If you guessed that Michael Jordan would be no fan of the modern NBA practice of taking games off for non-injury related reasons – otherwise known as load management – you would be right.

In a recently released portion of a lengthy interview with NBC’s Mike Tirico. Jordan didn’t mince words in declaring his disdain for the practice.

“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 worked his ass off to get a ticket or to get money to buy the ticket.”

Tirico pressed Jordan on whether he really felt such a keen sense of loyalty when he got heckled by opposing fans, but

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