Michael Jordan’s popularity during his playing days was something unseen for an NBA player. Jordan impacted anything and everything related to the league.
Be it increasing the popularity of the league, helping players in getting endorsements, or simply increasing the net worth of the NBA. Apart from having a positive impact on the league, Jordan’s connections outside of the league saw a huge hike as well. One of the biggest examples of this was when Jordan’s Chicago Bulls teammates doubted if ‘Hir Airness’ could get a hold of Janet Jackson.
“Michael Jordan was on our bus and players were sort of comparing how famous they were,” Mitch Albom said. “Michael Jordan kind of sat there. Finally, somebody said something like,‘ I bet even Michael can’t get a hold of Janet Jackson.’ He took out a cell phone, dial up, and said, ‘Is Janet there? Just tell her it’s MJ’. Two seconds later, Janet Jackson was on the phone.”
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Michael Jordan was always very vocal in terms of establishing popularity among others. When his teammates questioned the fact whether he could call Janet Jackson or not, he must have taken that personally.
And as expected, Jordan didn’t hesitate to prove them wrong by getting a call back from Jackson within a matter of seconds.
What Was The Relationship Between Michael Jordan And Janet Jackson?
If Michael Jordan was an icon in the world of basketball, Janet Jackson held that title in the world of music during her prime.
While it has never been confirmed, there were many rumors that Jordan was secretly dating Jackson. But again, since there have been no confirmed reports of the same, fans will never truly find out the extent of the relationship between the two.
Dating MJ has never been an easy task, and even fashion model Garcelle Beauvais gave her thoughts on the same by revealing why she rejected an opportunity to date MJ.
“I was impressed by how tall and handsome he was. He took me on a golf date after the shoot and showed me how to hold a club properly and swing.” She continued. “Like a naive little girl, I was ‘clutching my pearls’ and shocked by the idea of going to Hawaii with a man I had just met. I blew that one.”
The reason behind Beauvais’ failure to get a chance to date him was something personal, and Jordan had nothing to do with that.
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