There has been a massive fallout since the final episode of “The Last Dance” and many of Michael Jordan‘s Chicago Bulls teammates are upset with how they were portrayed. Perhaps the two biggest losers of the entire documentary were Horace Grant and Scottie Pippen. Grant was portrayed as some sort of snitch while Pippen was made to seem like a bad teammate, even though he helped MJ get all of his rings.

Recently, Dennis Rodman was asked about how his teammates have been feeling and he gave a pretty interesting answer. As he explains, they simply weren’t ready to be criticized in that way and that considering it’s Jordan, they should be used to it by now.

“The players were a little upset because they felt Michael was throwing them under the bus. ‘You guys wasn’t doing what I want you to do, I’m the greatest, I’m determined to win no matter what,’ Rodman told “Good Morning Britain.” “The next thing you know Michael starts to talking about the whole team… the team-mates I played with. Mentally I don’t think they were strong enough to handle that, because Phil Jackson is a laid back coach. Michael is more like, ‘I’m going to do it watch me be famous’. I didn’t care because I was already famous.”

Over the next few months, Jordan will have a lot to answer for over this doc and we’re interested to see where it all goes from here on out.

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ESPN’s “The Last Dance” has revealed a lot about Michael Jordan and most recently, it was divulged that MJ used to take teammate Horace Grant’s food away after a bad game. Grant spoke to Shannon Sharpe about the whole thing and he was also on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast where he spoke in-depth about his relationship with the Bulls legend. 

Grant even talked about the allegations that he snitched on Jordan to reporter Sam Smith, who eventually used the information in his book, Jordan Rules. “I don’t know where did they come with that I was the source behind the book,” Grant said. “That’s a straight-up lie.”

“Michael and I really didn’t have a great relationship,” Grant continued when asked about how he felt about the Hall of Famer. “We respected each other as teammates in terms of us having one goal and that goal was winning a championship. We didn’t hang out that much off the court. He had his friends, I had my friends. (…) As for changing, I think, we weren’t close at all during that time.”

Needless to say, Jordan wasn’t exactly the easiest guy to play with but when you’re winning championships, being friendly typically takes a backseat. If there is one thing for sure, these two won’t be having dinner together, anytime soon.

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Perhaps one of the wildest stories to come out of the "The Last Dance" so far is the fact that Michael Jordan used to withhold food from teammate Horace Grant if he played a bad game. Yes, that's right, MJ used to make sure Grant would miss meals if he played poorly. This is a pretty insane tactic although it's a toughness that got Jordan his six NBA titles.

After speaking about this subject on an episode of FS1's Undisputed, Shannon Sharpe received a phone call from Grant who divulged some extra details about Jordan. As Grant explained to Sharpe, Jordan would keep bullying players until they finally stood up for themselves. Grant also said that he has tremendous respect for Jordan although he was upset with how the legend went about keeping him in shape.

Michael Jordan had a reputation for being one of the most competitive basketball players of all time. However, sometimes that competitive spirit manifested itself in some pretty toxic ways. Of course, I am talking about how he used to treat his teammates. Throughout the course of "The Last Dance," Jordan's antics when it comes to practices has been well-documented. He would do absolutely anything to win basketball games and sometimes, that involved motivating his peers in odd ways.

During a recent podcast appearance, former Bulls reporter Sam Smith spoke about Jordan's relationship with Horace Grant, who is one of the secondary figures in the ESPN documentary. As Smith explains, if Grant played a bad game, Jordan wouldn't let him eat and would take his food away from him.