I believe John Salley. The one thing that stood out to me while watching "The Last Dance" is that MJ's fame really isolated him from living a happy life. Sometimes you can be too famous. Having people show up in parking lots just to get a glimpse of you before social media existed is wild. When you're that famous, it's never safe to be alone so you never truly have any privacy. Michael Jackson was the same way. Imagine being so famous that someone in the world is always trying to get access to you 24/7. That in itself could cause a mental breakdown.

Tim Grover who trained Kobe and MJ was asked was there a difference in work ethic between them, Tim said “Michael actually rested when we told him to rest. Kobe always wanted to push it.” Imagine if Kobe gave his body a break

Btw it was Biggie who first mentioned Jackson, tyson, Jordan. Not jay z

Why is this so hard to believe? It’s very believable. Mike Jackson and Mike Jordan was out of this world stars back then. They protected tf out of them

I’ve always noticed really disciplined dudes keep woman at bay like it’ll interfere with greatness

All I basically heard in the first few minutes was that MJ was good at keeping people like Salley out of his personal business LOL he probably knew years later people would be doing interviews and writing books about him (Scottie) so it’s probably best to keep everything close to the chest. There’s not a human being alive that can make me believe that Michael Jordan wasn’t getting women of all shapes, sizes, and creeds thrown his way. Sorry.

There are always exceptions. In the 90s, my brother-law met Michael. He met him while playing golf. My b-I-law is the coolest. He has never met a stranger. Period. He, my sister, and my niece lived in a middle-class neighborhood. It was nothing gated, secured, or palatial. Michael visited their home, ate dinner, and chilled; for hours. Michael was down to earth, and fit right in. They even got him to take a pic with him, & my niece. So, when I hear stories about him, I always remember that moment created with my brother-in-law.

Salley and MJ are Frat Brothers and knew each other when he was a Piston. The fact folks saying he doesn't know MJ or he was a bench rider, need to stick to the basketball part ONLY 😂

MJ actually admitted that girls didn’t think he was attractive in high school bc he was always goofy

The late 80’s early 90’s were insane for sports figures . It was MJ, Mike Tyson , Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, Barry Bonds . We’ll never see another era like that

When Mike played baseball in Birmingham, he loved riff raff, and my aunti loved him too

We actually saw John Salley thinking he was hiding in the airport just pre-911 when you could go right up to the send off tunnel. Jamie Fox actually grabbed a comm at the help desk and announced to the entire lounge that John was there by saying "John Salley, of the Los Angeles Lakers, your chicken wings are ready." Everyone woke up and looked around and made a move towards John and Jamie got onto his flight, escaping the crowd, laughing.

Playing Golf was literally the only time MJ probably felt free.

I hate that Kobe is gone and we won’t get his input on conversations like this. I was a Kobe hater because he was always beating my fav teams (suns,Celtics) but watching him try to take on the west while lebron went to Miami made me gain so much respect.

And this is what Kwame Brown was talking about when he said Living his ‘Bust Life’ was better than being Lebron. He wasn’t hating. He was saying with less fame moving around in the life is better and easier (allegedly). 🤔🤔🤔

He said when Jayz made that comment about the 3 Mike's. But it was Biggie, who said it first on Diddy album, No way out. True hip-hop heads, know this. Victory is the name of the song.

I'll never forget that era when Kobe had all of that heat on him for the alleged sexual assault. I saw him in ATL at a restaurant on Castleberry strip. Kobe was just chilling at the bar with his friend, and when he walked out, he looked at my table who was clearly all looking at him, and he smiled and acknowledged everyone and walked out. Right afterwards all the women at table started losing their minds and calling their friends. A few minutes later we saw Daz Dillinger who is also a very cool brother.✊🏿

Pierre should have worked so hard after How to be a player like John Salley said. He would have been a great actor smh

The players he listed where incredible. Jerry West was a beast. Oscar Robertson was a beast. He’s the only person from his era that DIDN’T mention Dr J.

Great interview 🎉

This is amazing!!!

I always just saw Kobe as a Jordan wanna be. Then later i realized he was his own man just following a successful blueprint. Im such a fan now way more than when he was here too

Excellent interview. Questions were on point

Man I love Sally, he tells some of the best stories and always keeps it 100.

Salley is the same person that said the nba wouldn't let LBJ break Kareem record. He be cappin a lot

There’s a level of fame that Jordan reached where whenever he went somewhere in public the place would have to shut down because of the mob of people. It can actually feel almost suffocating if you don’t have a healthy mindset about it and a an Avenue to decompress which for him was golf.

