Chicago Bulls nice Michael Jordan promotes dozens of merchandise.
He stays the face of Nike. He did Coca-Cola commercials throughout his taking part in days. And let’s not neglect these tacky commercials BallPark Franks Ads.
He was additionally identified for promoting hamburgers, notably for McDonald’s. His industrial with Larry Hen is likely one of the hottest in historical past.
Apparently, Jordan wasn’t simply promoting Egg McMuffins. He was consuming them. Loads of them.
Throughout an look on the All The Smoke podcast, Bulls teammate Charles Oakley gave some perception into Jordan’s consuming habits.
“Again then, we ate a whole lot of McDonald’s,” Oakley mentioned. “MJ had McDonald’s each morning for breakfast. Each morning. And earlier than video games, he had a steak.”
It is laborious to consider {that a} world-class athlete like Jordan would eat quick meals and steak earlier than video games, however the supply have to be thought of. Oakley and Jordan had been finest pals throughout their time in Chicago. They performed three seasons for the Bulls earlier than Oakley was traded to the New York Knicks.
They had been so shut that Oakley usually served as Jordan’s protector on the courtroom, which is why Oakley would have liked to be there when the Bulls took on the “Unhealthy Boys” Detroit Pistons within the late ’80s.
“He did not take any hits once I was there,” Oakley mentioned. “Detroit waited for me to go away. They’re thugs. I do not care about them. Put them in a bag, I will battle all of them.”
Shandel Richardson is the editor of Again In The Day Hoops On SI. You may contact him at shandelrich@gmail.com
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