Michael Jordan’s showing a little love for his former team.

After the Chicago Bulls tore apart Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats Wednesday night, the former Bull had a lot to say about the Bulls’ star point guard, Derrick Rose.

”He’s the MVP for the season,” said Jordan, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. ”He deserves it. He’s playing that well. And if he doesn’t get it, you’ll see how I felt a lot of years.”

Rose scored 20 points and had 6 assists against Charlotte, and the Bulls have already clinched a playoff berth, reports ESPN. The potential MVP is averaging 24.5 points per game.

Jordan himself is a 5-time MVP. Rose, though humble, said it was “an honor” to have MJ refer to him like that, according to the Sun-Times.