It craY Salley was apart of so many iconic teams an organizations. The 6 ring era Bulls, the Bad Boys and the best franchise of all-time, the Lakers!

I enjoyed this conversation.

The truth about Jordan on the road with women: The Bulls stayed at 5 star hotels and Jordan always had the entire penthouse floor with major security (his own and hotel extra) much like a head of state, like a president. Some of the finest, flawless, most beautiful, hot women were brought up to Mike, secretly - they were vetted, stripped of their purses, cell phones and all else and had to sign NDAs. MJ was not sloppy and had full proof protection! There was one slip up when he was younger and rising to mega star in the 1980s - some blonde chick in Indiana, who was paid off, but still was trying to go public with stuff years later… she was largely ignored. During the Bulls 72-10 season- the Bulls had several days in Los Angeles on one of those play the Lakers at the Forum and Clippers at the Coliseum trips. On a Friday during that road trip the entire Bulls team hung out at the popular “Century Club” in the Century City (West LA) section of Los Angeles. Only MJ had a security team around him - in fact the security (up to six or seven armed dudes) like secret service, formed a ring around Jordan as he made his way through the club and when he wanted to chill - they had a roped off area on the club’s second level with velvet ropes- a huge crowd was kept at bay watching MJ - calling his name as he sipped a bottle of beer, cigar in hand, groovin’ to 2Pac’s “How Do Ya Want It.”

Everyone wants fame until they get it and realize how much they took their privacy for granted

Great video!

Pierre's response at the 12-second mark was so classic!

This was fascinating. What you think is not always true about stars and celebrity life.

2:01 B.I.G. said it first!!!!!!

pierre is a riot , dam yo , nggz crazy lol! great topic great show

That message on Kobe: "this takes care of me - I'm focusing on that... PERIOD"

I could see mj being as someone who doesent have time for women. He’s too focused and determined and logical

Pierre calling somebody corny is hilarious 😂😂

Pierre is my dawg cool brother! Him and I chopped it up everytime he came to my Lowes store in MD...I would hook him up with discounts lol Pierre glad you putting in that work bro keep grinding 🙌🏾💪🏾🖤💯

LET THIS BE A LESSON TO EVERYONE , John had his own nba career but Jordan is so good he gotta talk about him, never be John be Jordan

I love listening to Salley This is a guy you could meet And probably have a beer or a blunt with I could listen to his stories for hours And I felt the same way about Kobe As did Pierre

The part when they don't care about your stats they care about winning is what separates a good number of (not all) the old generation from the new.

The price of greatness. The GOAT.

I never thought about it like that.

John Salley gets caught lying a lot 😂😂😂😂

John Salley has the best stories..

Like I stated before. When a person is that famous, someone is always in control of you.

John Salley type of dude that will rob you and come over next day to help you look for your missing items

I always say this when people argue about who the GOAT is. "Jordan taught Kings how to be Kings", Workout Lunatic. MJ was the first player to show that thru sheer work ethic, a player could become so good that he (or she one day) could take over a game and change the outcome of said game.... (I don't include Wilt Chamberlain because he was such a genetic freak of nature.)

Even in high school, the athletes smashing everything knew not to tell the nerds. Salley was a NBA nerd. Of course MJ wouldn’t tell him what he was doing.

That TMZ sound was epic 😩😂

He had no problem at the Roxy on Granville Street, Vancouver!!!

John Salley gives some of the BEST interviews I love this dude in interviews, he's a real muh phuhga and the world needs REAL, BUT, LOOK AH HERE MANE, MICHAEL JORDAN IS THE MESSIAH, PERIOD 💯💪🏿❤🖤💚

I so glad John Sally said that About someone being the Greatest. I don’t believe in someone being the Greatest of All time. Time has not Stopped 💯💯👍🏾Exactly John

I respect his take on Kobe… i wish everybody came out and was truthful like him

I was at a party with John Salley before. He is very real.

John Smalley says Stop it Jordan get some help 😳🤪😂

If Pete Maravich falls one more pick in the 1970 draft and arrives in the NBA in Boston under the tutelage of Red Aurbach, maybe the last 50 years of the league plays out differently.

I could listen to John Sally all day, I mean All Day Long 😂

Biggie said the Mike line. Jay “borrowed” it

MJ was secretly knockin'down topNotch Superstar Pop Singer & MovieActress birth canals

JayZ bite so much he got people thinking he came up with the lyrics first smh "Any night I can perform like Mike anyone Jordan, Tyson , Jackson " ~Biggie

Yo, is the host that guy who comes out in the video Been there done that from Dr. Dre?

