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https://theundefeated.com/features/behind-michael-jordans-hatred-for-isiah-thomas-and-the-detroit-pistons/ ‘The Last Dance’ shows how MJ holds a grudge, even to this day BY JERRY BEMBRY @JERRYBEMBRY  - April 27, 2020 For Bill Cartwright , there are numerous memories that linger from defeating the Detroit Pistons in the 1991 Eastern Conference finals — from the postgame locker room celebration to the sense of accomplishment in conquering the team that for years denied the Chicago Bulls in the playoffs. But what Cartwright doesn’t dwell on is the moment the Pistons walked off the court in the final seconds of the game. “Not only did we win, we swept your a–,” said Cartwright, who won five rings with the Bulls — three as a player and two as an assistant coach. “Them walking off? I could care less.” It’s clear that, 29 years later, other members of those Bulls teams don’t feel the same way. “Straight up b—-es. That’s what they walked off like,” said former Bulls forward Horace Grant i...