{"id":444187,"date":"2024-01-20T07:52:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T07:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=444187"},"modified":"2024-01-20T07:52:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T07:52:36","slug":"what-ignited-michael-jordan-jerry-krause-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/what-ignited-michael-jordan-jerry-krause-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"What Ignited Michael Jordan &#038; Jerry Krause Beef?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The controversy surrounding the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor ceremony on January 13 thrust Michael Jordan and Jerry Krause into the public eye. Upon hearing the late Krause&#8217;s name called out during the prize announcement, supporters booed him, causing his wife to start crying.<\/p>\n<h2>What Ignited Michael Jordan &amp; Jerry Krause Beef?<\/h2>\n<p>From 1985 until 2003, Krause served as general manager of the NBA&#8217;s Chicago Bulls, who won six NBA titles between 1991 and 1998 during the heyday of Michael Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>However, things were not going well between the two; Jordan was incensed at a remark that the Bulls head coach had made that muddled their legacy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When Jerry Krause tried to hold Michael Jordan from playing after his injury, MJ ended up interpreting it as, \u201cYou\u2019re our property, and you\u2019ll do what we want you to do.\u201d Krause went on to reveal, \u201cI don\u2019t remember ever saying it that way. He just misinterpreted me. I was trying\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pag33IhiyK\">pic.twitter.com\/pag33IhiyK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Jordan Rules (@Rules23Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rules23Jordan\/status\/1748508031397281876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After this garnered media attention, Jordan and Krause&#8217;s past was investigated. This resulted in the discovery of several passages from the February 2000 book &#8220;Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made,&#8221; written by David Halberstam.<\/p>\n<p>Halberstam communicated that Krause referred to Jordan as &#8220;property&#8221; in an excerpt:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In a conversation with Jordan, he rebuffed one of Jordan&#8217;s pleas to play and said that he and Jerry Reinsdorf would make the decision because Jordan was their property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ESPN\u2019s Tim MacMahon on Bulls fans booing Jerry Krause:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael Jordan is a bully, he\u2019s a petty bully. He\u2019s arguably the greatest player of all time, but he\u2019s a petty bully and the fans followed his lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(via The Hoop Collective podcast) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JL9IO7WjT1\">pic.twitter.com\/JL9IO7WjT1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LegionHoops\/status\/1748061395868872905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a colossally stupid thing to say about any player, particularly a black one, and it was a statement that Michael Jordan never forgot and never forgave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jordan was noticeably absent from the Ring of Honor event, which was arranged to honor the accomplishments of the NBA team and bring together some of its finest stars.<\/p>\n<p>At the first Ring of Honor banquet, thirteen athletes, businesspeople, and coaches were inducted. Despite informing the organizers ahead of time that he couldn&#8217;t attend, Jordan failed to show up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michael Jordan isn\u2019t without blame for the treatment Jerry Krause received. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VA9qouJ6cM\">pic.twitter.com\/VA9qouJ6cM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CHGO Bulls (@CHGO_Bulls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHGO_Bulls\/status\/1746188692937416746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After these same lines were shared on Reddit, followers responded with their thoughts on the Jordan-Krause feud. Some supporters think Jerry Krause merits every jeer he received at the Ring of Honor event.<\/p>\n<h3>Why don\u2019t Bulls fans like Jerry Krause?<\/h3>\n<p>To put it plainly, Chicagoans do not much like Krause, the Bulls\u2019 general manager from 1985 to 2003. Jordan held a deep dislike for him and is commonly held accountable for Jackson\u2019s 1998 departure, which sparked the end of the team\u2019s dynasty.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jerry Krause wasn&#39;t no damn architect.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jordan delivered those Six Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Krause had absolutely nothing to do with Jordan hitting this shot.<\/p>\n<p>45 points including the game winning shot game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a34ODpfW4R\">pic.twitter.com\/a34ODpfW4R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IAMKING (@IAMKINGKINGAMI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMKINGKINGAMI\/status\/1746404185002615019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Is Jerry Krause in the Hall of Fame?<\/h3>\n<p>Posthumously, he was admitted into the 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame class. Thelma Krause, Krause&#8217;s widow, attended her husband&#8217;s induction into the Ring of Honor on January 12, 2024, at the Chicago Bulls&#8217; home game against the Golden State Warriors. Krause was recognized for his contributions to the team&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jerry Krause&#39;s widow getting booed at the Bulls ring of honor ceremony over the weekend was awful<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all-time, but he&#39;s also responsible for THIS<\/p>\n<p>He always rose to the occasion on the court, I wish that applied off the court too! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fdvIU55OgZ\">pic.twitter.com\/fdvIU55OgZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Shepard (@sheponcbs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheponcbs\/status\/1746918846726857002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What Was The Raiders\u2019 Strategy Behind Hiring Antonio Pierce As Head Coach?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/what-was-the-raiders-strategy-behind-hiring-antonio-pierce-as-head-coach\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">What Was The Raiders\u2019 Strategy Behind Hiring Antonio Pierce As Head Coach?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The controversy surrounding the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor ceremony on January 13 thrust Michael Jordan and Jerry Krause into the public eye. Upon hearing the late Krause&#8217;s name called out during the prize announcement, supporters booed him, causing his wife to start crying. What Ignited Michael Jordan &amp; Jerry Krause Beef? 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