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“The man would rather believe a lie than the truth” is a quote from the book “Sometimes a Lie Sounds Better Than the Truth.” The quote talks about how people are more likely to believe lies that are easier for them to accept.
Because it occurred more than two decades ago, the Michael Jordan-Kwame Brown connection (or lack thereof) has lost a lot of its shine. However, unique tales remain in the imaginations of NBA fans. For example, during a Washington Wizards practice, MJ was so harsh on his 19-year-old rookie that he made him weep.
When you consider how tough Mike was on a high school student trying to live up to lofty, No. 1 overall choice expectations, the sobbing anecdote doesn’t seem out of the question.
That anecdote, however, isn’t real, as Kwame stated. Even as a player-executive, he wouldn’t allow His Airness push him that far.
Michael Jordan’s first choice as a Wizards executive was to choose Kwame Brown as the No. 1 overall selection.
On January 27, 2003, Kwame Brown of the Washington Wizards takes on the Phoenix Suns. | Getty Images/G Fiume
He had already retired after becoming a six-time NBA champion. Twice. Jordan, though, determined that running a struggling Washington Wizards organization wasn’t enough.
To demonstrate his squad how things were done, he needed to go on the court and play and practice with them.
And, as his first executive choice and a potential franchise player, Black Jesus was particularly harsh on Brown.
Jordan’s handling of his rookie and its impact on Brown’s career are hot topics right now. Although, according to Brown, MJ never abused him to the point that he cried.
Brown refutes Jordan’s allegation that he made him weep during a Wizards workout.
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Several anecdotes of The Goat’s treatment of Brown are brought bare in an extract from Michael Leahy’s book When Nothing Else Matters on ESPN.com.
Jordan first tried to be patient with Brown and take him under his wing, according to Leahy. However, patience rapidly moved to impatience, and frustration swiftly turned to fury.
The following is taken from the excerpt:
“He then continued to humiliate Brown by ridiculing him while scoring at will, refusing to assist him when the youngster fell hard to the floor, winning lopsidedly, and then screamed at Brown to admit his dominance in front of the team:
“You should refer to me as ‘Daddy,’ (expletive).”
“Michael was tearing him down, possibly to build him up,” one spectator said. However, there was a lot of collapsing.”
Then there was Leahy’s most well-known anecdote. Jordan attacked Kwame with a barrage of homophobic epithets, according to a story in The Washington Post:
Jordan chastised several Washington players, but he singled out second-year forward Kwame Brown as the whipping boy, referring to him as a “flame [slur],” according to The Washington Post. According to SI, Jordan made Brown cry in front of the squad on a regular basis.
Michael Jordan’s anecdote about making Kwame Brown weep
Brown, on the other hand, categorically rejects the allegations. Jordan was rough on him, he admits, but he never cried over his leader’s tough love.
He stated, “Michael has never moved me to tears.” “Did he irritate you a lot?” Yeah. He is, after all, a competitor.
“I believe it has a lot to do with nothing,” Brown added. “So many people want to make up Michael Jordan tales.”
Then, as Brown said in an interview with Hoops Hype (via The Post):
“That’s simply plain old gossip, and it’s unfortunate that news organizations would report on something they have no knowledge of.” But I suppose I understand. A falsehood might sometimes sound better than the truth, and it will sell more newspapers or magazines.”
Kwame Brown on Michael Jordan allegedly making him weep during a Wizards practice
It’s not out of the realm of possibility that MJ went after Kwame so hard that he sobbed. Brown maintained, though, that he knew that was simply Mike being Mike.
The journeyman center had a serious NBA career after that.
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Kwame was not a flop in the NBA draft, despite popular belief. Despite never living up to expectations as the No. 1 overall choice, the 6-foot-11 center spent 13 seasons in the league and made more than $62 million.
It wasn’t precisely a “failure” of a career.
When MJ was team governor of the Charlotte Bobcats a few years later, he welcomed Brown back into the fold.
Jordan was known for being tough on teammates, even while he played with the Chicago Bulls. With the Wiz, nothing changed.
The Glynn Academy graduate, on the other hand, firmly claims that No. 23 has ever made him weep.
Basketball Reference provided all statistics.
RELATED: Despite being dubbed a Michael Jordan draft blunder, Kwame Brown had a lucrative career worth more than $60 million.
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