Published 11:39 IST, May 20th 2020
Horace Grant says Michael Jordan lied in 'Last Dance,' calls him 'snitch'
Grant was recently on ESPN 1000's Kap & Co., where he discussed the Last Dance and called out Michael Jordan for the way he was portrayed in the documentary.
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Horace Grant and Michael Jordan played toger and won three NBA championships for Chicago Bulls. However, both players are reportedly t on good terms. While on Last Dance, Jordan did t appreciate Horace Grant providing wrong information to Sam Smith for his book Jordan Rules. Grant denied claim and called Jordan a 'snitch' during an ESPN interview.
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Horace Grant on Last Dance: Horace Grant calls Michael Jordan 'snitch' in interview
Grant was recently on ESPN 1000's Kap & Co., where he discussed Last Dance and Michael Jordan's comments on Horace while referring to book Jordan Rules. Horace called Last Dance a 'so-called documentary' and called Jordan 'snitch' for his comments. He called Jordan's claims a 'downright, outright, complete lie'. He believes Jordan has a grudge against him and hence lied about him being source.
Grants ds that he has always been friends with Sam Smith, but will t 'put anything personal out re', especially 'sanctity' of locker room. He even pointed out that if Jordan did t have a grudge, why would he only point at Grant even though re were two sources for Smith's book.
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Horace Grant on Last Dance
While talking about documentary, Grant explained that Jordan would cut anyone off who said something about him. He said that Jordan would 'destroy' person's character and gave Charles Barkley's example. Barkley and Jordan were friends for over 20 years but stopped speaking after Barkley commented on Jordan's manment with Charlotte Hornets.
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Grant even called out Jordan for bringing up his rookie year, when he visited his teammate's room where he could see weed and drugs. Grant demanded to kw why Jordan brought that up, as he does t think it was relevant. Jordan h called Bulls a 'travelling cocaine circus' before he joined team.
Grant even talked about documentary t covering parts where teammates stood up to Jordan when he was challenging m during practices.
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Horace Grant appeared in documentary multiple times, where he talked about 'B Boys' Detroit Pistons and Sam Smtih's Jordan Rules. Grant h criticised Pistons for t shaking ir hands after 1991 Eastern Conference Finals. Jordan h referred to Grant as a snitch, a claim which Grant denied even in documentary. BJ Armstrong h agreed with Grant, stating that re were multiple sources for Smith's book.
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