Nobody can deny thatĀ Michael JordanĀ and Tom Brady are two of the greatest athletes in history, each of them is considered the greatest from their respective sports. While Michael Jordan became a cultural phenomenon with the ChicagoBulls, Tom Brady has been doing the same over the last 20 years. But there was a time in which MJ had the upper hand from Brady in regards to who was considered the all-time great. This takes us to a curious anecdote that took place back in 2015 in the Bahamas, with Michael Jordan andĀ Tom BradyĀ playing a golf match during their vacations. What happened after that, will remain as one of the greatest behind-the-scenes sports stories ever told.
When this game between the two GOATs happened, Michael Jordan could boast about his six championships with the Chicago Bulls. At the time, Brady was still playing for the New England Patriots and he still only had 4 NFL championships. There was a specific moment in which Michael Jordan was taunting Tom Brady and even challenging him to surpass the feat Michael Jordan completed during the ā90s decade. No other sports atlete in modern history had ever won more than 6 trophies with their respective team. Jordan remained alone in that category, but then he decided to provoke Tom Bradyā¦
Come back to me when youāve got six championships.
We all know what happened next.
Jordan has a legend surrounding his trash talk, all NBA players knew better than to provoke āBlack Jesusā. But Jordan shouldāve thought twice before he issued this challenge to Tom Brady. Not only did the QB matches those six championships but he surpassed them with a different team back in 2021. Tom wenāt on to win the 2017, 2019 and 2021 NFL championship. Thereās still one more challenge left for Tom that Michael Jordan also completed. Winning a championship after coming back from retirement is something MJ did and a great chance for Brady to finally prove who is the ultimate GOAT.