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Richard Jefferson was asked if MJ pushed off Byron Russell before he hit a game-winner for Chicago's second three-peat: "He pushed off, but do you make that call?"
A particularly notable example is the infamous play during the 1998 NBA Finals when Michael Jordan appeared to push Bryon Russell off to create some space for his iconic game-winning shot.
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"We're not going to change our whole structure of basketball just because of one player"- Jerry Sloan on why he didn't double-team MJ before 1998 Finals game-winner
Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals did not turn out how the Utah Jazz wanted it to. Down 2-3 in the series, the Jazz had the chance to even the series at home and set up a winner-take-all Game 7, also on ...