{"id":1171849,"date":"2020-05-21T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1171849"},"modified":"2020-05-21T08:46:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T12:46:49","slug":"bobby-knight-once-did-the-unthinkable-and-made-michael-jordan-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/bobby-knight-once-did-the-unthinkable-and-made-michael-jordan-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Knight Once Did the Unthinkable and Made Michael Jordan Cry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the world of professional sports, few men could be as intimidating as Michael Jordan.<\/a> While His Airness<\/a> was never the biggest guy on the floor, he was a fierce competitor; that famous will to win<\/a> gave way to punches, brutal trash-talk,<\/a> and the singular impression that MJ wasn't going to be stopped. Bobby Knight, <\/a>however, wasn't going to be intimidated by anyone, let alone an upstart player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 1984 Olympics, Bobby Knight coached a college-aged Jordan and did the unthinkable. According to Sam Perkins, the veteran coach reduced His Airness to tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bobby Knight's coaching career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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