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Did regular Basketball fans liked/loved Michael Jordan back in the day when he was active? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Beautiful_Ad55@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I know that he was extremely popular/famous and there was a lot of interest in him, but being a famous player doesn’t have to be the same as being a loved player.

For example, in todays game, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are both very famous players in the league who get a lot of attention from media and from Basketball fans, but Curry is a player who seems to be almost universally liked, not many fans have negative feelings about him. Durant on the other hand is as media famous as Curry, but he is less loved, a lot of regular fans have negative feelings about him.

So how was it with Jordan? Yes he was extremely famous. But was he liked/loved by many Basketball fans (apart from Bulls Fans of course)? Or was he just respected? Did many even have negative feelings about him?

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[–] Yung_Jose_Space@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, absolutely. Insanely so.

I'd imagine there are few figures in sporting history more beloved. Maybe none.

Beyond his cultural impact, was the fact he showed up and showed out for nearly every game he played. Like it is hard to explain now, but seriously, he not only almost never had bad games, he almost never had average/just above average games either.

So if you watched him on television or better yet were lucky enough to see him in person, you were almost guaranteed to see something amazing.

The amount of goodwill that buys with the viewing public cannot be underrated.

It created so many new fans as well. No load management, just blockbuster performances.