COME ON JOHN.. BIG SAID THAT SHIT FIRST!! Come on Bro

John Salley has made a damn career out of hating on MJ 😂

What’s so weird about John Salley relationship with Michael Jordan…is that he spent more time to kill Jordan than win with him. He was part of the bad boy Pistons who were targeting Jordan in the late 80s with very hard flagrant-type fouls to prevent Jordan from going off on them. After he could no longer beat the enemy, he decides to join Jordan for a year in 1996. Sure this isn’t completely abnormal in the NBA: friends become foes and foes become friends just like Patrick Beverly and Russell Westbrook’s relationship. But Jordan hated those bad boy Pistons so much that he ended up recruiting two of them: Salley and Rodman. And I find that really ironic.

2:06 Actually is was Biggie that said it!😂

Umm, it was Nortorious B.I.G. back in 94-97, that started the quote, "Michael, Jordan, Jackson, Tyson!" Jay-Z, took that quote and line; using on multiple songs, since 2000 - Dynasty La Famila Album, Blueprint 2, Kingdom Come, Blueprint 3, College Dropout, and Watch The Throne.

When you're that talented, focused and driven, you're obviously not gonna be the most socially graceful person in the room. Mark Zuckerberg is known for being socially awkward. Really talented and focused people usually don't vibe with with run-of-the-mill individuals whose highlight of the day in gossiping about other people at their 9 to 5s. Talented and focused people usually communicate and mesh well with others that on on their same wave length, which is rare.

Sally never gets tired of hearing himself talk

Turn the lights on lol

This ninja crazy we'll get u you down here lol 😂😂😂

MJ used to have eight rooms sometimes. Leave a rose for a different lady in each room. Salley lying just to sound interesting

Mike showed up a Floods legendary bar in Detroit and the females went crazy. Class dude MJ

It sounds like John Salley is describing 32°. That was one of the main hangout spot for athletes in Philly.

Spider is one of the best interviews EVER on any platform....💯!

Piere tried to skirt past that laziness conversation. Lol

Biggie actually created that line Mr Sally.. but carry on.. 🥱

John Salley always give Bernard King his credit💯

I NEED SOME OF THAT 'WORTHECIC!" The host BE talkinbou!

How are you the first Kobe when you using all of MJ moves.

this is a clear case of John Salley not snitching on himself and being a good friend to MJ 😂 Both of these doods had harems of women 😂 they are only human after all. Most pro athletes have a body count in the 1000s unless you graduated from BYU then its in the hundreds 🤣

John Salley stay on interviews Reminiscing on the past his name should be John reminisce Sally LOL

Pierre knew dat club name!🧐😌

I was always impressed that Jordan had so much sexual discipline. I know he was running through women but he never got caught slipping and had baby mamas. Look at ppl like Future, nba yb, etc bunch of damn kids and bms running around

Ain’t nothing in life that doesn’t come with a catch. That’s the human experience. With that being said, I believe MJ got all the women he wanted.

I always liked Pierre he was one of my favorite comics on comic view back in the day

Biggie on the song Victory - which is me & my best friend's anthem said "And then on nights I perform like Mike - anyone Tyson, Jordan, Jackson, Action, pack guns - ridiculous, & I'm quick to bust, if my ends you touch." It wasn't Jay Z

I almost always take things with a grain of salt when it comes to what Salley says about Michael Jordan. It’s obvious this dude has an axe to grind with Jordan, that I believe stems from the rivalry between the Pistons and Bulls.

MAN!!! Salley's tripping John Salley is full of that. B*******. Michael Jordan was literally one of the most famous people and still is one of the most famous people on the face of the earth and maybe the most famous athlete. If the man wanted it, he could have gotten it at any time at any point whenever he felt like it. Believe it or not he did love his ex-wife who stuck with him through the majority of that time. It's not crazy or out of the realm of possibility that the man was just faithful to his woman.

2:31 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I died when Pierre said “Michael Jordan’s here, but you’re down here, we can get u here” 😆🤣

A lot of people didn't like Kobe until late in his career or after he died but I had been a fan since he had came in the league.

MJ slick, he got em on his own time, not when John Salley could witness it and tell all his business lol.

Man John Spider 🕷️ Salley needs his own Talk 🦜 Show

11:45 “News IS THE information you (✊🏿) Need to KEEP YOUR POWER”!! - (Elder) Professor Black Truth

He's not your "constituent" , he's your contemporary.

Salley is a funny guy. He seems to be 'friends' with so many hot women. Is he the type of guy to get constantly friend zoned or does he just like being friends with them?

I think he meant to say contemporary and not constituent. Still a very captivating interview.

He makes good points here.