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Houston Rockets’ Clyde Drexler claps back at Michael Jordan

ESPN’s docu-series The Last Dance was captivating and came at a time of desperation for basketball fans. The drawback however was that it was produced by Michael Jordan, which certainly brought forth biases and slants, which left former Houston Rockets forward Scottie Pippen upset.

One major storyline of the ESPN feature was the Michael Jordan vs. Clyde Drexler matchup in the 1992 NBA Finals. During the film, Jordan described how he felt disrespected by being compared to Drexler, which was a major slight considering how accomplished of a player Drexler became and was at that point.