Kwame Brown on Michael Jordan: 'No matter what he does, he never cheated the game'

Kwame Brown: "No, I'm not an MJ fan. Listen, I got no reason to be an MJ fan. That motherf****r slapped me in the back of my head one day. But I'm just, I got no reason to do — no reason at all. I'm just, I just saw the work and the dedication. This old Negro was getting up at 39 years old. He never cheated the game, whether he went out, whatever he did. The Breakfast Club was real. I'm like, I joined the Breakfast Club because I couldn't believe it. I'm like, ain't no way this old, after being up standing there all night gambling, no way this gonna be here at 6:00. That dude was already in the weight room lifting at 5:45. I'm like, he's a machine. I couldn't believe it. Every morning, he's like that. No matter what he does, he never cheated the game."

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