Horace Grant recalls Michael Jordan punching Will Perdue: 'Lit him up'

Posted Feb 4, 2015
Michael Jordan's notoriously competitive nature has been known to spill over into physical confrontations, and former Bulls teammate Horace Grant added to the legend last week in an interview with a New York radio station. Grant recalled when Jordan punched Will Perdue during practice in 1991, uniting the 7-footer with Steve Kerr and Reggie Miller on an exclusive list of players Jordan has struck. (Chicago Tribune)

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