Steve Kerr Froze Meeting MJ 😱 ‘I Was So Scared! #michaeljordan #stevekerr #MJ #chicagobulls
yeah you know my experience was totally different than these guys cuz I was a you know late second round pick i didn’t know if I was going to make the league i was on a non-G guaranteed contract and I’ll never forget one of my first exhibition games we played the Bulls and I was just trying to make the roster and Michael Jordan gets the ball right in front of our bench and I’m already scared to death like God I hope I don’t get into this game i’m not ready for this stuff and he holds the ball out he holds the ball out and he looks right at me and I’m on the bench just kind of like he holds the ball out and he goes “Watch this.” And he turns he went right around Dan Marley bam dunks it looks back at our bench and just starts laughing and I’m looking like there’s no way in hell I can ever make now I really don’t want I thought he looked I thought he looked at you and said “10 years from now I’m going to throw this [Music]
Before Steve Kerr became a championship coach, he was just a young NBA player trying to survive on a team led by the legendary Michael Jordan. In this unforgettable story, Kerr recalls his terrifying first meeting with MJ — and how that moment shaped his career forever.
🔥 Watch to hear how it all went down — including the intense pressure, locker room vibes, and why Kerr said, “I was scared to death.”
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