Jordan was upset NBA pundits in contrast Drexler to him and the UNC product used that as motivation to torch Drexler and the Blazers.
“I’m working for NBC,” Johnson mentioned in The Final Dance. “I’m masking the Finals. So the night time earlier than Recreation 1, we’re at Michael’s home taking part in playing cards. And he mentioned, ‘You understand what’s gonna occur tomorrow. I’m gonna give it to this dude.’”
Throughout the 1991-92 season, Jordan averaged 30.1 factors, 6.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.9 blocks. He received his third MVP.
In the meantime, Drexler put up 25.0 factors, 6.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks per sport.
Despite the fact that Jordan received MVP, Drexler was simply as dominant as a scorer and averaged extra rebounds and assists.
Nevertheless, Jordan was offended that individuals in contrast Drexler to him.
“Clyde was a risk,” Jordan mentioned in The Final Dance. “I’m not saying he wasn’t a risk. However me being in comparison with him, I took offense to that. Primarily based on the best way I used to be taking part in at the moment, it wasn’t even shut. So I attacked him each night time.”
The Bulls defeated the Blazers in six video games to seize their second straight championship in 1992.
Jordan averaged 35.8 factors, 4.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.3 blocks and received Finals MVP for the second consecutive season.
Drexler put up 24.8 factors, 7.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per sport in opposition to the Bulls within the 1992 Finals. Nevertheless, he solely shot 40.7% from the sector.
In the meantime, Jordan shot 52.6% total.
Jordan and Drexler have been teammates on the 1992 United States Males’s Olympic basketball staff. It will need to have been awkward for Drexler to play with the man who had torched him just a few months prior.
Jordan was inducted into the Corridor of Fame in 2009. He completed his NBA profession with averages of 30.1 factors, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.8 blocks in 1,072 video games with the Bulls and Washington Wizards.
MJ received 5 MVPs, one DPOY, six championships, six Finals MVPs and 10 scoring titles.
Drexler didn’t win six rings, six Finals MVPs, 5 regular-season MVPs and 10 scoring titles like Jordan. Nevertheless, he had a unbelievable profession and made the Corridor of Fame in 2004.
Drexler received his lone championship in 1995 as a member of the Houston Rockets. He completed his NBA profession with averages of 20.4 factors, 6.1 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.7 blocks in 1,086 video games with the Blazers and Rockets.
