Michael Jordan, Who Once Nearly Killed His Son While Playing Football, Was Worried About His “Nerve Wracking” Choices in 1999

Michael Jordan‘s competitive trait made him one of the greatest legends in the NBA. The Chicago Bulls legend’s addiction to winning pushed him to do extraordinary things on the court. At the same time, the aftermath of his obsession with competition and winning sometimes entailed foreboding outcomes. In fact, Jordan once nearly killed his son while playing football. But that didn’t mean he wasn’t a loving father and a caring family man. The dangerous pursuits of his sons bothered him too.

Michael Jordan hung up his boots for the second time after winning his second three-peat with the Bulls in 1998. In 1999, the six-time NBA champ appeared on ‘The Rosie O’Donnell Show’ to talk about his life after retirement from the league.?

During the interview, the host Rosie O’Donnell asked if Jordan was enjoying his life post-retirement. Michael Jordan shared that he was enjoying life and relaxing. He reckoned that he was not missing life anymore, referring to the sacrifices he had to make to obtain greatness in the NBA. Moreover, MJ revealed the fun things he was up to after his second retirement.

Michael Jordan on watching his kids grow

Michael Jordan had to stay completely dedicated to his career to achieve such levels of greatness in the league. As a result, he was not able to invest a lot of time and energy into his family life and children. Jordan revealed, during the interview, that it was fun for him to watch his kids do things. He also added, “For 15 years I didn’t really do much of that, and now to see my kid play football, which is kind of nerve-wracking.”

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Jordan shared that he went to watch his son play football when the weather was quite cold. He admitted that it was difficult for him to watch his sons compete in such a dangerous sport. The highs and lows of a football game also perturbed Jordan. But he still did it gladly because he loved to watch his kids accomplish their goals in life.

Michael Jordan added,?“On Sunday I was out watching him play and they were losing 28 to 0 and it’s about 15 degrees weather then. So you know what, if it weren’t for my son, I wouldn’t be out here.”

Despite being a fierce competitor on the court, MJ never pressured his kids to overachieve. On the contrary, his daughter Jasmine has recently revealed how gentle the Bulls legend is as a family man. However, that doesn’t mean Jordan was never tough on his sons while growing up.

Jordan nearly killed his son during a football accident

In 2020, Michael Jordan’s children Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine appeared on The Breakfast Club podcast. During the conversation, MJ’s son Marcus Jordan revealed an incident when the Bulls legend accidentally caused a severe injury to his son, Jeffrey Jordan while playing football with in their room.

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Marcus Jordan stated, ?There was this one time where we were playing in their room, and they had these round like in tables at the end of their bed. And so Jeff was going for it a touchdown and I?ll never forget it, my dad, tackled Jeff into the glass table, Jeff hits his head I thought he was dead .?

Marcus suggested that Jordan was playing tackle football with him and Jeffrey in their room. During the game, Jordan got so competitive that he ended up pushing Jeffrey Jordan into the table. As a result, Jeffrey Jordan had to get around 30 stitches.