Horace Grant was thrust into the forefront of the media after Michael Jordan accused him of being a ‘snitch’ and leaking information to Sam Smith, author of the book ‘Jordan Rules’. Smith revealed behind the scenes info on the Bulls and how Jordan would treat his teammates.
Grant joined ‘Pardon My Take’ recently to give his side of the story since “The Last Dance” wouldn’t do it and he talked about his relationship with Jordan and all the rumors surrounding him being a snitch.
“I don’t know where did they come with that I was the source behind the book. That’s a straight-up lie,” Grant said.
During the podcast, Grant said that was simply untrue and how other players on the team were also speaking a lot with Smith when he was writing his book.
“That is so untrue. That is a blatant lie. Sam Smith quoted myself, Bill Cartwright, John Paxson, and a whole bunch of others in that book. For MJ to say I was the source of this book, that is a lie, that is a downright lie, and he knows that. Coming to think of it, Sam Smith spent more time with Bill, Pacs, Tex Winter even MJ. He spent time with MJ. He played golf a few times with MJ. I don’t know where it came from that I’m the source of the book, but it’s a lie.”
Grant then talked about his relationship with Jordan or the lack thereof.
“Mike and I never had a great relationship. We respected each other as teammates in terms of us having one goal, and that goal was to win a championship. We didn’t hang out that much off the court. He had his set of friends; I had my set of friends. The only person I really hang out was Scottie. I wasn’t really close with MJ, especially when that book came out.”
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Horace won three championships alongside Jordan and would go on to win one more with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2001, racking up 4 throughout his career.
