“It’s 40 damn years ago, it’s 2 grown men, you can’t undo what’s been done” - NBA analyst believes Isiah Thomas is rightfully resentful towards Michael Jordan for keeping him off the ‘Dream Team’

It is no secret that there is no love lost between Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. Shannon Sharpe believes it is time for both men to sit down and mend fences.

The Inquisitr recently published an article titled "Michael Jordan Reveals the Origins of His Beef with Isiah Thomas." But Thomas used the opportunity to set the record straight, saying Jordan's version of the story was not accurate.

"Stop lying this story is not factual or accurate, tell the truth man. Dr.J, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, Sidney Moncrief and I did not freeze you out. If memory serves me correct I was injured most of the second half and Bird had a broken nose. Magic and Sampson dominated the game."

The article had excerpts from Jordan's 1992 interview in which he said that Zeke froze him out of the 1985 All-Star game. Jordan claimed that that was when ill feelings started to grow between the two. Jordan also elaborated on the feud in his docuseries, "The Last Dance," which was released in 2020.

On Undisputed: Skip and Shannon, Shannon Sharpe was asked whose side he was on, and he said:

"I'm not on anybody's side. It's 40 damn years ago. It's two grown men. You can't undo what's been done. I believe Isiah is resentful, and rightfully so, that Michael Jordan kept him off the '92 Olympic team. That's the only thing that's missing from Isiah's resume.

"In 1980, we boycotted the Olympics because of the invasion in Afghanistan by the Russians, so they didn't send the team to Moscow. So, Isiah didn't get an opportunity to represent his country in the Olympics on the basketball team. In '92, it came around, Isiah Thomas was one of the best 12 players in the world. He should have been on that team. He was better than John Stockton."

Sharpe went on to urge Jordan and Thomas to sit down and hash things out.

"Michael Jordan said he would go if Isiah didn't go. It didn't matter because David Stern wanted to sell the game of basketball international," he continued. "The only guy that could do that was Michael Jordan. Magic couldn't do it at that time. Bird couldn't do it at that time. Nobody was bigger than Mike in order to sell it. He had to be there. And he said, 'I will go if he doesn't go.'

"Okay, I get it, Isiah. There's nothing that can be done about that now. You and might need to sit down together and have this discussion."

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Isiah Thomas picks LeBron James over Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate

Michael Jordan and LeBron James interact after the presentation of the NBA 75th Anniversary Team

It is unclear if their long-standing beef influenced Thomas' decision to pick LeBron James over Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time. According to Thomas, James is a more complete player.

The two frontrunners in the GOAT debate have had outstanding careers and are responsible for elevating the game. James is not done yet and still has a few good years left in him.

The four-time NBA champion hopes to play with his son Bronny. To achieve that, he would have to play until, at least, 2024.