{"id":423783,"date":"2023-04-26T17:54:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T17:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=423783"},"modified":"2023-04-26T17:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T17:54:16","slug":"nba-star-michael-jordans-secret-tattoo-where-is-it-what-does-it-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba-star-michael-jordans-secret-tattoo-where-is-it-what-does-it-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Star Michael Jordan&#8217;s Secret Tattoo: Where Is it &#038; What Does It Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest players in NBA history is Michael Jordan. Not only was he extraordinarily gifted, but MJ still has a fascinating personality to this day. He is very different from the majority of league players.<\/p>\n<p>MJ was unique in that he had less tattoos than the bulk of the league&#8217;s players, including LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, JR Smith, and Anthony Davis. He only has one tattoo, which is also mostly unknown to NBA fans.<\/p>\n<h2>Michael Jordan&#8217;s Secret Tattoo<\/h2>\n<p>Jordan is regarded as one of the all-time greats in basketball and has transcended the game as a result of his successful playing career with the Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old American superstar was an essential component of the Bulls&#8217; famed trophy-laden run in each of his distinct stints with them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On this day in 1986, Michael Jordan scored an NBA Playoff record 63 points in Boston. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ufB7zCPys\">pic.twitter.com\/7ufB7zCPys<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA History (@NBAHistory) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAHistory\/status\/1649092322997551107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the Bulls, Jordan won six NBA championships and six NBA Finals MVP honours, an accomplishment that earned him &#8220;GOAT status&#8221; among players, coaches, and fans.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan&#8217;s fiercely competitive nature off the court has also contributed to his legacy; he was not averse to risking large sums of money on friendly bets.<\/p>\n<p>While Dennis Rodman, Jordan&#8217;s former Bulls colleague, was well recognized for his signature tattoo appearance on the court, few fans are aware that &#8216;MJ&#8217; was also tattooed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michael Jordan post game with amazing footwork \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BullsNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BullsNation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UT1dWKHGpc\">pic.twitter.com\/UT1dWKHGpc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Jordan Rules (@Rules23Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rules23Jordan\/status\/1650492011508813824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Bulls great Jordan has an omega horseshoe over his left breast, according to Sam Smith, the author of the 1991 book &#8220;The Jordan Rules.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The legendary Bulls writer added that \u2018MJ\u2019 was always \u201ca bit sensitive about\u201d his \u201clittle known\u201d tattoo.<\/p>\n<p>There is just one image of &#8220;His Airness&#8221; in which this tattoo may be seen. A shirtless photo exists of him on the <strong>cover of Bob Greene\u2019s Rebound: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During game one of the 2008 NBA finals featuring the Celtics versus the Lakers, this conversation occurred by the announcers: <\/p>\n<p>Mike Breen: &quot;It&#39;s starting to happen again Mark, the conversation, the debate on is [Kobe] as good as Michael Jordan. It&#39;s been blasphemy to say it,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NJCEc9D3AP\">pic.twitter.com\/NJCEc9D3AP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBAinthezone\u2122\ufe0f (@NBAinthezone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAinthezone\/status\/1651230686999883776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What Does The Tattoo Mean?<\/h2>\n<p>His dedication to the black fraternity Omega Psi Phi, which he joined as a student at the University of North Carolina, is symbolized by the tattoo.<\/p>\n<p>The 14-time All-Star has been seen publicly making the fraternity&#8217;s distinctive &#8220;hooks&#8221; gesture. MJ was observed flashing the omega sign after winning the 1991 NBA Finals victory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZFnSe75WRc4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Clippers Are Out Of The 2023 Playoffs: What Does Kawhi Leonard &amp; Paul Georg\u2019s Injuries Mean For Future Championship?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/clippers-are-out-of-the-2023-playoffs-what-does-kawhi-leonard-paul-georgs-injuries-mean-for-future-las-championship\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Clippers Are Out Of The 2023 Playoffs: What Does Kawhi Leonard &amp; Paul Georg\u2019s Injuries Mean For Future Championship?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest players in NBA history is Michael Jordan. Not only was he extraordinarily gifted, but MJ still has a fascinating personality to this day. He is very different from the majority of league players. MJ was unique in that he had less tattoos than the bulk of the league&#8217;s players, including LeBron [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":378450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[145,7572,7571,7573,7570],"class_list":["post-423783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-michael-jordan","tag-michael-jordan-nba","tag-michael-jordan-news","tag-michael-jordan-secret-tattoo","tag-michael-jordan-tattoo"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/378450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}