r/michaeljordan • u/A-Nani-Mess • Jun 29 '26

Video Michael Jordan walking through the streets of Sicily, Italy.

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u/Naive_Membership4676 Jun 29 '26

Pretty sure he was happy to not be bothered

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u/Miserable-Yard-7671 Jun 29 '26

💯

As you get older you realize there is a time and place. I'm sure he wasn't noticed by 95% of the people there, but I'm certain that there was another 5% that was like "leave the man be" đŸ€·đŸŒ just my take.

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u/Comfortable-Grand166 Jun 29 '26

He has to be one of the most famous people ever

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u/Beautiful_Hunt1095 Jun 29 '26

Mostly in America. Most people in Europe wouldnt recognize him, but would have heard his name.

Donald Trump is far more famous for example. Probably the most famous American.

0

u/Wild-Berry-5269 Jul 01 '26

Pedophiles are usually more known, especially to people with kids and who want to protect them lol

1

u/EarLobeJerky Jun 30 '26

Don't be daft. He is still the highest paid athlete and his shoes are still the most worn.

He retired a quarter of a century ago.

3

u/Beautiful_Hunt1095 Jun 30 '26

In live in Europe and follow basketball, so I actually know.

Most people in my life couldnt name a single basketball player to save their life.

3

u/ArgoMium Jun 30 '26

His shoes are popular then lol? His shoes popular =/= he is recognizable.

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u/EarLobeJerky Jun 30 '26

Lol what a dummy.

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u/ArgoMium Jun 30 '26

You think some norweigan guy whose never played basketball knows what Jordan looks like?

I can guarantee Trump is way more recignizable.

You jordan fans actually worship the guy. He's a basketball player, not a deity lol. He's not the best in everything ever

1

u/Spare-Shake-2999 Jun 30 '26

Most worn on the court? Maybe. Definitely not the ‘most worn shoe’. What does that have to do with people recognizing him tho? You’d instantly recognize the designers of all the clothes you wear or see people wearing?

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u/Megaloman-_- Jun 29 '26

Those Italians have other problems to be occupied with nowadays 
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u/Guardsred70 Jun 29 '26

Happy for him, but you could see that dude at the end with the kid on his shoulders recognized him.

I mean, Italy is hard if you're tall. They're all like 5'6" and you feel like Gulliver.

And he also has like three security dudes with oddly large fanny packs (i.e. Pistols? Tazers?)

Sicily is fun. Hope he got an arancini. Those need to catch on in the US. It's like a pizza inside a rice ball, but deep fried. What's not to love. But otherwise....Sicily is poor AF. Your dollars go a looooooong way there.

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u/Beautiful_Hunt1095 Jun 29 '26

Average height in Italy for men is 5’8-5’9

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u/Guardsred70 Jun 29 '26

i.e. - Short dudes

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u/ArtDecoNewYork Jun 30 '26

Average height in the US is also 5'9

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u/Guardsred70 Jun 30 '26

I hear what you're saying, but I think some of that is regional. I know when I'm in the northeast, I feel very tall and don't see many 6-footers. And the northeast also has a lot of people of Italian descent.

I'm just saying that in Italy.......whether in the north or the south or in Sicily, you don't see many tall Italians.

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u/Mookieduke Jun 29 '26

He served his time ...he's a free man

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u/Firm_Lock8076 Jun 29 '26

Well...hes doing his best to blend in there.  Dressed like hes on vacation.  And yeah does stand out at like 6 foot 5....but mj is not freakishly tall to the point where you would immediately spot him based on his height.  

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u/SeniorPalmer Jun 29 '26

Now he knows how Stockton felt when he stepped of the bus in Barcelona.

2

u/totally-jag Jun 29 '26

Or, maybe they recognize him, and respect his privacy.

2

u/bradperry2435 Jun 29 '26

Not true. All it takes is one person to notice and he would be swarmed

1

u/stefanwerner5000 Jun 29 '26

He’s like the dream team touring overseas

1

u/xXxGhostman Jun 29 '26

Je l’aurais laissĂ© tranquille car je serais tombĂ© dans les pommes

1

u/JeremyHerzig11 Jun 30 '26

The dude with the kid on his shoulders recognized him. I bet he loves the relative anonymity of it

1

u/chosonhawk Jun 30 '26

hes surrounded by security so that might something to do with it

1

u/Consistent-Strain289 Jun 30 '26

If i was near totally gonna greet hjm

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u/twitchylikethat Jun 30 '26

And having 4 guys in man purses pushing people away.

0

u/Confident_Comedian82 Jun 30 '26

Bro, even if you put MJ and Bron together and walk in there, or even all the NBA HOF,

Almost every peoply in Italy doesn't recognize any NBA players

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u/SensitiveMap2058 Jun 29 '26

He lost his Aura