NBA legend Tracy McGrady recently shared insights into his interactions with Michael Jordan during his rookie year with the Toronto Raptors. Contrary to Jordan’s notorious trash-talking reputation, McGrady disclosed that His Airness kept silent when it came to the young rookie.
“We weren’t a very good team at that time, so I’m sure he was like, ‘There’s no need to even waste my trash talking on this sorry ass team,'” McGrady humorously recounted during an interview with Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson on the Scoop B Radio Podcast.
While McGrady experienced a rare absence of Jordan’s taunts throughout his time with the Raptors, he did highlight a different side of the tale. The All-Star Weekend was where the real trash talk unfolded. “I don’t recall him talking any trash when he was with the Wizards, but I didn’t have any run-ins. Now on All-Star Weekend? Of course, Mike talked shit because we’re all there together,” McGrady stated.
He further elaborated on the camaraderie and friendly banter that characterizes the weekend, noting, “There’s a lot of locker room sidebar conversations and chattin’ about certain things but I can’t really pinpoint what those conversations were about. But, you DO hear the chatter with Mike and him talking shit to guys.”
