"You're not going to get any apology ... Michael Jordan don't care" - Shannon Sharpe suggests Isiah Thomas 'let it ride' with Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan was widely considered one of the most competitive basketball players back in his playing days with the Chicago Bulls. It is one of the many factors why he dominated the league during his time, especially in his six-year championship run with the Bulls.
However, for all of his success on the court, Jordan didn't find any success in his relationship with two-time NBA champion Isiah Thomas. On "Undisputed," Shannon Sharpe gave some advice to Thomas regarding his ongoing feud with Jordan.
"You're not going to get any apology. ... Michael Jordan don't care," Sharpe said. "You got to let this go. Michael is moving on with his life. Michael says what he says. Michael don't care."
During the NBA games in Abu Dhabi in October, Isiah Thomas did an interview with Cosmote TV and talked about his reaction to "The Last Dance" documentary.
"When I was watching 'The Last Dance,' I'm sitting there and I'm watching it with my family and I'm thinking everything is good," Thomas said. "Then this guy comes on television, and he says that he hates me and then he calls me an a**hole. Then, I proceed to watch a whole documentary about him being an a**hole. I'm like, 'Wait a minute. Time out.'"
Since then, Isiah Thomas has been vocal about wanting an apology from Michael Jordan.
The Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan feud
The rivalry between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas has been going on since the two met consecutively in the playoffs.
Isiah Thomas and his "Bad Boys" Pistons got the better of Jordan's Chicago Bulls for three straight years in the playoffs, which only propelled Michael to go further in refining his skillset. Detroit topped Chicago in five games in the 1988 Eastern Conference semifinals, in six games in the 1989 Eastern Conference finals and in seven games in the 1990 Eastern Conference finals. Detroit won the 1989 and 1990 NBA Finals.
Even through sour defeats from the Detroit Pistons, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls always showed sportsmanship towards their opponents. But that wasn't the case when Thomas and the Pistons finally lost to the Bulls in the 1991 Eastern Conference finals as Chicago won in a sweep. Chicago went on to win the 1991 title, the first of Jordan's two three-peats.
Isiah Thomas and the Pistons walked out of the arena without even shaking hands with the Bulls. The rivalry continued when Thomas was snubbed in the 1992 Dream Team lineup and accused Jordan of being the reason for being left out. However, Jordan argued that even the other members of the team were not so fond of the Pistons guard.
With how both players felt towards one another over the years, it's hard to see how their relationship can be mended at this stage in their lives.