“GOAT Stamp of Approval”: Michael Jordan’s Wholesome Exchange with Kobe Bryant’s No. 1 Fanatic Warms NBA Fans

Michael Jordan recently met up with an NBA player in a foreign country and their interaction had the fans and the media in a tizzy. Jordan and the player go a long way, with him being one of the few who have a shoe deal with the Jordan brand. What’s more, the said NBA player doesn’t play on the team that Jordan owns. In fact, he has once single-handedly put Jordan’s owned NBA team in trouble on the court.

The current NBA player in question has a string of achievements to his credit and is the face of several brands as the company’s spokesperson and promotes their products too.

Michael Jordan and Jayson Tatum have a lot in common

That’s Jayson Tatum, who met His Airness in France. Michael playfully ribbed Jayson and looked like Jayson didn’t take any offense to it. Meanwhile, the Twitterverse blew up because of this interaction. Like Jordan, Tatum also enjoys several advertisement sign-ups. He’s the face of Gatorade. He also lends his likeness to Subway.

In his time and even today, Jordan was the face of several global and local brands. With so many similarities and the fact that Tatum now ships his signature shoe with Jordan’s brand. The camaraderie between these two incredible basketball players is sure to increase.

Jayson Tatum made his debut in the NBA in 2017 with the Boston Celtics. The Kobe Bryant fan has played in the FIBA Under-17 and FIBA Under-19 in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Here’s what Twitterverse had to say:

One of them probably used the correct words but in a different context:

Another one had a ‘heirystical’ reaction:

Yet another one had a different theory:

Another user thought it was a ‘Fill the Captions’ competition and typed up:

And yet another user seemed to know something about MJ that others didn’t They typed:

Michael Jordan has retired, but he is still very much connected to the world of the NBA and commands respect from the players and a lot of love from the fans.

The Twitterverse seems to have its own opinions about the camaraderie and connection that the two have. What do you think about Michael Jordan and Tatum? Tell us in the comments.