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NBA icon\u00a0Michael Jordan\u00a0felt like the smallest person in the world after punching\u00a0Steve Kerr\u00a0in the face.<\/p>\n
Jordan and Kerr fought before the\u00a01995-96 NBA season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m in the shower and I\u2019m saying, \u2018I just beat up the littlest guy on the fu**ing court.\u2019 And I felt about this small,\u201d Jordan said in The Last Dance documentary. \u201cSo when I get in the car, I called back to the Berto Center and said please give me Steve Kerr\u2019s number. I called Steve and I apologized.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kerr said standing up to Jordan was the best thing he ever did.<\/p>\n
Kerr also revealed that his relationship with Jordan dramatically improved after the punch.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talked it out, and it was probably, in a weird way, the best thing that I ever did, was stand up for myself with him because he tested everybody he played with, and I stood up to him,\u201d Kerr said in The Last Dance. \u201cFrom that point on, our relationship dramatically improved and our trust in each other, everything. It was like, \u2018All right, we got that out of the way. We\u2019re going to war together.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Not only did Jordan and Kerr win three straight NBA championships together in 1996, 1997 and 1998, but they also hooked up for one of the biggest plays in NBA Finals history.<\/p>\n
Kerr hit the game-winning shot against the Utah Jazz in Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals off a nice pass from Jordan. Jordan told Kerr to be ready during the timeout before the Bulls inbounded the ball since he knew he would get double-teamed.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s pretty fascinating how close Jordan and Kerr became after getting into a fight. It just goes to show that winning can solve a lot of problems in sports.<\/p>\n
The Bulls went 191-40 when Jordan and Kerr were in the lineup together. That\u2019s good for a stellar winning percentage of .827.<\/p>\n
Kerr may not be in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame like Jordan, but he won five championships with the\u00a0Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs and is the NBA\u2019s all-time leader in 3-point percentage.<\/p>\n
During his career, Kerr shot 45.4% from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n
Jordan is first in NBA history in points per game, fourth in steals, fifth in field goals and second in player efficiency rating. He holds the NBA record for most points (63) scored in a playoff game.<\/p>\n
Jordan has career averages of 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.8 blocks with the Bulls and Washington Wizards. He won five MVPs, one Defensive Player of the Year Award, six championships, six Finals MVPs, 10 scoring titles and three steals titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NBA icon\u00a0Michael Jordan\u00a0felt like the smallest person in the world after punching\u00a0Steve Kerr\u00a0in the face. Jordan and Kerr fought before the\u00a01995-96 NBA season. \u201cI\u2019m in the shower… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\n