NBA: Michael Jordan’s Greatness Against The Knicks Likened To Beyonce, Says Charles Oakley

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Michael Jordan is celebrated as one of the best players of all time
The New York Knicks were a recipient of Jordan's dominance in the 90s
Charles Oakley mentioned that Jordan was like Beyonce on how big of a star he was

Another week has passed and another iconic moment of Michael Jordan’s illustrious career has resurfaced. With “The Last Dance” keeping everyone company, these moments include the New York Knicks’ heartbreaking losses against ‘the greatest of all time’.

These big moments of Jordan’s career came at the expense of the Knicks losing deep into the playoffs. The Knicks of the 90s were a powerhouse team with Patrick Ewing leading the charge, but they would always fall against Jordan's Bulls.

Per the New York Post, former Knick Charles Oakley compared how Jordan and Ewing fared on the court to international superstar musician Beyoncé.

“The Bulls had Michael and we had Patrick,’’ Oakley said. “It’s like seeing Beyoncé and going to see someone trying to be Beyoncé. If Beyoncé is in town, everyone’s going to see Beyoncé. If Michael and Patrick are in town, everyone is going to see Michael. They had ‘The Show.’ We tried to stop them and we couldn’t stop them,” Oakley added.

The 1993 series of the Knicks and the Bulls are considered as one of the memorable moments of the 90s. One play that stands out in that series is how the Bulls managed to block Knicks big man Charles Smith in consecutive times late down the stretch. It’s considered to be one of the biggest plays in basketball history with how it drained the momentum out of Madison Square Garden.

Despite this, Oakley mentioned that New York’s losses against Jordan are Ewing’s accountability.

“Patrick, at the end of the game, he’d get double-teamed,’’ Oakley said. “He’d shoot fadeaways on double-teams and that hurt us as a team,” he shared.

Having Ewing’s talent and the combination of the players they had on that team was enough to boost the Knicks as the number one seed that year. The Knicks boasted a 60-22 record that year with Pat Riley as the Coach of the Year.

It was a difficult series for New York as they led 2-0 before Jordan rallied the Bulls to win in six games.

These are just the many times Jordan has proven to be one of the best players to ever suit up and play on the court.