“Michael Jordan hasn’t slept in 14 years”

The former Chicago Bulls point guard, and winner of the first “three foot” in the Illinois franchise, recalled his time there and made a surprising comment about MJ.

When it comes to professionalism, talent and discipline, there is no doubt about that Michael Jordan had all these skills when he was lord and lord of NBA with the winners Chicago Bulls. However, now Benjamin Roy “BJ” Armstrong, who knew how to be the base of the Illinois franchise when they covered the first “three pit” (win three consecutive titles), released a shocking revelation about MJ that will get people talking. ‘He hasn’t slept in 14 years’ released by the setter.

“I’ve seen Jordan play 35-40 minutes a night and then go back to training with the same strength. I’ve never seen such a competitive guy and he’s always been active. In practice I realized it was different. When everyone else is tired, Phil (Jackson’s) whistle blows and he acts like he’s been sleeping for 10 hours and is actually playing cards or whatever he’s doing, not eating or resting properly. “, commented for the first time that The Kid, as Armstrong was nicknamed, in a conversation with him Rex Chapmananother former basketball player who knows how to wear the colors of the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets, Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns.

Also, who knows how to be one of Jordan’s sidekicks along with Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, argued that GOAT would be a little careful when it comes to his private life, the orange world would be seen -if possible- a better. his version: “If he slept, we don’t know how delicious he really is. We didn’t see Michael Jordan’s best because he didn’t sleep in those 14 years. He didn’t sleep much, he didn’t sleep. “

However, he claims it is “the best training player I’ve ever seen” and he did not see “A boy trains hard and that’s what we have to show the kids. Because we only showed them the games when the light was on. I have never seen such a competitive man and he has always been active. “, then conclude by drawing a parallelism to his person: “I was in the same place as him and I was a bit tired. Everyone else was pretty tired. Except for him, who hasn’t slept yet.”

Who is BJ Armstrong, winner of the first “three peat” with Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls

Benjamin Roy “BJ” Armstrong, Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan and at his 1.88 height, I played base. At the college level, Armstrong played for 4 seasons at the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, where he finished averaging 13.1 points and 4 assists per game, with an excellent 44% shooting from three points.

Given such performance and similar statistics, He was selected 18th in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.and in his first season he helped his team reach the Eastern Conference finals, which were eliminated at the hands of Detroit Pistons. Over the next three seasons He will get the NBA Champion ring, in place of veteran point guard John Paxson, and along with the men in the Michael Jordan category, Scottie Pippen.

After 6 seasons in the Illinois franchise, he was included in the draft expansion in 1995, selected as the first option of the new group Toronto Raptors. however, he refused to play in Canada and was traded to the Golden State Warriors, where he stayed two seasons.

At the beginning of the 1997-98 season he was traded to the Charlotte Hornets and eventually to the Orlando Magic. On both teams he played for a few minutes, until his return, in 1999, to the Bulls, where he played 27 games in his final season.