Isiah Thomas Supports Deion Sanders’ Claim: Bo Jackson was a Better Athlete Than Michael Jordan

Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan havent seen eye-to-eye since Game 4 of the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals.

Detroits players walked off the court before the final buzzer to avoid congratulating the Bulls on their series win, which didnt sit right with the six-time NBA champion.

Over three decades later, the animosity between the two persists, and the Pistons icon never passes up an opportunity to undermine the Bulls legend and shares clips of him or other athletes talking down on him on his Instagram stories.

Recently, he shared a clip of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders interview on the Dan Patrick Show, where the host asked him whether he or Jordan was the better athlete.

The two-time Super Bowl champion asked what was Patricks definition of an athlete.

When the interviewer responded that he wasnt sure, Sanders replied, Patrick, insistent on getting an answer to his original question pestered the retired cornerback and rephrased the question.

He asked whether Jordan couldve played in the MLB had he stuck with baseball.

Sanders expertly dodged the question and responded, Patrick then asked Sanders if Bo Jackson was the best athlete ever, and Sanders responded affirmatively.

The NFL icon, who also played in the MLB for five different teams, is spot-on about Jackson.

The outfielder played eight seasons in the MLB and four seasons in the NFL with the then-Los Angeles Raiders.

Hes the only athlete to play in the MLB All-Star Game and the Pro Bowl, the NFLs equivalent of the All-Star Game.

Injuries cut his career short and prevented him from becoming a Hall of Famer in either sport.

However, he was a transcendent athlete, who showcased that athletes could play in two different sports.

So by Sanders definition, Jackson is undoubtedly a better athlete than Jordan.

The interview is from 2018 and was shared by a basketball fan page on Instagram called I Am Mega.

Thomas seemingly came across it while scrolling through his reel feed or Discover page as he doesnt follow the account.

Its unclear whether he shared the video because he agrees with Sanders or because the Hall of Famer picked Jackson above Jordan.

Regardless, theres no love lost between the Pistons legend and the Bulls icon.

Thomas and Jordans Beef History A year after that infamous moment in Game 4 of the 1991 Eastern Conference Finals, Thomas, a perennial All-Star and a Finals MVP, was controversially left off the Team USA roster for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

The Hall of Famer has claimed that he believes Jordans issues with him played a role in him being left off The Dream Team.

In Netflixs The Last Dance documentary about the Bulls dynasty of the 1990s, Jordan categorically denied having a hand in Thomas exclusion.

However, the six-time NBA champion suggested that the guard wouldnt have been a good fit on the team and would have affected the harmony among the players.

He also labeled him an a**hole for walking off the court in 1991.

Jordans comments about Thomas have only intensified the rivalry.

The Pistons icon has since pivoted toward downplaying the six-time Finals MVPs career and propping up LeBron James as the greatest ever .

The animosity between the two will seemingly never die down..

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