How to play against MJ, per Doug Collins: The one thing I would not want to do is try to promote any kind of challenge with him. The guy thrives on challenges, and I would let him quietly get his... When he gets challenged he gets to another level that I'

John Collins on the backboard oop: "We've done it in games before. I'm a freak athlete in my own right... I gotta go get it"

Brian Lewis Kevin Durant Im not here to judge somebody or talk down on the life or how they feel their views I just didn't like anything that went on I felt like it was all unnecessary I felt like we could have just kept playing basketball and kept quiet as an organization

MJ talks dunk contest, 1988.