?Proud to Be His Friend?- NBA Royalty Michael Jordan Gushes Over Derek Jeter’s Illustrious Reign With Yankees Organization as ?The Captain? Docuseries Comes to an End

Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter are names that spring to mind when one thinks of basketball and baseball, respectively. Jordan and Jeter were equally successful in their playing arena. Accordingly, they share a high amount of mutual love and respect.?

Michael Jordan was a dominant figure in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is a 6-time NBA final champion and a 14-time? All-Star player. Similarly, Derek Jeter was one of the greatest shortstops ever in baseball. He played for the New York Yankees over his entire career. Jeter is a five-time World Series champion and a 14-time All-Star player.

Two match-winners and sporting legends on their own turfs, Jordan and Jeter, have never been short on praise for each other. Since their playing days till quite a while post-retirement now, they highly appreciate their bond. Even more so, they admire each other’s playing skills. Jordan did the same again, speaking in a segment on ‘The Captain’.?

Michael Jordan praises Derek Jeter?

The newly released?Derek Jeter?docuseries, titled ‘The Captain’, is a revelation of his life. Jeter has openly discussed every significant moment from his past and present in the biopic, adding extra details to both the highs and lows.?

At the same time, there are also many excerpts about Jeter and his life instances in the docuseries that include people who are family and close acquaintances of Jeter. In that aspect,?Michael Jordan?is one of Jeter’s closest acquaintances.?

The two legendary athletes share a bond that goes beyond friendship and replicates brotherly ties. On one hand, Jeter has always considered Jordan as an elder brother, and Jordan cares about Jeter like looking after a younger one.

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Speaking about Jeter in ‘The Captain’, Jordan stated,?“I was proud to be his friend. We start to play these games, not with the notion of being a Hall of Famer. We just try to be the best athlete we can be. If we do it the right way, that’s where it ends up. Without a doubt, he should be remembered as one of the best shortstops that ever played.”??

A friendship that goes back a long way?

The prevailing sense of brotherhood between Jeter and Jordan travels a long way back to 1994. They first met when?Jordan played baseball?in the Arizona Fall League. Since then, they have shared a bond that they both cherished. The statement is proven by the fact that Jordan attended, both Jeter’s last game at the Yankee Stadium and the Hall Of Fame induction ceremony.?

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