Michael Jordan missed out on the NBA Finals 6 years in a row in his first 6 seasons in the league. His first 3 years in the league were marred with first round exits at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics. The next 3 years were him and his Chicago Bulls failing to cope with the ‘Bad Boy’ Pistons’ physicality.
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After losing to the Pistons in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals, the Bulls had seemingly had enough. None of them took a vacation and instead, got right back to work in the gym. This was around the time Jordan hired Tim Grover to put on muscle to take on guys like Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, and Bill Laimbeer.
Low and behold, the Bulls met the Pistons for a 4th straight year in the Playoffs during the 1991 ECF. While Isiah Thomas was suffering from an injury, Detroit barely put up a fight as they got swept by MJ and the crew.
A lot of the credit for this should go to the Bulls and their ironclad determination. Or, it could go to MJ’s second-born, Marcus Jordan.
Michael Jordan winning 6 championships could be related to Marcus Jordan’s birth, according to him
Following the debacle revolving around whether or not Jeffrey Jordan was indeed Michael’s son, Michael and his wife, Juanita Vanoy, would welcome their second son, Marcus Jordan, on Christmas Eve, 1990.
While getting interviewed By ‘TODAY’ during the airing of ‘The Last Dance’ docuseries, Marcus revealed how he believed it was him who caused the Bulls success due to the auspicious day he was born on.
“Yea so I was born Christmas Eve, 1990. So, I like to think that I was the good luck that started the championship run in the 90s [for the Bulls],” said Marcus.
Currently, Marcus has been in the new cycle for dating none other than Scottie Pippen’s (Jordan’s former running mate) ex-wife, Larsa Pippen. The two were seen in close quarters with one another on a multitude of occasions late last year.
Michael Jordan and the Bulls go on one of the greatest runs in NBA history
After Marcus Jordan was born in 1990, Michael Jordan would make the NBA Finals in every single season he played in a Bulls uniform except for one (1995 Playoffs). And when he made the Finals, he won every single time.
So essentially, Marcus Jordan never saw his father lose a single postseason when he played a fully healthy season for the Bulls so perhaps he was their good luck charm after all.
