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\"When he came through the door we just hugged and -- he was just crying. He was so happy to win his first championship, his father was there with him as well and we just had a special moment,\" Johnson recalled.

\"Michael and I always have been great friends. We respect each other. I think on the court we were great rivals, but at the same time we really loved each other,\" the Hall of Famer said. \"Especially when we had that special moment with the Dream Team and we both were able to play with each other and represent our country and win the gold medal.\"

The pair have had a similar past with their careers off the court as well, Johnson explained.

\"We followed each other in terms of as businessmen now too. So we've got a lot in common. We're both close to our mothers and our family and I just love him. And I love the fact that we needed this 'Last Dance' documentary,\" he said. \"It gave us all these thrills and took us back, as well as took us forward too. And I'm glad a lot of kids got a chance to see what made Michael Jordan the G.O.A.T. and what made him special.\"

Johnson will be a guest on \"After the Dance With Stephen A. Smith: A SportsCenter Special\" tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC to share insights about competing against Jordan during the Bulls dynasty and more.

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