As told by a former teammate, Michael Jordan responded harshly to another teammate, Antoine Walker, who “slightly scolded” him when he showed off his newly purchased supercar.
Michael Jordan’s playing ability in history has been recorded very carefully. Along with that, the NBA legend’s competitiveness and story of never wanting to lose to anyone are also often shown.
Recently, a new story was shared to reaffirm both of the above elements of “Mr. Air”. This time, it involves Jordan and the Ferraris he loved so much when he was still competing.
Another story showing the crazy tolerance of the legendary Michael Jordan
One of the impressive images when Michael Jordan stepped out of the Ferrari 612 TR with license plate “M – AIR – J”
Shared by a former teammate, the story of Michael Jordan and another player Antoine Walker is as follows:
“At that time, we were in Chicago and training at coach Tim Grover’s gym. Antoine Walker came to the gym in a Ferrari and acted extremely arrogant, like he just ran straight from the car showroom. Seeing this scene, Michael Jordan was quite irritated and tried to “shame” his teammate.
‘Do you know what? I’ll be running a different Ferrari here every day throughout the week, each one the color of my Jumpman tracksuit. Okay?’
It’s crazy, Michael Jordan actually drove 5 different Ferraris to the gym in the 5 days we were there. True to promise, each Ferrari is the same color as Jordan’s training gear. That’s the quality of Jordan.”
Another story showing the crazy tolerance of the legendary Michael Jordan
Using 5 different Ferrari supercars to humiliate your teammates, it can only be Michael Jordan!
Perhaps not only on the basketball court but also in real life, Michael Jordan always wants to show his class. Things might not have gone so far if Antoine Walker had not shown his arrogance and in the end, the three-time All-Star player was harshly responded to by “Mr. Air”.
Michael Jordan’s love for the Ferrari supercar has been shown since his early years as a superstar in the league. Owning quite a few supercars from Italy, Jordan used Ferrari as inspiration for a shoe model he once wore, the Air Jordan 14.
For his part, the person who told this story, former teammate Jared Jeffries, was completely overwhelmed:
“His coolness is unmistakable. Look at MJ’s confidence and the way he lives, I’ve never seen anyone so cool.”