MJs trainer says Jordan was poisoned, didnt have the flu in gm 5 of 97 finals vs jazz
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Michael Jordan was one of the first NBA players ever to have his own trainer, and Tim Grover was his guy.
Grover's access to Jordan has long been as good as anybody's, and now the trainer to Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and others has just released a book called "Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable" about building NBA greatness.
Grover sat down with us on Tuesday for a series of interviews. This first one is about Michael Jordan, and includes a shocking bit of Jordan insight from Grover.
You know Jordan's famous "Flu Game," when Jordan famously fought illness to succeed in Game 5 of the 1997 Finals in Utah.
Grover says Jordan didn't have the flu at all. Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose have recently debated whether or not Jordan was in fact hung over for that game, a suggestion that Grover scoffs at.
The real truth, Grover says, is that Jordan was poisoned.
"100 percent," Grover says on TrueHoop TV. "He was poisoned for the 'flu game.' Everyone called it a flu game, but we sat there. We were in the room." Grover explains:
We were in Park City, Utah, up in a hotel. Room service stopped at like nine o'clock. He got hungry and we really couldn't find any other place to eat. So we said eh, the only thing I can find is a pizza place. So we says all right, order pizza.
We had been there for a while. Everybody knew what hotel. Park City was not many hotels back then. So everyone kind of knew where we were staying.
So we order pizza.
Five guys came to deliver this pizza.
I take the pizza and I tell them: "I've got a bad feeling about this. ... I've just got a bad feeling about this."
Out of everybody in the room, [MJ] was the only one who ate. Nobody else had it.
And then 2 o'clock in the morning I get a call to my room. Come to the room. He's curled up in the fetal position. We're looking at him, finding the team physician at that time.
Immediately I told him it's food poisoning.
Not the flu.
Grover's access to Jordan has long been as good as anybody's, and now the trainer to Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and others has just released a book called "Relentless: From Good to Great to Unstoppable" about building NBA greatness.
Grover sat down with us on Tuesday for a series of interviews. This first one is about Michael Jordan, and includes a shocking bit of Jordan insight from Grover.
You know Jordan's famous "Flu Game," when Jordan famously fought illness to succeed in Game 5 of the 1997 Finals in Utah.
Grover says Jordan didn't have the flu at all. Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose have recently debated whether or not Jordan was in fact hung over for that game, a suggestion that Grover scoffs at.
The real truth, Grover says, is that Jordan was poisoned.
"100 percent," Grover says on TrueHoop TV. "He was poisoned for the 'flu game.' Everyone called it a flu game, but we sat there. We were in the room." Grover explains:
We were in Park City, Utah, up in a hotel. Room service stopped at like nine o'clock. He got hungry and we really couldn't find any other place to eat. So we said eh, the only thing I can find is a pizza place. So we says all right, order pizza.
We had been there for a while. Everybody knew what hotel. Park City was not many hotels back then. So everyone kind of knew where we were staying.
So we order pizza.
Five guys came to deliver this pizza.
I take the pizza and I tell them: "I've got a bad feeling about this. ... I've just got a bad feeling about this."
Out of everybody in the room, [MJ] was the only one who ate. Nobody else had it.
And then 2 o'clock in the morning I get a call to my room. Come to the room. He's curled up in the fetal position. We're looking at him, finding the team physician at that time.
Immediately I told him it's food poisoning.
Not the flu.
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oh, I was thinking like a sabotage poisioning not food poisoning, concerning the gambling ? he had going on. Same thing people are saying about his Dad getting killed
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Damn so his Flu Game Jordans should be called Food Poisoning J's.... Just doesn't have the same ring...
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Stopped reading after "just released a book"
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5 nuggas deliver 1 pizza?
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I Knew It
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He was definitely set up. He was in Utah and 5 mf'ers deliver one pizza. The pizza place didn't believe Malone and Stockton could get it done on there own....and they were right.
But what is also ? up is how the hotel couldn't make an exception for M.J. with the room service ? . -
So is that the new definition of ether? When you poison a MFer so your team wins and he still crushes them.
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lol @ story. Dude don't know how to tell a lie.
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lol I own Tim Grovers "Jump Attack" book , I used to the workouts and stretches in high school and college for basketball, ? had my vertical @39 inches lol
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The Legend Continues
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Mj ate that pizza on purpose goats eat everything
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MJ ate that pizza on some Jesus ? , like "fear not, my children." And carried the "cross" that whole game 5 . Hallelujah!!
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The Lonious Monk wrote: »So is that the new definition of ether? When you poison a MFer so your team wins and he still crushes them.
I'm honestly surprised this doesn't happen more often. Doesn't seem far fetched at all to me. They played Utah for the last two titles of the dynasty, and those were exciting games. A state full of white folks that WHITE folks don't ? with is bound to have some shady-ass sports fans. Dude probably left out the part where the five guys showed up for autographs, which would lessen the shade he felt.
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Didn't kobe get food poisoning?
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Mike had the munchies
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It was a hangover.
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ericb4prez wrote: »
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He didn't have to be in Utah. They said Rodman would be in a Vegas and would fly back the night before and play damn near the whole game like he ain't just get ? up all night.
I don't believe it, it's been what 15 years? he could've been said it was poison.
Reporter asks why did you wait til now: "well I just wanted to tell me story how it should be told. And that's why I have this book coming out..."
It's the same story every time. -
If dominoes send 5 ? to my door with 1 pizza then ima just fix me a syrup sandwich and call it a day
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Normally I wouldn't say something like this, but on the real if 5 ? pop up at my spot talking about they are delivering a pizza, I'd answer the door with my gun.
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what city did it to Kobe? I remember it happened to him too. I think it was Sacramento lol
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He didn't have to be in Utah. They said Rodman would be in a Vegas and would fly back the night before and play damn near the whole game like he ain't just get ? up all night.
I don't believe it, it's been what 15 years? he could've been said it was poison.
Reporter asks why did you wait til now: "well I just wanted to tell me story how it should be told. And that's why I have this book coming out..."
It's the same story every time.
Rodman that ? . He didn't give no ? .