Michael Jordan Viciously Made Fun Of Jerry Krause While Smoking Cigar After Bulls Won ’92 Title: ‘You Can’t Smoke It, It’ll Stunt Your Growth’
Jordan smoked a cigar in the postgame locker room and Krause asked his superstar if he could have one. Jordan approached Krause and said, “You can’t smoke it. It’ll stunt your growth.” This hilarious interaction was shown in Episode 5 of “The Last Dance.”
Krause was short in stature and got teased by Jordan and Scottie Pippen, who weren’t fond of their general manager for several reasons.
Jordan’s relationship with Krause began to sour in 1985-86 when the shooting guard broke his foot. Krause and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf put a minutes restriction on Jordan after he recovered from his injury and wouldn’t let him go back into a game against the Indiana Pacers near the end of the season on the final possession since he had exceeded his time limit
