Jasmine Jordan, the daughter of Michael Jordan, talked about her famous father and how their relationship evolved through the years.
The 27-year-old wasn’t born when her dad won the first two of his six championships, while she was just 6 years old, when her father ended his career with the legendary second three-peat.
Jasmine Jordan admitted that she is approaching “The Last Dance” documentary more as a fan, as she had no in-detail recollection of these years. The one and only daughter of Michael Jordan talked on her relationship with the Hall of Famer having the father’s role through the years.
“I was definitely a daddy’s girl growing up,” Jordan said on Associated Press in a recent interview. “And, you know, he still calls me ‘Princess’ to this day and I’m almost 30. … He definitely wanted to coddle and protect and nurture and baby me as much as he can. But you also knew the harsh reality of the burden that I was going to have to endure the older I got. So he wanted to make sure I had tough skin. And I understood that, hey, there’s going to be a target on my back.”
Furthermore, she revealed how their relationship changed after his retirement and how MJ became more adjusted to his new life and tried to create even stronger bonds with his family.
“When he was playing, he did his best to be as involved as he could be while I was growing up. He made sure to take me to school when he could or go to my recitals and dance and things like that that I was a part of. So once he retired, it definitely was a change in gears, and it was something that he and I really had a conversation about. It’s like, “OK, you’re done. So how do we work on the relationship?” Jasmine Jordan noted.
“How do we even make it stronger than what it was like?” So we definitely really worked hard and put forth that effort because obviously once you take something you love away from somebody, it’s that hole – it’s a void. So do you fill it or do you just adjust? He definitely adjusted versus trying to find something else to fill it, and that’s something I appreciated. … That’s how we’re so close today.”
