:12,613 00:42:14,532 Jordan hits another three! Jordan hits another three!
718 00:42:14,615 00:42:18,285 Michael had that ability where he was not going to let them lose. Michael had that ability where he was not going to let them lose.
719 00:42:18,369 00:42:21,330 [commentator 1] Just under one minute remaining in this fourth quarter. [commentator 1] Just under one minute remaining in this fourth quarter.
720 00:42:21,413 00:42:24,083 Suns lead 98 to 94. Suns lead 98 to 94.
721 00:42:25,376 00:42:29,547 Frank Johnson, not the man that the Suns would've wanted to take that shot. Frank Johnson, not the man that the Suns would've wanted to take that shot.
722 00:42:30,214 00:42:32,383 And Jordan was able to go the distance. And Jordan was able to go the distance.
723 00:42:32,466 00:42:34,009 [commentator 2] Worst thing to happen! [commentator 2] Worst thing to happen!
724 00:42:34,093 00:42:36,679 Let 'em score and use up very few precious seconds! Let 'em score and use up very few precious seconds!
725 00:42:36,762 00:42:38,657 [commentator 3] It's Chicago's game to win or lose. [commentator 3] It's Chicago's game to win or lose.
726 00:42:38,681 00:42:41,767 They put 14.1 seconds up, Suns lead by two. They put 14.1 seconds up, Suns lead by two.
727 00:42:41,850 00:42:44,728 They're gonna put the ball in Michael Jordan's hands. They're gonna put the ball in Michael Jordan's hands.
728 00:42:44,812 00:42:48,774 [commentator 1] It's come down to this possession. The Suns by two. [commentator 1] It's come down to this possession. The Suns by two.
729 00:42:49,358 00:42:50,693 And Pippen got the snatch. And Pippen got the snatch.
730 00:42:51,235 00:42:52,861 Here's Paxson. For three! Here's Paxson. For three!
731 00:42:53,362 00:42:57,324 Yes! The Bulls take a one-point lead and... Yes! The Bulls take a one-point lead and...
732 00:42:58,325 00:43:02,204 [commentator 4] Yeah! Hits the three! The crowd is stunned. [commentator 4] Yeah! Hits the three! The crowd is stunned.
733 00:43:02,288 00:43:04,582 [commentator 5] John Paxson nails the three! [commentator 5] John Paxson nails the three!
734 00:43:04,665 00:43:08,460 That's the first score by anybody other than Michael Jordan That's the first score by anybody other than Michael Jordan
735 00:43:08,544 00:43:10,379 in the entire fourth quarter! in the entire fourth quarter!
736 00:43:10,462 00:43:12,673 The ball was not supposed to come to me. The ball was not supposed to come to me.
737 00:43:13,465 00:43:15,342 But as a player, you're always ready. But as a player, you're always ready.
738 00:43:17,344 00:43:21,473 And for me, personally, it was pretty special. And for me, personally, it was pretty special.
739 00:43:23,017 00:43:24,226 [commentator 1] It's all over! [commentator 1] It's all over!
740 00:43:24,310 00:43:30,024 The Chicago Bulls have made it three straight NBA championships. The Chicago Bulls have made it three straight NBA championships.
741 00:43:30,107 00:43:33,694 A three-point shot by John Paxson, the game winner. A three-point shot by John Paxson, the game winner.
742 00:43:33,777 00:43:36,614 I have no problem losing to Michael. I have no problem losing to Michael.
743 00:43:36,697 00:43:39,742 Losing to Michael, there's no shame in that. Losing to Michael, there's no shame in that.
744 00:43:41,702 00:43:43,829 Sports are like a gunfight. Sports are like a gunfight.
745 00:43:45,497 00:43:48,626 And... we lost to the fastest gun. And... we lost to the fastest gun.
746 00:43:50,753 00:43:51,753 Whoo! Whoo!
