Even after he launched his final shot of his career as an NBA player, Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan couldn’t resist getting in a dig at Boston Celtics luminary Larry Bird.
Of course, by the time Jordan’s Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers team the Hick from French Lick was coaching in the season covered by the ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance”, the duo had long ago become fast friends.
In fact, they’d even been teammates on the “Dream Team” Olympic squad from 1992.
But, as could be witnessed in the final installment of ESPN’s documentary series, Jordan had to throw some trash talk Bird’s way after sending his Pacers fishing.
“Enjoy yourself, dog,” began His Airness. “You [expletive], [expletive] you — y’all gave us a run for our money.”
“All right, take care — now you can go work on that golf game of yours,” he threw in, just as the Boston legend was almost out of earshot.
Love him or hate him, Jordan was consistent when it came to trash talk and competition. He could never get enough of either, and it defined him — even among his peers and friends.
