The sports world has been in mourning since the death of football legend Diego Maradona. The Argentine genius of the round ball had a certain affection for basketball, and he has always wanted to meet his idol in this discipline.
Basketball lost an icon at the start of the year with Kobe Bryant, this time football is losing its God. Diego Maradona’s death touched the entire planet, athletes and fans alike. The NBA was no exception, the players saluted the memory of this great man.
Maradona has been linked to football his entire life, but he still had an interest in basketball, especially in Michael Jordan. Both dominated their respective disciplines from the late 1980s until the late 90s. In 2017, “el Pibe de Oro” posted a message addressed to the legend of the Bulls.
I want to meet you master.
Maradona had confessed that Michael Jordan was her idol. At the time when the latter reigned supreme over the NBA, the Argentine god had even been seen wearing the outfit worn by His Airness with the Barcelona Dream Team, while he was preparing for the 1994 World Cup. by NBCS Chicago to honor him.
Rest in peace, in homage to the legend, Diego Maradona. Here he is training in a Michael Jordan Dream Team jersey. Maradona said of MJ: “he is my idol”.
Michael Jordan is a legend among legends. Few manage to become the idol of equally phenomenal athletes in other sports. Diego Maradona, meanwhile, will be able to get to know Kobe Bryant better up there.
