Common has opened up about how he was motivated by Michael Jordan’s negative comment about his basketball skills.
Common didn’t let Jordan’s comment kill his spirit as it became a motivation for him and went ahead to win the 2020 NBA Celebrity Game MVP.
He turned Michael Jordan’s negative comment into a positive one and won the MVP at the end of the day.
The Chicago-born MC was on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” when he recalled MJ throwing salt on his game after his performance in the 2010 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game.
Common says he thought he actually played well, and was trying for the MVP — but Jordan saw it much differently.
Common says when he linked with MJ at the Brand Jordan after-party, his hoop dreams deflated a bit as the GOAT himself told him verbatim …”Stick to rapping and acting.”
Fast forward to 2020, Common … a little older and wiser didn’t pack it in after MJ’s insults, and won 2020’s celebrity game MVP with a well-rounded stat line of 10 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST and 4 STL. He did also stick with rapping and acting … and both have worked out really well.
Common sticking to rapping and acting has been the best thing ever happened in his life and I think Michael Jordan’s negative comment fueled his success.
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