Shortly after a reports emerged Thursday detailing that Michael Jordan is involved in “serious talks” to sell his majority stake in the Hornets, Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports roasted the six-time NBA star on his podcast.
Perhaps that’s not too surprising, considering that the Hornets have not won a playoff series since Jordan joined the franchise in 2010. But Cowherd, who is well known for his controversial takes, didn’t just criticize Jordan’s ownership tenure. Instead, Cowherd spoke about myriad aspects of Jordan’s career and called him a “selfish guy.”
“He tried baseball. He failed. He tried ownership. He was awful. He tried the Wizards. It bombed,” Cowherd said on The Volume. “Everybody understand, that take out Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson, this whole Michael Jordan mythology is sort of just that.