Bow Wow is reminding everybody that even NBA royalty isn’t above some lighthearted trolling.
The rapper sparked laughs on-line after posting a playful message aimed toward Marcus Jordan, and revealing the long-running “beef” he’s had with Marcus’ father, basketball legend Michael Jordan. On X, Bow Wow shared a clip from a May 2023 occasion celebrating the sixth anniversary of Marcus’ Trophy Room retailer in Miami.
The throwback video reveals Bow Wow and Marcus hanging out earlier than the digicam catches MJ strolling over to greet them, and based on Bow Wow, that’s when the trash speak began.
“Yo Marcus you my bro, and I know OG is the GOAT but your pops been trash talking me and punching me for years 🤣 he don’t even call me by my name. Just ‘short shit,’” Bow Wow joked on Twitter.
The rapper additionally posted the clip on his Instagram Stories and tagged Marcus. Marcus responded by sharing it to his personal Stories with a pair of laughing emojis, confirming the second is all in good enjoyable.
Bow Wow’s connection to the Jordan household goes manner again, as he grew up spending time with Marcus, even having sleepovers on the Jordans’ house. But being near MJ got here with some guidelines. During an look on Club Shay Shay earlier this 12 months, Bow Wow recalled how Jordan as soon as threw away his Allen Iverson jersey, Duke shorts, and Reebok sneakers as a result of he didn’t need non-Jordan-brand gear in his home. To soften the blow, MJ changed the objects with Jumpman attire.
Bow Wow has his personal spot in basketball historical past — kind of — because of his starring function as Calvin Cambridge within the 2002 movie Like Mikethe place his character discovers a pair of magical sneakers supposedly worn by Michael Jordan. He memorably coated (and up to date) Kurtis Blow’s 1984 hit “Basketball” for the movie’s soundtrack.