The Michael Jordan flu game still remains one of the most iconic games during his career, but the mystique of it was always questioned by others who thought he may have actually had a hangover during the NBA Finals game. Mostly because, nobody gets over a flu in a few days time as he suddenly did from game 5 to Game 6.
During ‘The Last dance’ documentary, Jordan agreed with those people that it wasn’t the flu, but stated it was actually poisoned pizza that he received from eating an entire pizza by himself from the only place that would deliver to him.
Longtime NBA writer Sam Smith is calling bullsh-t on that notion as well.
The man who authored the 1993 book “The Jordan Rules,” joined The Dan Patrick Show and not only called Jordan a liar, but offered up his own take on what happened before the 1997 NBA Finals.
“It wasn’t food poisoning. He made that up.”
“He wasn’t poisoned. That’s not what happened.”
“Michael Jordan, the most protected, nobody knows where he is, secure person – all of a sudden, five guys from the pizza place show?”
“He was ill. There’s no question. I think – I think – he had something that wasn’t as manly as maybe some other episodes. I think because what they were doing was going up to Park City, in the mountains, in the ski area to stay. That’s where they stayed. So, they had to practice in Salt Lake City. They kept coming in and out, in and out. And I think it was altitude sickness. The symptoms that he had fit that much more than anything else that he had.
“There was some sort of illness. There’s no question he was ill. I wouldn’t deny that. He definitely was. He was sick. But he wasn’t poisoned.”
Jordan led the Bulls to a 90-88 win while dropping 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in 44 minutes.
