Video: Michael Jordan bizarrely tugs child's shirt at NASCAR race

Published February 16th, 2026 - 07:12 GMT
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ALBAWABA - NBA legend Michael Jordan went viral on social media and turned heads after a video captured him acting bizarrely with a young NASCAR fan, by weirdly tugging his shirt.

While many social media users who viewed the video said Jordan was only playfully tugging the child's shirt, others said the NBA legend was behaving strangely with him, sparking mixed reactions about the NBA legend's intentions.

A social media user on X (formerly Twitter) took to Michael Jordan's defense and wrote, "That’s his driver’s kid and he was pulling his shirt. Just being playful with the kid. Everyone’s hyper focused on Epstein and other perverse media trying to make nothing into something." 

Video: Michael Jordan bizarrely tugs child's shirt at NASCAR race

The same user shared a slow-motion video of the incident, which showed Jordan tugging on the child's shirt. A user replied, "However you wanna spin it def not what was happening dawg."

Another wrote, "Whether the video is real or not, is that really the most appropriate way to interact with a child in public, especially with cameras everywhere and so many people watching?"

According to several reports, Jordan has once again made history, but this time in NASCAR after his racing team won its first Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. Racing for Jordan's 23XI team was American motorsports driver Tyler Reddick in a Toyota.

NASCAR drivers Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (in a Chevrolet) and Joey Logano (in a Ford) came in second and third, respectively.