Due to the 24/7 news cycle era, and constant media attention, growing up as the child of a prominent personality can be hard. To give an inside look into the endeavor is perhaps someone most in tune with. Marcus Jordan – son of Michael Jordan. At the peak of his prime, there weren’t many personalities as famous as the Chicago Bulls legend. As a result, media attention around him and his family was at an all-time high.

Hence, that scenario brought about its own set of challenges. During his appearance on Speidi’s 16th Minute podcast with his girlfriend Larsa Pippen, Marcus gave a rather unique perspective on the entire situation. “For me, it’s all I know. So, it’s not really out of the – it’s not in ordinary. It’s kind of all I know.”

But, there was a time when the differences became clear to the 32-year-old. “There was a point when I was in the 5th or 6th grade where it started to click. Like, ‘Oh, I’m not like all the other kids.’ And it started to settle in.” 

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However, Marcus chose to focus on his own path. “But I was so focused on playing basketball, making my name outside of being, you know, just Michael Jordan’s son that I was just focused on my goals.” Further, the younger son revealed how MJ too had an impact on his basketball career. “Yeah, there was times when we played one-on-one. He was always there, in terms of being supportive of our basketball careers.” 

Growing up with Mike could not have been easy due to the outside shenanigans. During his run in the NBA, there wasn’t any athlete to match his superstardom.

The Michael Jordan phenomenon

During the dynastic run alongside Scottie Pippen, there was no questioning the 6x NBA Champion’s popularity. Fellow rival-turned-teammate Dennis Rodman has made comparisons to the team, specifically Michael’s popularity to that of the Rolling Stones or the Beatles.

Even after coming back as a shell of himself on the Washington Wizards, his popularity was still at an all-time high. The most obvious evidence of that popularity is the Jordan brand. Despite the risk Nike took with the endeavor, the dividends have been multifold.

However, the biggest reason for its drawing power remains the name of the brand. Jordan.

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