The NASCAR courtroom is turning into a lyrical brawl. During the August 28 hearing, when private texts and emails from Michael Jordan and NASCAR top brass reached the public eye, they did sting. NBA royalty pulled zero punches against teams that signed the NASCAR charter deal, calling them outright “f——“ and “p——“ in a fiery exchange with his business manager. NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps called negotiations “zero wins for the teams ” if comparisons didn’t land. There were even darker digs; Steve Lauletta, the president of 23XI, texted, “Jim France dying is probably the answer.” With such raw emotion spilling from both sides, the tension is off the charts, and now Michael Jordan isn’t backing down from round 2 of this fight.

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