Byron Scott on Michael Jordan: Black Jesus was a man playing against boys
Byron Scott on Michael Jordan: The dude was um a man playing against boys damn near. I mean he was one of those guys…I didn't fear anybody but when I played against him, I said ‘I ain't pissing him off’. That's the only guy I was looking at like ‘I ain't going to piss him off’. If he hit a shot I’d be like ‘good shot, good shot MJ’ (laughs). I said I ain't pissing him off because I've seen him go for 40, 50 like it ain't nothing. Because you know some guys being aggressive or trying to be overly physical with him… I ain't pissing him off, everybody else I don't give a sh*t but him? Black Jesus? I ain't messing with him like that.
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