Isiah Thomas has been the subject of a lot of criticism over the past days and it all stems from him and the Detroit Pistons being highlighted in “The Last Dance” documentary and reigniting an old feud.
Thomas was asked by CBS Sports to rank the best players he ever faced, and unlike most of thr world, Jordan barely made his starting five.
The former Pistons point guard placed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar first, followed by Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Jordan and Julius Erving.
He went on to explain:
“When you put Jordan and his basketball team in the ’80s, they weren’t a very successful team,” Thomas told CBS Sports. “They just weren’t. When you talk about Jordan and his team dominating, they dominated the ’90s. But when you put him with those Lakers teams and those Pistons teams and those Celtics teams, they all beat him. They just did. … What separated Jordan from all of us was he was the first one to three-peat. But he didn’t three-peat against Magic, Larry and Dr. J.”
During the documentary, Jordan called Thomas an asshole after the episode focused on the Pistons walking off the court without shaking hands after being swept by the Bulls.
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“I hated them,” Jordan said of the Pistons in the documentary. “And that hate carries even to this day.”
It appears Thomas feels the same way.
