Michael Jordan is one of the most influential basketball players of all time.
Michael Jordan worked hard to become one of the greatest ever after a tough start to his high school basketball journey, where he had doubts about his size being able to play.
He won six championships with the Chicago Bulls and all the other Laurels, solidifying his name with history books.
The influence of Jordan, who retired for 22 years, continues to portray modern players like Luka Donsic.
However, this did not happen without practice, Jordan worked very hard on his skills and athletic ability.
His former teammate Craig Hodges revealed what it was like to be a legend and actually a session.
Suicide, one of the most intense fitness drills in basketball, is an exercise that every team incorporates into their sessions.
Hodges said he has never seen a six-time champion lose a drill in his four-year stint as a Jordanian teammate.
He states:
“And we ask Phil (Jackson), how many people we got after practice, he knows we were trying to get him, so we ask how many people we want (MJ)
“Like me and BJ (BJ Armstrong), we go out of him hard, man.
“As soon as the whistle blew, he came back to us and this is no joke. I’m running so I can run all day long, and I’m running at some speed, but that wasn’t even fair.”
Kobe Bryant was another player who had a major impact on the game of basketball.
The La Lakers players modelled on Jordan and considered the six-time champion as mentors.
Shaquille O’Neal recently asked Bryant to be added to the goat conversation, as his resume, according to his former teammate, demands it.
After retirement, Hodges coached Bryant in a way that could improve his overall game.
As someone who played with Jordan and coached Bryant, Hodges had an interesting answer as he was asked what the two were different.
He states:
“For me, it’s the only difference, it’s that gripper. He and the doctor put their hands on them, and the Creator knows who should have it.”