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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

How a pair of Jordans led my friendship with ‘His Airness’

Pat Perez, right, and Michael Jordan.

Back when I was in junior high, everyone wanted the Jumpman IVs but there was no chance we could afford a new pair of Jordans back in the day.

A guy I knew had thrown a pair of old ones out at school. I saw them in the can, grabbed them out, tried them on — perfect fit.

I brought them home, cleaned them up and officially had my first pair of Jordans — the iconic white and cement-grey combo everyone wanted.

To go from that moment three decades ago, to having a wall of shoes and Michael Jordan’s number in my phone, it never gets old and will never be taken for granted.

MJ reached out to congratulate me after I won the CIMB Classic in Malaysia in 2017 and having won twice in the calendar year, at 41 years old after a major shoulder surgery, I just went all-in, never…

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