Marcus Jordan Thinks He's More Important Than He Really Is

Having never been Michael Jordan's son, I can't say I know what life is like growing up with that shadow towering above me.  I also can't say that I know what it's like to grow up in a family with more money than God.

Judging from what's going on with Marcus Jordan down at the University of Central Florida, I think it's safe to say the feeling of entitlement Marcus feels being Michael's son outweighs any pressure he's felt to be the world's greatest basketball player.  If you haven't heard, Marcus will be a freshman on the basketball team this winter at UCF.  A school that has a merchandising deal with Adidas to supply the school with it's uniforms and equipment, including shoes.

Well, as we all know, Michael Jordan has a deal with Nike, and now his son is refusing to put on Adidas because it might besmirch the family name or something.



Whatever Marcus' reasons for this are, it's completely ridiculous.  You can say that wearing Air Jordan's has "special meaning" to your family, but in reality, you're just trying to show the tiny little world down at UCF that you're in charge now.

Listen, I know your dad was a great basketball player.  I spent my entire childhood being awed by things he did on a court, but here's a piece of advice for you, Marcus.

You're not your dad.

You have no power.

You're just a college freshman who is playing ON A SCHOLARSHIP at UCF.  They didn't choose you to come play there, YOU CHOSE THEM.  You also knew about this whole Adidas situation WHEN YOU MADE THE DECISION TO GO THERE.

So to pull this primadonna bullshit -- which is what it is -- like you've accomplished something is an absolute joke.  Let's be real here, Marcus.  If you were good enough to pull a stunt like this, you wouldn't be playing basketball at UCF.

You'd be at UNC.

I'm not saying you suck, because you don't, but again, YOU ARE NOT YOUR FATHER.  You have accomplished nothing.  You're just like every other kid on that basketball team, except you haven't played a single game in a UCF jersey yet.

You're the low man on the totem pole.

If I were UCF and you were refusing to put on a pair of shoes because they don't have a silhouette of your daddy on them, I'd just boot you off the team.  Take back that scholarship and say "good luck" as you walked out the door.

The school may have told you that it shouldn't be a problem while they were recruiting you, but obviously, it's become one.  Would it really hurt that much to put on a pair of Adidas basketball shoes, or are you intent on costing the school that's allowing you to play basketball and get an education for free a couple of million dollars?