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Longtime Chicago Bulls writer Sam Smith (author of ‘The Jordan Rules’) tells Colin Cowherd inside stories from the early days of Michael Jordan’s NBA career, and points out the differences between the public image of MJ and the private side of the basketball icon. They also discuss the reasons why Michael Jordan didn’t succeed as an owner of the Charlotte Hornets, and the first time Sam ever saw MJ play basketball.

Timeline:
00:00 - Start
01:26 - Pushback to ‘The Jordan Rules’
03:34 - “Bully ball” in the East
06:28 - Reaction to ‘The Last Dance’
10:57 - Michael protecting his privacy
14:43 - Struggles as Hornets owner
20:17 - First time seeing Michael
24:10 - The GOAT debate
30:04 - Best team you’ve seen this year?

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