A snub from George Karl helped motivate Michael Jordan even more in 1996 NBA Finals
Posted May 12, 2020
During episode 8 of ESPN’s “The Last Dance”, Michael Jordan told a story prior to Game 1 where he and Ahmad Rashad were out to dinner and George Karl was at the same restaurant. Karl then walked out past the duo but didn’t say a word to Jordan. Here’s how he told the story in the episode: “He walks right past me,” Jordan said in the show.
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