NBA legend Michael Jordan has been called out by a former teammate for claims made during 'The Last Dance' documentary about his early Bulls teams' illicit drug use.
Craig Hodges, a three-time 3-Point Contest champion who played for Chicago during the '80's and 90's, has hit out at the six-time NBA champion for allegations brought up during ESPN's 10-part docuseries on Jordan and the final year of the Bulls' dynasty.
Earlier in the series, Jordan tells a story of finding his teammates doing drugs in a hotel room during the 1984 preseason, not long after being drafted at No.3.
"So they open up the door. I walk in, and practically the whole team is in there. It was things I had never seen in my life as a young kid. You got your lines over here, you got your weed smokers over here, you got your women over here."
Hodges didn't join the team until 1988, yet felt compelled to express his disappointment about Jordan's comments - especially those related to claims of drug use.
"One of the things as players we call this a fraternity," Hodges said during an interview on US Fox Sports Radio with Chris Broussard and Rob Parker.
"So I'm watching the first episode and I was upset about the 'cocaine circus.' That bothered me because I was thinking about the brothers who are on that picture with you who have to explain to their families who are getting ready to watch this great Michael Jordan documentary event and they know you're on the team, and now you've got to explain that to a 12-year-old boy."
Jordan never said the words "cocaine circus" but he did start laughing when he heard the phrase from the interviewer.
While not being implicated in any of the stories, Hodges said Jordan shouldn't be airing his old teammates' dirty laundry.
He also took issue with Jordan calling teammate Scottie Pippen "selfish" for opting to undergo surgery during a contract dispute with the Bulls, while disagreeing with claims of Horace Grant leaking information to the media.
"Then the Scottie Pippen part. Scottie was 'selfish.' C'mon, man, c'mon," Hodges said.
"And then last night with Horace, that hurt me. I'm letting MJ know that that ain't right, dude. Horace did not deserve to take the fall for 'Jordan Rules.'
"If MJ knows something else and knows Horace's motive, then tell us how Horace did it for my sake, because I'm your teammate, brother, just like they are, and I'm kind of salty how everybody got interviewed but me."
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