Michael Jordan and his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy have been in the headlines for a fair amount of time. Their expensive divorce settlement had everyone’s heads turned around. Their daughter, Jasmine Jordan candidly revealed their reaction to her pregnancy announcement.
Jasmine is undoubtedly a fierce woman who is the mastermind behind the renowned Jordan brand. In addition to that she is a loving mother to a boy whom she and her partner welcomed in 2019. Her son Rakeem Michael Christmas has her dad wrapped around his fingers.
Remarkably, when His Airness got to know that her daughter was pregnant, he couldn’t contain his happiness. What made this whole announcement more memorable was Michael’s fatherly instincts. In an interview with Birth Queen, Jasmine narrated the whole incident.
She revealed that she dropped a text to Michael as she thought he would be busy. Surprisingly, Jasmine received the call in an instant and the first thing the Bulls star asked was if she was pregnant. She candidly stated, “He was like, ‘You pregnant!’ I said, ‘Huh?’ He was like, ‘You’re pregnant, aren’t you?”
Jasmine continued, “I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘Wait, really?’’ He said, ‘Oh da*n, well, father’s intuition'”. Jasmine who was nervous before disclosing this news to her parents, undoubtedly, had a pleasant surprise.
Juanita Vanoy remained silent after receiving the news
Michael Jordan’s reaction was not limited to his father’s instincts. He also expressed his happiness and said, “Congrats!…I don’t know I just felt it, I just felt that’s why you’re calling…Na it’s good boo, I’m happy for you. Everything’s fine”.
The reaction of the NBA star was different than that of his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy. In the same interview, Jasmine spoke about how her mother responded to the news. She called her back after finishing her appointment and unexpectedly went silent upon hearing the news. This silence shortly broke as she screamed with joy.
Interestingly, Juanita conveyed to her daughter that her phone apparently dropped out of her hands due to the level of her excitement. Jasmine told how both of them were extremely happy and that it became her source of energy to be excited. She stated, “Both my parents were very excited and very supportive. And that gave me the energy to be excited”.
Juanita Jordan and Michael divorced in 2009, after being married for long 17-years. Juanita has expressed in the past that she wanted Michael to spend more time at home. Interestingly, despite putting his career first, he exactly knew what his daughter wanted to say. This speaks volumes about the relationship that he and Jasmine share.