Fortnite Debuts Stunning Emote to Mark its New Jordan Collaboration

Published 12/01/2021, 11:24 AM EST

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The all-new Jordan collection is on the verge of dropping. But first, Air Jordan is making a quick stop at the crazy island of Fortnite.

Recently, trusted insiders provided a first look at everything the 2021 Fortnite X Jordan partnership will offer its players, including the exhilarating new emote known as “Dunk on ‘Em”. Now, the same sources have leaked how exactly the emote will look in-game.

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Fortnite X Jordan: The Michael “Air” Jordan emote is here

Michael Jordan is one of the greatest ever players in the sport of basketball, arguably even the greatest of all time. While there’s no doubting every aspect of the legend’s capabilities, one thing Jordan is especially known for is dunks. The NBA legend won 6 championships in his career, along with 2 Olympic gold medals.

Now, to commemorate the Jordan collection with collaboration and retro throwback, Epic Games is bringing a fascinating new line of cosmetic gears and skins that were revealed yesterday along with the new emote that every Fortnite player cannot wait to use.

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Retro-inspired Collaboration

The collaboration intends to introduce the iconic Air Jordan XI Cool Grey, the iconic sneakers to the newer generation through Fortnite. The shoe was originally launched back in 2001 and took the market by storm. And Epic hopes the same will be the case for their latest partnership venture.

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The cool new emote will be part of the Jumpman Zone that starts today starting at 7 PM ET/ 4 PM PT/ 12 AM GMT/ 5:30 AM IST. Epic aims to salute the Chicago Bulls powerhouse, Michael Jordan, for his one-of-a-kind dunks with this addition.

Go grab the emote along with the skins, back bling, spray, etc. before everyone else does and “Make Jordan Proud”. Or that’s what the devs intend for the emote as per the official news wire.

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What do you think of the Fortnite X Jordan partnership? Let us know in the comments down below.

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Tanay Grover, an eSports writer for EssentiallySports, is currently pursuing a degree in technology. Before finding his way into the world of eSports, he worked on Social Media management. An enthusiastic soccer player who never played any other game except FIFA, he found his calling when he started playing Valorant and Pokemon GO.
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