That phone call fixed everything between Jordan and Kerr. “We talked it out and it was probably, in a weird way, the best thing that I ever did, was stand up for myself with him because he tested everybody he played with, and I stood up to him,” Kerr said on “The Last Dance.” Kerr punched Jordan, but his actions won over the best player in NBA history. “He earned my respect because he wasn’t willing to back down to be a pawn in this whole process,” Jordan said.