Michael Jordan didn't believe in load management, even when he was violently ill.

Jordan addressed the topic of NBA players missing games in the second installment of a series that NBC is calling "MJ: Insights to Excellence," which aired Tuesday night between games of a doubleheader on the network.

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Asked by interviewer Mike Tirico what he thought of the notion of "load management" — the phrase typically used to describe when players are held out of a game for rest, not injury — Jordan didn't hold back.

"Well, it shouldn’t be needed, first and foremost," Jordan said. "You know, I never wanted to miss a game because it was an opportunity to prove. It was something that I felt like the fans are there that watch me play. I want to impress that guy way up on top who probably w

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