747 00:43:55,633 00:43:57,926 [Jordan] Physically, I was getting exhausted, [Jordan] Physically, I was getting exhausted,
748 00:43:59,178 00:44:02,848 but, mentally, I was way past exhausted. [chuckles] but, mentally, I was way past exhausted. [chuckles]
749 00:44:04,433 00:44:06,268 When you try to do something repetitively, When you try to do something repetitively,
750 00:44:06,352 00:44:10,397 you lose some of the hunger and some of the edge. you lose some of the hunger and some of the edge.
751 00:44:19,323 00:44:22,451 Here's the thing. I think, when we won the third championship, Here's the thing. I think, when we won the third championship,
752 00:44:23,202 00:44:28,499 being around him, there was more relief than true joy. being around him, there was more relief than true joy.
753 00:44:28,582 00:44:32,503 Like, it's over, you know? He was tired. Like, it's over, you know? He was tired.
754 00:44:34,088 00:44:36,965 The aftermath, you kind of feel like... The aftermath, you kind of feel like...
755 00:44:37,800 00:44:39,051 [exhales deeply] [exhales deeply]
756 00:44:41,220 00:44:42,554 "What are we gonna do?" "What are we gonna do?"
757 00:44:44,139 00:44:48,352 This has been a very hard and trying time. This has been a tough year. This has been a very hard and trying time. This has been a tough year.
758 00:44:50,729 00:44:52,398 Do I have to do anything else? Do I have to do anything else?
759 00:44:52,481 00:44:54,692 - Can I just sit here for a few minutes? - [man] Yup. - Can I just sit here for a few minutes? - [man] Yup.
760 00:44:54,775 00:44:56,026 Did you want to call your wife? Did you want to call your wife?
761 00:44:56,110 00:44:57,695 Yeah, man. Yes. Yeah, man. Yes.
762 00:45:05,786 00:45:08,789 Is it... Is it joy or is it relief or is it a combination? Is it... Is it joy or is it relief or is it a combination?
763 00:45:08,872 00:45:10,833 This has been a great year, but a tough year. This has been a great year, but a tough year.
764 00:45:10,916 00:45:14,002 It's both. It's a relief. Plus it's great to win. It's both. It's a relief. Plus it's great to win.
765 00:45:14,086 00:45:15,587 I think we've gone through a lot. I think we've gone through a lot.
766 00:45:15,671 00:45:18,507 Me, personally, I've gone through a lot up to now, but... Me, personally, I've gone through a lot up to now, but...
767 00:45:18,590 00:45:21,468 To cap it off this way means a lot to me, believe me. To cap it off this way means a lot to me, believe me.
768 00:45:21,552 00:45:23,303 [cheering] [cheering]
769 00:45:32,146 00:45:33,564 [Jordan] My fame is... [Jordan] My fame is...
770 00:45:34,314 00:45:36,066 It was good at the beginning. It was good at the beginning.
771 00:45:36,150 00:45:38,610 Any time people talk about you in a positive way, Any time people talk about you in a positive way,
772 00:45:38,694 00:45:44,408 yeah, it's great to hear those comments, but now that you are... on a pedestal, yeah, it's great to hear those comments, but now that you are... on a pedestal,
773 00:45:44,491 00:45:46,452 it's not just the positive talking that you hear. it's not just the positive talking that you hear.
774 00:45:46,535 00:45:49,538 You hear some points and some people taking shots at you, and... You hear some points and some people taking shots at you, and...
775 00:45:50,164 00:45:55,919 that really changes the whole idea of being out there for people to see you. that really changes the whole idea of being out there for people to see you.
776 00:45:56,003 00:45:58,964 You wanna get behind closed doors so people don't know you as much. You wanna get behind closed doors so people don't know you as much.
777 00:45:59,047 00:46:01,967 So, I'm at that stage in my career and my life that... So, I'm at that stage in my career and my life that...
778 00:46:02,634 00:46:06,221 I'd rather get behind closed doors than to be out there in the spotlight I'd rather get behind closed doors than to be out there in the spotlight
779 00:46:06,305 00:46:10,058 to be taking shots from everyone that really don't know you as a person. to be taking shots from everyone that really don't know you as a person.
