ESPN recently trolled Derek Jeter on a social media handle with a Michael Jordan meme. The meme involved a famous dialogue by Jordan. They mixed it with Jeter’s comments on former teammate Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez’s betrayal. The result, as one can guess, was hilarious.

Michael Jordan is a retired iconic basketball player. Jordan is one of the greatest players to have ever played the sport. Similarly, Derek Jeter and Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez are former legends of baseball. All three of them are stalwarts in their respective sports and playing positions. They all achieved immense success in their playing careers.

Derek Jeter and Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez were teammates during their playing days in the New York Yankees. They both famously won the 2009 MLB edition of the World Series title together. The champion duo seemed more like a pair of brothers rather than mere teammates. But the close friendship wasn’t everlasting, as ‘A-Rod’ once made some hurtful comments about Derek Jeter.?

Derek Jeter still remembers what Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez said?

In the newly released biopic docuseries on Derek Jeter, he has revealed many highs and lows of his career that were previously unknown. One segment of the docuseries has an excerpt on former teammate Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez. The two were close allies until some personal comments by ‘A-Rod’ bothered Jeter. Their friendship was never the same again.?

Since Derek Jeter felt deeply hurt and betrayed by Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez, Jeter now lives on with a ‘forgive but never forget’ motto. Jeter admitted to having no grudge feelings towards ‘A-Rod’ in a recent?interview. But he also addressed the issue in his docuseries ‘The Captain’. He mentioned how he could never forget those words from ‘A-Rod’.??

Speaking on the comments by ‘A-Rod’ in the docuseries, Derek Jeter said, ?If someone doubts me, OK, I hear you. But now I?m gonna turn that off, because I don?t want to think about it. I didn?t talk about it. Didn?t tell people about it. But I have a list in my head of people who doubted. I remember exactly what you said when you said it, and what you were wearing when you said it.??

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Clearly, he didn’t expect such negative criticism from a close friend like ‘A-Rod’ out of all people.

Jeter and Jordan: A strong bonding?

Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan, two iconic legends of their respective sports, have long been close friends. They have always shared a significant amount of mutual respect. Jeter looked up to Jordan as a role model throughout his life. Whereas Jordan always cared about the well-being of Jeter. So ESPN mashed up a segment of Jeter’s comments on ‘A-Rod’ with a famous statement by Jordan, “And it became personal with me.” No wonder ESPN put the two up together as a meme for a few laughs.?

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Can Derek Jeter and Alex ‘A-Rod’ Rodriguez be good friends again, as in their playing days??