Michael
Jordan is a basketball legend and, allegedly, a great golfer - but none of that
mattered at an exclusive country club when he showed up wearing cargo pants.
The
La Gorce Country Club in Miami, Florida, reportedly kicked Jordan off the links
in the middle of his game and banned him from ever returning because he
violated the club's strict dress code.
Not
even Jordan, with his six NBA championship rings, reported half-billion-dollar
fortune and worldwide recognition, could escape the policy at the golf course
that demands a tucked in collared shirt and Bermuda shorts.
Dressed
down: Michael Jordan, seen here at a country club in Charlotte, North Carolina,
is known for his casual style on the links
The
New York Post reports that Jordan was midway through his game when a country
club employee approached him and said he had to return to the clubhouse and
change into different pants.
'I've
been there many times and no one told me a thing,' Jordan told ESPN Chicago by
text message.
Then
all of a sudden they come to me on the 11th hole and say I can't wear cargo
shorts. Wow! The round is almost over and you want me to buy shorts now? Yeah,
right!!'
When
the retired Chicago Bulls star refused to lose his cargo shorts, he was
reportedly told to leave and that he would no longer be welcome back at the
club.
'We
were not aware that he is not allowed to return to La Gorce. I guess it’s their
loss - as MJ is a great golfer, and a great guest,' Jordan's publicist said in
a statement.
The
country club has not commented on the incident.
Despite
endorsing a full line of clothing for Nike, Jordan has become infamous for his
fashion sense.
His
appearance at the Ryder Cup in Chicago wearing faded bluejeans and blue puffy
vest led to the creation of a blog devoted to his dubious choices in attire
called 'What the F*** is Michael Jordan Wearing?'
Jordan
left the NBA for good in 2003. He is currently owner of the Charlotte Bobcats,
one of the worst teams in the league.
However, Jordan retains his star power and
reportedly rakes in tens of millions of a dollars a year in endorsement deals.
And [when] thou [art] spoiled, what wilt
thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee
with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain
shalt thou make thyself fair; [thy] lovers will despise thee, they will seek
thy life.
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Behold,
therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure,
and all [them] that thou hast loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I
will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy
nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
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And
thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations
whither the LORD shall lead thee.
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And
he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God
knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight of God.
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