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Michael Jordan Admits He Doesn’t Know Whether He Could’ve Survived In Today’s Era Of Social Media

Michael Jordan was the face of the NBA, and his persona was always highlighted on the media, whether it was on newspapers, televisions or radio broadcasts. The amount of coverage Jordan was getting was almost enormous that even his personal matters would occasionally go public.

While the age of media back in the day was up to scratch, it fails in comparison to today’s digital media. Gone are the days where sports icons could keep their life private without receiving much feedback from fans and media personalities on a regular.

Jordan, who retired from the NBA in 2003, obviously didn’t experience the social media evolution and the effects that come with it while he was still playing. But if he were to experience playing today where social media runs everywhere, Jordan admits he doesn’t know if he could’ve survived.

“Tiger [Woods] played at his peak somewhere toward the end of my career. Then, what changed from that time-frame to now is social media – Twitter and all those types of things. And that has invaded the personalities and personal time of individuals. It’s to the point where some people have been able to utilize it to their financial gain and things of that nature.

“But for someone like myself – and this is what Tiger deals with – I don’t know if I could’ve survived in this Twitter [era], where you don’t have the privacy that you’d want and what seems to be very innocent can always be misinterpreted.”