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Tyler Reddick doesn’t see anything wrong with Michael Jordan’s celebration with his son after the Daytona 500.
On Sunday, Reddick, who drives for Jordan’s 23XI NASCAR team, won the Daytona 500.
After the race, a video of Jordan celebrating with Reddick’s son went viral on social media, which led many to feel Jordan was being inappropriate.
What is Michael Jordan doing 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/sVZeTGGgXI
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Reddick would address the video of Jordan and his son during an interview with ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.
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“From my perspective, I’ve gotten to know Michael and his family very well over the years I’ve been here with 23XI, and I don’t see what other people see when it comes to this,” Reddick said. “For me, it’s a huge moment; this is the biggest moment of my career.
“It’s a huge moment for my family and for his family, and I just put that off to the side and think about the look on (Michael Jordan’s wife) Yvette’s face and the whole family and his whole group when they got to victory lane too, and just how happy everybody was celebrating together. So, that’s where I’m at with it.”
Reddick would go on to praise Jordan in a separate interview.
“To do it for someone like Michael Jordan is, for myself, a dream come true.”
“To do it for someone like Michael Jordan is, for myself, a dream come true.”
Tyler Reddick shares what it means to win the Daytona 500 for himself and Michael Jordan 💪 pic.twitter.com/WJIpftclz6
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