On Wednesday night, NBA TV will be airing the much anticipated documentary called "The Dream Team" which focuses on the original USA Men's basketball squad as they went overseas to Barcelona for the 1992 Olympic Games.
One of the bigger stories surrounding that team for so long has been brought to light as Michael Jordan admits that he, along with long-time teammate Scottie Pippen and others, purposely prevented former Pistons superstar Isiah Thomas from joining the '92 Men's team.
"That was one of the stipulations put to me (on the team) that Isiah wasn't part of the team,'' Michael Jordan said.
Scottie Pippen referred to a point in time when Thomas was apart of the "Bad Boys From Detroit" as the Pistons called themselves in the late 80s.
"Isiah was the general (of the Bad Boy Pistons. He was the guy who would yap at his teammates and say 'Kick them on their a**. Do whatever you have to do.' No, I didn't want him on the Dream Team.''
There was also an incident in which Thomas and his Pistons left the bench before the end of an elimination game against the Bulls, showing a high lack of sportsmanship.
"Granik pointed to an incident at the end of the Bulls/Pistons playoff series that year where Thomas led his teammates off the court before the final buzzer even sounded. That kind of sportsmanship and image was not what the NBA wanted to project to the world."
Do you feel Isiah Thomas's snub from the '92 team was justified?
Source: thesource.com
