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Cowherd Says Jordan’s Wizards Teammates ‘Hated Him,’ Claims Social Media Would Have ‘Crushed’ Him

The broadcaster frames Jordan’s late-career Washington stint as uniquely vulnerable to today’s possession-by-possession scrutiny.

Overview

  • On a podcast, Colin Cowherd asserted that Michael Jordan’s Washington Wizards teammates and coaches disliked him and argued he would have been hammered by modern social media.
  • Cowherd said he attended two Wizards games and read the players’ body language as evidence of locker-room resentment toward Jordan.
  • Co-host Jason Timpf contrasted Jordan’s late years with LeBron James’s current run, noting how every defensive lapse or missed box-out is clipped and dissected online.
  • Coverage revisits Jordan’s 2001–03 return as a productive yet post-prime run on a struggling team, with roughly 22 points per game and All-Star selections in both seasons.
  • Reports of friction are cited alongside disputed anecdotes, and a recent viral NASCAR clip involving Jordan is noted as an example of how online scrutiny now forces rapid clarifications.