Don't Ike MJ...I have a pair of his first shoes in my attic...size 15....probably worth some money.
Yes basically Michael Jordan at the time would not play for another coach other than Phil Jackson.
The Chicago Bulls GM did not like Michael Jordan and some of the other players because Michael and others did not respect him and ridiculed him all the time.
It kind of had a similar dynamic as Jimmy and Jerry.
After Chicago won their 6th title in 8 years (the reason the Bulls did not win 8 in a row is because Jordan retired from basketball after the first 3 peat because his father was murdered) the Bulls GM Jerry Krause broke up the team (Jordan retired again).
The Bulls have not accomplished anything since 1998.