7. The practices were brutal, intense, confrontational:
Now this is where Jordan’s ruthlessness emerged. The man who famously loved practices (do you hear that, Allen Iverson?), Jordan turned each practice into his own display case and to show everyone, especially Magic and Bird, that he was indeed the greatest ever. Because you had a large collection of highly-decorated superstars with massive egos in one spot, naturally there was going to be some conflict and The Dream Team practices is certainly a showcase for this.