MICHAEL Jordan’s thoughts on the Detroit Pistons’ Bad Boys era have been well documented, but one former Pistons star has called MJ out for supposed hypocrisy.
William Bedford, who spent six years in the NBA as a center, made his thoughts on Jordan’s disapproval of the legendary Bad Boys very clear in an interview.
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Bedford made 172 appearances for DetroitCredit: Getty
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Jordan won six NBA titles and is widely regarded as the greatest of all timeCredit: Getty
Last summer, the now 59 year old was reminded of a statement made by Jordan following the conclusion of the Chicago Bulls’ sweep of the Pistons in the 1991 Eastern Conference.
“You see two different styles with us and them,” Jordan said, via the Washington Post.
“The dirty play and the flagrant fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct, hopefully that will be eliminated from the game with them gone.
“We don’t go out and try to hurt people and dirty up the game.
“You never lose respect for the champions. But I haven’t agreed with the methods they’ve used.
“I think people are happy the game will get back to a clean game.”
But speaking to Vlad TV, Bedford took issue with every element of Jordan’s comments.
“It didn’t clean up and didn’t stop,” he said.
“Other teams picked it up. The New York Knicks picked it up right after us. So, no the Bad Boy image didn’t stop. It didn’t go anywhere.
“And he beefed up to get those next championships too. They started playing the same way. Why? Because you got our players.”
Bedford claimed Jordan’s Bulls inherited Detroit’s style by bringing in the likes of former Pistons Dennis Rodman, James Edwards, and John Salley.
“If it wasn’t for Dennis Rodman coming from the Pistons [Jordan] wouldn’t have got that sixth (ring),” he stated.
As for Bedford, during his NBA career, he won just the one title in 1990 as a member of the Bad Boys of Detroit.
Prior to his five year stint with the Pistons, he had spent one year with the Phoenix Suns, who had drafted him sixth overall out of Memphis in 1986.
Bedford went on to spend a season with the San Antonio Spurs before moving to the Premier Basketball League and the Continental Basketball Association in 1993.
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Jordan and Rodman won the 1998 NBA Finals with the BullsCredit: AFP
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