Isaiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
For four years in a row, the Bulls and Pistons faced off in the playoffs with the Pistons winning the first three. Once the Bulls finally won the fourth, Thomas and his team left without doing the custom of shaking hands. Because of this rude gesture and the results of the prior games, Jordan wasn’t sure whether he would play for the 1992 Dream Team if Thomas was there. Jordan’s urging caused Thomas to be taken off the squad. It seemed like it wasn’t just Jordan who wanted him out of the team. In one of his interviews, Scottie Pippen said, “I despised how he played the game. No, I didn’t want him on the Dream Team.”
Isaiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons
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