The Jordan is a Jerk Topic

Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by AceBoogie

He punched steve kerr in the face...and won the championship.
this was well documented but a lot of people called it his passion and he just wanted to win. but yet when guys like kobe or bron do something like this it's cause they're selfish and arrogant.�

what documentary is this???
i wanna see the full thing

can anyone help?
 
Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by AceBoogie

He punched steve kerr in the face...and won the championship.
this was well documented but a lot of people called it his passion and he just wanted to win. but yet when guys like kobe or bron do something like this it's cause they're selfish and arrogant.�
aint that the truth.   certain things jordan got praised for and labeled passionate and his desire to win,  kobe and lebron get ripped to shreds over.
 
Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by AceBoogie

He punched steve kerr in the face...and won the championship.
this was well documented but a lot of people called it his passion and he just wanted to win. but yet when guys like kobe or bron do something like this it's cause they're selfish and arrogant.�
aint that the truth.   certain things jordan got praised for and labeled passionate and his desire to win,  kobe and lebron get ripped to shreds over.
 
Speaking of Jordan, hes getting sued by high school sweetheart. 
http://sports.yahoo.com/n...-le?urn=nba-wp6153 

Last Thursday, the Internet was set ablaze by the passion that once burned inside Michael Jordan's teenage heart. Somehow, the site Letters of Note got a hold of a 1980 love letter from His Airness to a now-erstwhile paramour named "Laquette." The note, which sold for $5,100.66 at auction in 2004, was a sensation in large part because it showed a side of Jordan we had not seen.

However, the woman-in-question has been dragged into the spotlight against her wishes. In fact, according to her, she has no idea how the letter ever went to auction. From Alina Machado of WTVD in North Carolina(via Deadspin):
"I see my letter and I'm thinking, what in the world?" Laquetta Robinson asked. She says her high school sweetheart, Jordan, wrote the letter to her nearly 30 years ago. She says she thought the letter was in her possession. [...]

She suspects a family member took the letter and sold it to the auction house.

"It was mine, it was personal, it was private," Robinson added. "And for them to take something that belonged to me and to capitalize off of it, without my knowledge, without my permission, it really upsets me."

That's why she's vowing to take legal action against the person who stole the items, but first she wants to set the record straight with Jordan.

"More than anything, I wouldn't want Michael to think that I did it cause I wouldn't want him to think that I would betray him in this way," Robinson continued.


It seems that a letter we all took to be a goofy and random tidbit has caused some real harm. While the letter is fairly innocuous on the whole and says more about Jordan than Robinson, it does make sense that she would feel a little awkward about having her past thrown into the public with no warning. Hopefully a resolution can be reached soon.

After the jump, check out a photo of the young Michael and Laquetta in their formal wear, courtesy of Robinson and via CNN.




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Speaking of Jordan, hes getting sued by high school sweetheart. 
http://sports.yahoo.com/n...-le?urn=nba-wp6153 

Last Thursday, the Internet was set ablaze by the passion that once burned inside Michael Jordan's teenage heart. Somehow, the site Letters of Note got a hold of a 1980 love letter from His Airness to a now-erstwhile paramour named "Laquette." The note, which sold for $5,100.66 at auction in 2004, was a sensation in large part because it showed a side of Jordan we had not seen.

However, the woman-in-question has been dragged into the spotlight against her wishes. In fact, according to her, she has no idea how the letter ever went to auction. From Alina Machado of WTVD in North Carolina(via Deadspin):
"I see my letter and I'm thinking, what in the world?" Laquetta Robinson asked. She says her high school sweetheart, Jordan, wrote the letter to her nearly 30 years ago. She says she thought the letter was in her possession. [...]

She suspects a family member took the letter and sold it to the auction house.

"It was mine, it was personal, it was private," Robinson added. "And for them to take something that belonged to me and to capitalize off of it, without my knowledge, without my permission, it really upsets me."

That's why she's vowing to take legal action against the person who stole the items, but first she wants to set the record straight with Jordan.

"More than anything, I wouldn't want Michael to think that I did it cause I wouldn't want him to think that I would betray him in this way," Robinson continued.


It seems that a letter we all took to be a goofy and random tidbit has caused some real harm. While the letter is fairly innocuous on the whole and says more about Jordan than Robinson, it does make sense that she would feel a little awkward about having her past thrown into the public with no warning. Hopefully a resolution can be reached soon.

After the jump, check out a photo of the young Michael and Laquetta in their formal wear, courtesy of Robinson and via CNN.




