Although the meeting between Diego and His Majesty did not take place, today La Pulga expressed his desire to meet one of the best basketball players in history.
Diego Maradona has repeatedly expressed his desire to meet one of the best players in NBA history, Michael Jordan. Lionel Messi, the other Argentine star, said in an interview with Bang! who also wants to meet the basketball superstar and wants to take a picture “because it’s the coolest thing.” Although Fluff He never met His Majesty, he referred to him countless times as “the best basketball player in history”, and at one point declared: “The desire to meet him is more than the desire to meet the President of Argentina or some king. It was to meet the king of basketball, it was a dream“.
Maradona showed his admiration for Jordan for the first time in La Pampa, when training himself to enter the 1994 World Cup in the United States, he wore the number 9 shirt that Jordan wore in the 1992 Olympic Games with the National Team . Years later, he recalled the mini preseason in an interview: “I went out for a run, again, with the support of Profe Valdecantos, at the golf course of Las Minas near the hotel. Occasionally he wears a Michael Jordan, Dream Team t-shirt, and then he says: ‘Take a picture of me with it, take a picture of me with it, this is how Jordan sees me“.
The end of Maradona and the Argentine National Team in the World Cup is well known: Diego tested positive for doping, was disqualified from the competition and his visa to enter the United States was revoked by the North American government. After that situation, Maradona was never able to enter the northern country again, and that was one of the main reasons why on the 10th and 23rd they were unable to meet in person..
The same fascination that Messi has for the former basketball player now and on record he goes into detail about how that admiration arose: “After having seen the series (NdR: The Last Dance) and having known… It’s impressive. That brought me much closer to knowing what he was. It’s a shame that I couldn’t live that time. I would have delighted. I didn’t also know about basketball, and I’m not a big fan either, but it’s something different in all sports, not just basketball.”.
The day Diego Maradona nominated Michael Jordan as president of the United States
When 10 was in Cuba, undergoing his rehabilitation, he gave an interview to Pablo González for Sin Cassette in 2005, where he suggested that the multiple NBA champion should be the highest authority in the North American country. “I think Jordan should be the president of the United States, because it would give him a sporty touch“He proposed at that time. Then, he made a worthy comparison with Diego Armando Maradona. It should be remembered that in 2005 the actor who played the Terminator was serving his first term as governor of California.” (Jordan president ) And not Schwarzenegger, do you know what Schwarzenegger is? That’s where the United States contradicts itself. It’s Austrian, it’s all anabolics, it’s all anabolics, he didn’t do it at McDonald’s… let’s tell the truth.Maradona declared between laughs.
Diego Maradona’s post on his Instagram in honor of Michael Jordan
After showing himself training in the jersey of the six-time NBA champion and appointing him President of the United States, Diego has shown several times his interest in meeting with MJ. Another example of this is when Maradona wrote to the basketball player from his personal Instagram account. “I WANT TO KNOW YOU, MASTER” Diego wrote, posting a photo of Jordan.
The story between Diego Maradona and Shaquille O’Neal: a love beyond sports
In a chat with Andy Kusnetzoff, Diego said that they sent him a video of Shaq, where he was shown kicking the ball and, when asked who taught him how to do that, he replied that it was “Diego Maradona.”
The statements of the 2.16 meter giant surprised the eternal No. 10, who recorded a video of him playing a golf ball and dedicated a few words to him. After seeing the warm message, the former center said: “He is the best footballer of all time. I am proud that he knows about me. I saw him play once when he came back from suspension”. Furthermore, he spoke directly to her: “I love you”, admitted the Newark giant.
Source: Tycsports
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