Michael Jordan’s ex-teammate Ron Harper strongly insists Jerry Jones won’t get the same merciless Nico Harrison hate

Sports fans in Dallas are facing the sting of a new trade, with Jerry Jones moving Micah Parsons just a few months after the fan base harshly criticized Nico Harrison for trading Luka Doncic.

Despite being one of the best defensive stars in the league at 26, Parsons had failed to secure a lucrative deal with the Cowboys. After weeks of taking jabs at each other on social media, Jerry Jones pulled the trigger on Thursday, trading Parsons to the Green Bay Packers.

Michael Jordan’s former teammate, Ron Harper, has given his thoughts on the situation and strongly believes that Jerry Jones won’t have to deal with the same level of criticism and heat that Nico Harrison saw after trading Luka Doncic. He expressed the sentiment on X:

Ron Harper

@HARPER04_5

@Rachel__Nichols I bet the jones doesn’t get the Nico treatment from the fan base?

Harper seemingly has a strong interest in the situation and wrote another message, insisting again that the fallout will not be as bad for Jones:

Ron Harper

@HARPER04_5

Let’s see if the @dallascowboys fan base give Jerry jones the same hate as the @dallasmavs fan base give Nico? I bet they don’t……. B.S

While it is evident that fans are not happy with Parsons being traded, the full scope of their anger should show when the NFL season kicks off in September. Jones could be in for a world of pain if the Cowboys perform worse without Micah Parsons.

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Jerry Jones’ Micah Parsons statement mirrors Nico Harrison’s Luka Doncic trade stance

After Nico Harrison traded Luka Doncic in exchange for Anthony Davis, he reasoned that the move would help the Mavericks win now. His gamble didn’t pay off as Davis missed a large stretch of the 2024-25 season, and the team’s star guard, Kyrie Irving, also picked up a season-ending injury.

Like Harrison, Jerry Jones also released a statement after trading Micah Parsons, echoing that the move would improve the team’s defense and lead to more success in the playoffs, a sentiment similar to the one expressed by Harrison after the Doncic trade.

With both players being well-liked by the Dallas fans and the situations surrounding their departures being so alike, it’s not surprising to see Ron Harper expecting a comparable reaction.

Cowboys fans have already been on Jones' case, subjecting him to harsh criticism even before Parsons was moved. Now, the trade from Thursday could become the tipping point for the fan base.