“He ѕaid, ‘Lаce ‘em uр, іt’s goіng to be а long bleeр nіght’” – Domіnіque Wіlkіns reсalls ѕtory of Mіchael Jordаn enterіng the oррosition loсker room аnd іssuіng а рregame wаrning
With the NBA celebrating its top 75 stars, Dominique Wilkins shared one of the most amazing Michael Jordan stories ever. In an interview with Yahoo Sports NBA writer Vincent Goodwill, the Hawks legend recalled MJ’s insane competitiveness and trash-talking.
Here’s how Dominique Wilkins reminisced about a night that happened almost 35 years ago:
“I had 57 against him, I think, in three-and-half quarters, but I remember later, we go to Chicago, he walks in our locker room and I’m like, ‘What in the… what is this so and so walking in our locker room for?’ And he walked by me, he walked by Kevin [Willis], get to Randy [Wittman] when he said, ‘Lace ‘em up. It’s going to be a long bleep night.’ I didn’t know what to say, I was shocked. He had 60 that night.”
The no-bearing game turned out to be a classic as Michael Jordan wanted his revenge on Dominique Wilkins’ 57 points, which the latter scored on December 10, 1986.
The six-time NBA champion did get his revenge on Wilkins, scoring 61 points on 22-38 shooting. He also had 10 rebounds and four assists. However, he could not overcome the Hawks’ star-studded lineup as the Bulls lost the match.
According to Wilkins, here’s the reason why MJ was so obsessed with winning a supposedly no-bearing game:
“You gotta understand something about Michael. Michael is competitive to a different level. He’s so competitive that he’s almost like he’s possessed. And one thing you don’t wanna do when playing against a guy like him is give him fuel to come at you all night, every night, but that’s the way we all were. We were guys that it only took few things, certain things that set us off and make us want to destroy the opposition.”
Dominique Wilkins and Michael Jordan only battled once in the playoffs
Dominique Wilkins was one of the few players who could match Michael Jordan’s production in the 80s and early 90s
The much-anticipated Michael Jordan versus Dominique Wilkins rivalry barely happened in the postseason. It was only in the 1992-93 season. Wilkins was coming off a gruesome Achilles injury but was still a formidable opponent for the Chicago Bulls in the playoffs.
At the time, Jordan’s Bulls were in the midst of their three-peat and were the decisively stronger squad. Chicago promptly swept Atlanta 3-0 in the first round of the 1992-93 playoffs.
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