Michael Jordan, Who Once Put His Elder Son in the Emergency Room, Also Hoped Marcus Jordan Would Be a Girl Before He Was Born

While most NBA fans are well-acquainted with Michael Jordan’s dominance on the court, many know little about him as a family man. Jordan has a special relationship with kids. He has three children with his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy, two sons, Jeffrey and Marcus, and a daughter, Jasmine. Interestingly, Jordan wanted two daughters. In this 1991 interview, MJ and Juanita talked about their personal lives and touched upon the topic of having kids.

During the interview, Vanoy revealed that Jordan wanted a girl when she was pregnant for the second time. On the other hand, she wanted a boy and in the end, her wishes seemed to have been fulfilled.

Michael Jordan wanted a girl 

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan was one of the fiercest competitors on the court during his time in the NBA. However, he had a soft side when it came to his family, especially his kids.

Jordan’s ex-wife, Juanita Vanoy was already the mother of his eldest son before the two tied the knot. Shortly after their marriage, she was pregnant once again. Jordan wished to have a girl this time while Vanoy wished for a boy.

During the 1991 interview, she said, “The second time I was pregnant, he was wishing for a girl and I really wanted a boy.” Although, MJ’s second child turned out to be a son, he was blessed with a baby girl in 1992. Moreover, he was blessed with twin daughters, Victoria and Ysabel in 2014 following his marriage with Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto in 2013.

Jordan once almost critically injured his son

Michael Jordan is always very competitive in all walks of life. Thanks to this attitude, he has amassed a net worth over a billion dollars and six NBA titles.

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While his children were still fairly young, they played games in their room. During one such game, Jeffrey Jordan, MJ’s oldest son went for a touchdown. Jordan went on to tackle his own son and Jeffrey ended up hitting his head on the glass table.

This was revealed by Marcus Jordan during an interview. He said, “And so, Jeff was going for a touchdown, and I’ll never forget it, my dad tackles Jeff into the glass table, Jeff hits his head on the glass table.” This injury resulted in around 25 stitches for Jeffrey Jordan. MJ was obviously hurt by his son’s injury, but he didn’t want his son to get a free pass while competing with him.

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