Common Says Michael Jordan Dissed His Basketball Skills at All-Star Game

Common didn’t let a negative scouting report from Michael Jordan, of all people, mess up his hoops game … in fact, the versatile rapper used the criticism and ended up snagging an MVP trophy.

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.

So, Jordan wasn’t ALL wrong!