MICHAEL JORDAN ONCE told Sports Illustrated: “I love Ron Artest.”
But the current Charlotte Bobcats owner – and hard-liners in the lockout– may not feel the same way about Metta World Peace – as Artest now calls himself.
Peace is publicly challenging his former friend and current foe on Twitter to a game of one-on-one – to end the NBA lockout.
And it includes an entertaining stipulation:
“Micheal [sic] Jordan I challenge you I’ll spot you 20 and a bag of cheetos If I win end the lockout Keep the cheetos”
That was only the beginning for the rather confident Lakers forward.
Peace tweeted that he could beat Jordan “blind-folded with a subway sandwich in one hand” and that beating Jordan would be “too easy.”
He also misspelled Jordan’s name twice. No word on if that was done purposefully.
With talks at a standstill – as, literally, neither side is talking – this could be the only way to reach an agreement before a judge does. But even with a 48-year-old – and noticeably heavier – Jordan as the opponent, players may not be unanimous in a decision to leave their future in Peace’s hands.
Assuming everyone received a vote.
- Ariel Sander
