Michael Jefferey Jordan is without a doubt considered to be the greatest basketball player to ever touch a basketball to many people. When he was playing he was electrifying. Everyone wanted to watch because they knew something special could happen at any moment. But a lot of people question whether his legacy is more about his shoes compared to his actual basketball career.

Michael Jordan didn’t become great when he got to the NBA, it all started in college. As a freshman at North Carolina he won rookie of the year and recorded thirteen points a game. He even hit the game winning shot in the national championship as a freshman. He went on to play two more seasons at North Carolina. In those seasons he averaged twenty points his second year and nineteen his third year. He won national player of the year in his second and third year. Which just goes to show how dominant he was in his years of college before he even earned his shoe deal. How can someone’s legacy be more about shoes than his actual game play when he is putting up numbers like this. 

I would suggest looking at his legacy throughout the NBA. As a rookie, he won player of the year and averaged twenty- eight points a game. Which brought so much buzz around his name. He got his first shoe deal his first season because of how well he was performing.  He only played in eighteen games his second season because of injuries. But his third season he came back from injury and played all eighty-two games and averaged thirty-seven points a game. He showed dominance in basketball since the beginning.

My advice is to look at his resume. Look at how much he accomplished in such a short period of time. Winning six championships and being undefeated when making it to the finals. He won MVP many seasons and even won MVP of every single finals series he played in. He even went on to be a part of the Dream Team. Which is thought of to be one of the best, if not the best Olympic teams ever. 

How can someone’s legacy be shoes when they did so much for the game. Do you agree? Do you feel his shoe status outweighs his game play? I would like to hear your feedback. 

Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever. What he did hasn’t been matched to this day. His legacy is mainly about basketball but it’s crazy to see how he changed the shoe culture as well. But it doesn’t even come close to  his game play. To see more posts like these please like, share and subscribe. Thank you for the support.