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Michael Jordan subtly calls his own NBA team 'garbage'

By Alex Butler
Basketball legend Michael Jordan is seen with his Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to him by President Barack Obama, during a ceremony at the White House on November 22 in Washington, D.C. File photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
Basketball legend Michael Jordan is seen with his Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to him by President Barack Obama, during a ceremony at the White House on November 22 in Washington, D.C. File photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are expected to return to the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan says the NBA will have 28 garbage teams in 2017.

That might not win many fans for the Charlotte Hornets owner, who is likely including his own team on that list.

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Jordan recently did an interview with Cigar Aficionado magazine. He spoke about today's NBA, yesterday's NBA and of course, cigars.

"I think it's going to hurt the overall aspect of the league from a competitive standpoint," Jordan told Cigar Aficionado. "You're going to have one or two teams that are going to be great, and another 28 teams that are going to be garbage. Or they're going to have a tough time surviving in the business environment."

Jordan was puffing pre-Castro H. Upmanns. He said he smokes six cigars per day.

The Basketball Hall of Famer also said he doesn't plan on coaching. Jordan's Hornets were 36-46 last season and have made the playoffs twice during his tenure. The team's best record since 2010 was the 48-34 mark it posted in 2015.

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Jordan also talked about his golf game, Tiger Woods and visiting Cuba.

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