Michael Jordan sounds off on load management in NBA, shares why he wanted to play every game

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NBA legend Michael Jordan shared his thoughts about load management with players in the league on Tuesday night.

Jordan sat down with NBC’s Mike Tirico as part of the "MJ: Insights to Excellence" series which airs during the network’s slate of games. Tirico asked the former Chicago Bulls star about his thoughts on the strategy.

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Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan (23) during the 1988-89 NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons at Chicago Stadium. (MPS/USA TODAY Sports)

"It shouldn’t be needed first and foremost. I never wanted to miss a game because it was an opportunity to prove," Jordan said. "It was something that I felt like the fans are there to watch me play. I wanted to impress that guy way up on top who probably worked his a-- off to get a ticket or get money to buy the ticket."

Jordan insisted that he did really care about the guy who sat in the nosebleeds.

"Yeah because I knew he was probably yelling at me and I wanted to shut him up. He called me all kinds of names, I definitely wanted to shut him up," he said. "You have a duty. If they’re wanting to see you, and as an entertainer, I want a show. So, if guys are coming to watch me play, I don’t want to miss the opportunity. If physically I can’t do it, then I can’t do it. But physically, if I can do it and I just don’t feel like doing it, that’s a whole different lens."

Jordan recalled twisting an ankle early in his career and being asked to go sit down. He declined, saying that, in his mind, he needed to be on the floor to show what he was capable of. He said he always felt the need to never let his