Isiah Thomas Ranks Michael Jordan 5th Toughest Player He Has Ever Faced In NBA | Launderer report

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From 1981 to 1994, Detroit Pistons playmaker Isiah Thomas produced two NBA Championships amid five All-NBA nods and 12 All-Star selections. But there were a handful of players who challenged the second overall pick, including another all-time greats.

In an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast, Shay Shay ClubThomas ranked Michael Jordan as the fifth hardest player to face, after Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Julius Erving.

While Thomas’s interview may have bragged about Jordan’s skills on the pitch, Jordan isn’t that kind to Thomas years later. In his documentary The last dance, Jordan called Thomas an “like her“, And there is a theory that bad blood was born at the 1985 All-Star Game, according to Jerry Bembry of the undefeated.