780 00:46:13,312 00:46:15,147 If I had the chance to do it all over again, If I had the chance to do it all over again,
781 00:46:15,647 00:46:18,275 I would never wanna be considered a role model. I would never wanna be considered a role model.
782 00:46:19,568 00:46:21,987 It's like a game that's stacked against me. It's like a game that's stacked against me.
783 00:46:22,070 00:46:23,655 There's no way I can win. There's no way I can win.
784 00:46:57,272 00:47:00,275 [Rashad] I think I've been asked about a million times, [Rashad] I think I've been asked about a million times,
785 00:47:00,359 00:47:02,778 "Is he gonna quit, is he not gonna quit?" "Is he gonna quit, is he not gonna quit?"
786 00:47:02,861 00:47:04,738 I'm having fun making up stuff. I'm having fun making up stuff.
787 00:47:06,490 00:47:12,120 No one wants me to walk out, knowing that I can still play the game. No one wants me to walk out, knowing that I can still play the game.
788 00:47:12,204 00:47:14,915 - But I wanna leave two years before... - [Rashad] Right. - But I wanna leave two years before... - [Rashad] Right.
789 00:47:14,998 00:47:17,835 ...my skills say that I can't play this game. ...my skills say that I can't play this game.
790 00:47:17,918 00:47:18,918 [Rashad] Mm-hmm. [Rashad] Mm-hmm.
791 00:47:19,628 00:47:22,881 [Jordan] I don't wanna miss my time to go. There's a lot of players... [Jordan] I don't wanna miss my time to go. There's a lot of players...
792 00:47:23,757 00:47:26,093 say that, "I'm gonna play until I can't play ever again." say that, "I'm gonna play until I can't play ever again."
793 00:47:26,176 00:47:28,720 - Right. - I think Patrick said that one time. - Right. - I think Patrick said that one time.
794 00:47:28,804 00:47:32,474 That they'll have to carry him off the court. You know. That they'll have to carry him off the court. You know.
795 00:47:32,558 00:47:34,810 - Mm-hmm. - That's a... Ain't never... - Mm-hmm. - That's a... Ain't never...
796 00:47:34,893 00:47:37,563 Nobody gonna carry me off the court. I wanna walk off the court. Nobody gonna carry me off the court. I wanna walk off the court.
797 00:47:40,357 00:47:43,360 A lot of people say, "Well, you're gonna miss it." A lot of people say, "Well, you're gonna miss it."
798 00:47:44,236 00:47:47,114 I'm not... I'm not sure if I'm gonna miss it. I'm not... I'm not sure if I'm gonna miss it.
799 00:47:49,241 00:47:50,659 I don't think I'm gonna miss it. I don't think I'm gonna miss it.
800 00:47:51,326 00:47:53,912 [Costas] ...Michael is Zen-calm around the Bulls, [Costas] ...Michael is Zen-calm around the Bulls,
801 00:47:53,996 00:47:55,956 as they start their postseason tonight. as they start their postseason tonight.
802 00:47:56,039 00:47:59,126 A calm that blocks out the speculation about Jordan's retirement, A calm that blocks out the speculation about Jordan's retirement,
803 00:47:59,209 00:48:02,004 Phil Jackson's departure, all the front-office politics. Phil Jackson's departure, all the front-office politics.
804 00:48:02,087 00:48:04,464 If indeed this is the fabled last dance, If indeed this is the fabled last dance,
805 00:48:04,548 00:48:06,800 then pay attention because it does begin tonight then pay attention because it does begin tonight
806 00:48:06,884 00:48:08,927 for a team that has a rested Scottie Pippen, for a team that has a rested Scottie Pippen,
807 00:48:09,011 00:48:11,430 the best player in the world, the top eastern seed, the best player in the world, the top eastern seed,
808 00:48:11,513 00:48:14,308 and five games to tune it up against the New Jersey Nets. and five games to tune it up against the New Jersey Nets.