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NBA legend Michael Jordan is one of the most popular athletes in the world. Especially in his prime, he was the face of basketball. His success on and off the court spoke for him. Every fan wanted to get a glimpse of him and almost everyone in the country knew how great he is. However, his daughter apparently did not know that he was a celebrity. MJ’s daughter Jasmine Jordan once revealed that she did not exactly know how popular his father was until she was 10 or 11 years old.

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Jordan’s ‘The Last Dance’ documentary on Netflix was a huge hit. And it revealed some interesting details of his life, his teammates, behind the scenes, etc. During a podcast, Jasmine Jordan answered questions about her father and the documentary. The host asked her when did she actually realize that her dad is Michael Jordan.

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Jasmine answered, “It didn’t hit me like 10, 11, or 12. When I’m finally just was like, ‘Now I’m gonna Google him. I’m gonna figure out why everybody is so obsessed with my dad.’…”?

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Jasmine did not realize the superstardom of Michael Jordan

After she spent the next 3 hours searching for everything about her father, she realized, “Your 9 to 5 is not a typical 9 to 5. Your business trips aren’t typical business trips.” When she finally realized how great her father was, it was mind-blowing. She said, “Like, it was honestly mind-blowing. Up until then, I’m thinking, ‘Okay my dad is just normal. Everyone likes him because he is cool.’ But little did I know he is being this phenomenon and becoming the ‘GOAT…”

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Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy had 3 children together, 2 sons Jeffrey and Marcus, and a daughter, Jasmine. The three once appeared on a podcast and shared their opinion and answered questions about the documentary. During the discussion, the host asked whether any of them get into social media arguments when it comes to their father.

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Marcus Jordan admitted that he tends to get into a lot of Twitter arguments with fans. However, the other two refrain from it. Marcus said that it is unfair to compare eras and argue about who is the ‘GOAT’ of basketball. He said that both Michael Jordan and LeBron James can co-exist as two of the greatest players. And that there is no need to fight or argue.

Over the course of his career, the Chicago Bulls legend has won 6 NBA titles, 6 Finals MVP awards, and 5 NBA MVP awards.

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Bagavathi Eswaran

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Bagavathi Eswaran is a senior NBA writer at EssentiallySports, having a strong passion for the sport since the age of ten. As a former college player, Bagavathi has been following the NBA for more than a decade and has found his calling in writing about the sport. He has used his expertise in covering the NBA, as well as other arenas of the sport, to write more than 1400 articles at ES. Bagavathi's pieces on the increasingly dominant presence of European basketball and those following the journey of women-ballers are particularly noteworthy. Along with being a full-time writer, he is also a part of a group of young coaches groomed as trainers by Junior NBA. Bagavathi has trained players from schools and colleges, as well as underprivileged students who can attend the camps for free.

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