Ex-Sonics star Shawn Kemp has claimed it was Dennis Rodman – not Michael Jordan – who propelled the Bulls past Seattle to the 1996 championship.
Jordan was awarded Finals MVP following the series, in which he averaged 27.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists to win his fourth title at the time.
But Kemp has credited the eccentric Rodman for leading Chicago to the title after he ‘discombobulated’ center Frank Brickowski by ‘kissing’ him.
‘Michael wasn’t the reason, he didn’t beat us in the championship, Kemp said on All the Smoke.
‘We was on his a**. He didn’t beat us. Dennis Rodman was the one who beat us. We had no answer for his a** man, we had no answer for Dennis Rodman. Every time that they needed a second shot or something special or an extra rebound, a tip in, this motherf***er was flying and winking and kissing and s**t.’