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HE WAS THE WORST...MY POPS SAW HIM IN A CASINO ONCE AND REACHED TO SHAKE HIS HAND AND MJ JUST DID...

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HE WAS THE WORST...MY POPS SAW HIM IN A CASINO ONCE AND REACHED TO SHAKE HIS HAND AND MJ JUST DID...

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Yeah, some people are @@*++. The majority of people in the world will not be close friends with Michael Jordan, so I fail to see why this has any significance.
 
Yeah, some people are @@*++. The majority of people in the world will not be close friends with Michael Jordan, so I fail to see why this has any significance.
 
Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by AceBoogie

He punched steve kerr in the face...and won the championship.
this was well documented but a lot of people called it his passion and he just wanted to win. but yet when guys like kobe or bron do something like this it's cause they're selfish and arrogant.�
I definitely don't think that - in fact, I would love for Lebron to step up as a real leader. In fact, I commend that moment where Wade pressed Lebron to step it up. 

Aside from that, I think the problem is people put these superstars on a pedestal, like they are not just people with exceptional gifts in one particular part of their lives. People expect these athletes to not want some privacy or to move about like they're just regular people. Sure, some are able to do it pretty well - Ocho. Keep in mind that these people have other people asking them stuff all the time... whether it's an autograph, a picture, wanting them to see a new move they made, an agent to contact, a charity to attend, etc.

I'm not excusing MJ, but I just don't care if he's a jerk or not. Basketball is all I care about from him - and he is the GOAT.
 
Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by AceBoogie

He punched steve kerr in the face...and won the championship.
this was well documented but a lot of people called it his passion and he just wanted to win. but yet when guys like kobe or bron do something like this it's cause they're selfish and arrogant.�
I definitely don't think that - in fact, I would love for Lebron to step up as a real leader. In fact, I commend that moment where Wade pressed Lebron to step it up. 

Aside from that, I think the problem is people put these superstars on a pedestal, like they are not just people with exceptional gifts in one particular part of their lives. People expect these athletes to not want some privacy or to move about like they're just regular people. Sure, some are able to do it pretty well - Ocho. Keep in mind that these people have other people asking them stuff all the time... whether it's an autograph, a picture, wanting them to see a new move they made, an agent to contact, a charity to attend, etc.

I'm not excusing MJ, but I just don't care if he's a jerk or not. Basketball is all I care about from him - and he is the GOAT.
 
Originally Posted by jumpmankb

I've heard stories about him purposely popping champagne corks at people's heads for no reason. Supposedly he is practices this and is VERY accurate. Not a single damb is given by this man NT. 
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Originally Posted by jumpmankb

I've heard stories about him purposely popping champagne corks at people's heads for no reason. Supposedly he is practices this and is VERY accurate. Not a single damb is given by this man NT. 
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Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by AceBoogie

He punched steve kerr in the face...and won the championship.
this was well documented but a lot of people called it his passion and he just wanted to win. but yet when guys like kobe or bron do something like this it's cause they're selfish and arrogant.�
he was downright abusive.
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Originally Posted by westcoastsfinest

Originally Posted by AceBoogie

He punched steve kerr in the face...and won the championship.
this was well documented but a lot of people called it his passion and he just wanted to win. but yet when guys like kobe or bron do something like this it's cause they're selfish and arrogant.�
he was downright abusive.
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djaward -

i don't think the story says anything about Michael Jordan getting sued in regard to those letters.
 
djaward -

i don't think the story says anything about Michael Jordan getting sued in regard to those letters.
 
That's the "Downside" of having that Killer Instinct that everyone loves in his game. He cares about NO ONE'S feelings. The world already puts him on the highest pedistal, and on top of that, he has on a pair of stilts standing on his tippy toes looking down at the people that aren't michael jordan. He almost seems like a common day rick james. I wouldn't mind seeing that Chamillionaire vid in a "charlie murphy's true hollywood story, type segment".
 
That's the "Downside" of having that Killer Instinct that everyone loves in his game. He cares about NO ONE'S feelings. The world already puts him on the highest pedistal, and on top of that, he has on a pair of stilts standing on his tippy toes looking down at the people that aren't michael jordan. He almost seems like a common day rick james. I wouldn't mind seeing that Chamillionaire vid in a "charlie murphy's true hollywood story, type segment".
 
He's arguably the most famous person in the world. For better or worse, I don't think theres many people who can relate to what everyday life must be like for him
 
He's arguably the most famous person in the world. For better or worse, I don't think theres many people who can relate to what everyday life must be like for him
 
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