> I will always prefer watching Magic-versus-Bird over those Michael Jordan highlight films—even though I realize the sheer superiority in athleticism of the latter. Without a nemesis, Jordan could win championships, but he couldn’t create the kind of Greek tragic drama of the encounter with the other.
Michael Jordan did have a nemesis 1988-1991: Isiah Thomas.
Michael Jordan did have a nemesis 1988-1991: Isiah Thomas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulls–Pistons_rivalry