{"id":74831,"date":"2014-03-04T16:52:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T16:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=74831"},"modified":"2023-06-13T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T23:11:07","slug":"jordan-punch-steve-kerr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/jordan-punch-steve-kerr\/","title":{"rendered":"Storytime: Michael Jordan talks about punching Steve Kerr in practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dkpFgvjgHyQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Everybody has a favorite Michael Jordan story. And in a new <strong>SportsNation<\/strong> segment called \"Michelle Beadle's Most Misunderstood Sports Stories,\" Beadle shared a great one about 7 X NBA Champion Steve Kerr getting punched in the face by teammate Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> Michael Jordan talked about the incident during THE LAST DANCE and how \"small\" it made him feel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b_1wEXJQmZM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Here's Kerr telling an amusing story on <strong>Open Court<\/strong> about his first interaction with Jordan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kDjgBrNWL0c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>But Jordan will always be thankful to Kerr for this \"knockout blow.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e7XCwLHIPLY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Kerr at the Championship parade: \u201cWhen we called timeout with 25 seconds to go, we went into the huddle and Phil told Michael, \u2018Michael, I want you to take the last shot.\u2019 Michael told Phil, \u2018You know, Phil, I don\u2019t really feel comfortable in these situations, so maybe we ought to go in another direction. Why don\u2019t we go to Steve?\u2019 So I thought to myself, \u2018Well, I guess I gotta bail Michael out again.\u2019 The shot went in, that\u2019s my story and I\u2019m sticking to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BGTIq4yO-og\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Full 1-Hour UNDENIA-BULLS Championship Video<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Zb4VudkIKM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody has a favorite Michael Jordan story. 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