Michael Jordan used his defeat to the Orlando Magic in 1995 as another sleight to fuel his fire.
Michael Jordan’s career is full of his desire to make good on real and perceived sleights. The 1995 Orlando Magic proved to be just another piece of fuel.
The greatest moment in Orlando Magic was met with a grimace and a bit of smug indignation from Michael Jordan.
Defeat was never in Jordan’s vocabulary and the frustration of it still lives on 25 years later. That one still stung. It forced Jordan into some realization that he probably knew already consciously but confirmed for him in grim reality.