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Michael Jordan honored in France—Does his legacy surpass even the greatest European basketball legends?

“‘Michael, you probably don’t know who I am, but I wrote your walk-on music.’ And he said, ‘Oh, nice to meet you, man’, almost like it hadn’t sunk in.” That’s how Alan Parsons, the creator of the famous Chicago Bulls walkout song, described his meeting with Michael Jordan. The Bulls used ‘Sirius’ from 1984, which was recommended by then announcer Tommy Davis. This time, though, Jordan got to listen to the song not on the court but during his getaway trip.

The song was also featured during the Netflix series ‘The Last Dance’ and ‘Michael Jordan to the Max (2000)’. 23.8 million households outside the US watched The Last Dance in its first four weeks as per Netflix! So it was obvious fans of Jordan would now be familiar with the tune, and in the small town in southeastern France, Jordan and his fans got to enjoy the familiar song.

On a vacation with his wife Yvette Prieto, X user Club Regista Entertainment, shared the clip. The caption was “You’re having fun at the venue and Michael Jordan comes to your back table! St. Tropez.” The Chicago Bulls legend waved to the crowd, thanking them for clapping to the beat of the song. The Saxophonist 𝐃𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐗 on Instagram had played for Jordan before as well.

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Last year, in the same location at the Bagatelle, Michael Jordan received a similar surprise from Dimasax. He wrote, “When you vibe with Michael Jordan @jumpman23.” ‘The Last Dance’ was one of the best-performing ESPN Docs. Averaging, 5.6 million viewers across its 10 episodes!

 

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The first episode was the highest-watched episode with 6.3 million viewers, followed by episode 3 with 6.1 million viewers. Ever since the show came out, there have been a lot of controversies. But Michael Jordan hasn’t paid attention to them and instead focused on spending time with family.

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A European summer like no other for Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto

‘His Airness’ and Prieto were seen in France with Jordan, dressed in a dark T-shirt and matching shorts. While Prieto was wearing a printed bikini top and matching sarong as per the NY Post. The couple also were snapped on their $115 million worth yacht, where MJ was enjoying his cigar.

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M’BRACE Yacht became a part of the Michael Jordan collection in 2022 per reports. The couple was seen on vacation in Ibiza with their two daughters at Ibiza Karting San Antonio, a popular course on the island. Sean Christopher, the Ibizan magician, took to Instagram to share his admiration for Jordan after he performed for the family. “Performing for Michael Jordan and his family on their yacht, an absolute childhood dream come true… #goat #michaeljordan.”

Last year, MJ and Prieto were not alone as they had friends Magic and Cookie Johnson. Alongside Samuel Jackson, LaTanya Jackson, Judge Greg and Linda Mathis, and John and Vicki Palmer. The group visited various cities of France, Italy, Greece, and Montenegro before ending the journey in Croatia on a luxury yacht cruise.