- Michael Jordan had a string of signature traits
- His tongue sticking out was part of his iconic look
- Jordan revealed that it was a habit he picked up from his father
Michael Jordan had signature traits during his time in the NBA, and one of them was sticking his tongue out when he was nailing it against other teams on the floor.
And while explaining why he would have his tongue out, he also had a word of caution for the gen-next young hoopers.
“My father used to have his tongue out when he’d be working, doing mechanical stuff, and I just picked it up from him. Coach [Dean] Smith wanted me to stop it when I was back at UNC. But it’s not a conscious thing. I can’t play with it in.”
Following it up with some advice:
“I’m afraid they’ll bite them off. For your tongues’ sake, kids, don’t do it.”
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Jordan was extremely close to his father, James, and that fact is well-documented. So, it makes sense to see where that trait came from.
It’s not uncommon to see players have their own habits and quirks, and for Jordan, it was about his tongue, and that later became part of his iconic look. And it also meant that he was in his element when it was popping out.
Michael Jordan Also Made Headlines For His Shorts Superstition
One of the bigger superstitions in the NBA came from “His Airness” himself as Michael Jordan used to wear his North Carolina practice shorts under his Chicago Bulls uniform.
Per Bleacher Report, Jordan led the North Carolina Tar Heels to a national championship in 1982, and those shorts were one of the layers of clothes he would have on when he used to play games for Chicago.
It surely worked, as he won six championships wearing them, and now the world knows why Jordan wore longer shorts during his time in the league. They would mask his NC shorts, and that meant no one knew about his game superstitions.
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