You Ever Just Get Stuck on a Weird Detail? MJ’s Ears, for Me.
So, the other day, I was just chilling, you know, watching some old Bulls games. Classic stuff. But then, something just kinda jumped out at me. Not the dunks, not the fadeaway, not even the tongue thing, at least not directly. It was Michael Jordan’s ears. Yeah, his ears. They just… stood out. And I mean, really stood out.
Once I noticed them, I couldn’t unsee them. So, I figured, why not? I decided to make it a little project, a weird personal investigation. My “practice,” you could call it, was to figure out the deal with MJ’s ears. I basically became an amateur ear-ologist for a few days. Sounds goofy, I know, but curiosity took over.
Here’s what I did:
- First, I went on a photo hunt. I mean, I scoured the internet for pictures of MJ from all eras. High school, UNC, early Bulls, peak Bulls, even the Wizards days. I was trying to see if they changed, or if they were always that prominent.
- Then, I dived into the forums and old articles. Man, the theories people have! Some folks swore they got bigger or stuck out more as his career went on. Others had these wild ideas linking them to his on-court intensity or something. It was a real mix of “hmm, maybe” and “no way, that’s nuts.”
I spent a good amount of time just looking and reading. Sifting through opinions, fan chatter, the whole nine yards. It wasn’t exactly scientific, just me trying to satisfy this random curiosity that popped into my head.
So, what did I find out after my little “practice”? Well, no big conspiracy, no secret ear-stretching exercises. Shocker, right? What I realized is pretty simple, actually. His ears were always on the more prominent side. It’s just one of his features. Part of his unique look from the get-go.
I think what happened is, as he became this global icon, every single detail about him got magnified. We all know the tongue wag, the bald head, the number 23. His ears? They just became another one of those instantly recognizable MJ things. Maybe they did seem to stick out more in some photos, especially when he was super focused or sweating buckets on the court. Or maybe it was just the camera angles, who knows?
My big takeaway from this whole “MJ ears investigation” wasn’t some earth-shattering discovery. It was more like, “Huh, that’s just him.” It’s a distinctive feature. And honestly, it kind of adds to his whole legendary image. It’s uniquely Michael Jordan. I didn’t find any solid proof they dramatically changed beyond normal aging or how they might look depending on his expression or exertion.
So yeah, that was my weird little journey. Spent a weekend obsessing over a basketball legend’s ears. Didn’t solve any great mysteries of the universe, but it was a funny little rabbit hole to go down. And now, whenever I see an old MJ highlight, you can bet I’m also noticing the ears. It’s just part of the package. My “practice” just made me appreciate the whole iconic MJ image a bit more, quirks and all.
