Although the Chicago Bulls genius was right-handed, he left legendary shots with his left hand in his repertoire, as it appears in the Brazilian’s tattoo.
The immense tattoo that Vinicius Junior has received has attracted numerous opinions on social networks in recent hours. A few days ago, the Real Madrid winger engraved four of the most iconic black athletes in history on his back: Pelé, Muhammad Ali, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan , along with important mottos in the footballer’s personal life, such as ‘Black Lives Matter’ or ‘Mentality’.
In addition to the spectacular nature of the tattoo, for which the most in-demand artist in this discipline among celebrities – Joaquín Ganga – spent approximately eight hours, it has attracted attention to see the Chicago Bulls star throwing with his left hand. Many social media users have highlighted this as a mistake , but that may not be the case.
We would have to go back to one of those demonstrations of superiority that Michael Jordan accustomed the world to during his award-winning career. On ’23’, in a duel against the Atlanta Hawks, he decided to take a free throw with his left hand. The implausibility of the situation made even the commentators unable to believe what they were seeing. “Is he going to throw left-handed? Yes, he’s going to do it. Oh my God!” , they said when they saw the ball go in.
The big question is, therefore, whether Ganga Tattoo and Vinicius Junior wanted to capture that iconic moment in the drawing or whether, on the contrary, seeing Michael Jordan shooting with his left foot is due to the classic mirror effect of photographs.
It wasn’t Jordan’s only display of mastery from the free throw line. Even more remembered is when, in the middle of a match with Dikembe Mutombo, the one immortalized on Vinicius’ back threw from the personnel line with his eyes closed. “For you, baby,” he told the Congolese center while he scored one more point for his team.
Another tattoo mystery
The image is a cult of sports stars with great motivational stories behind them. With the number 7, the number he wears on his Real Madrid shirt. Presiding over the work, a fifth person also appears whose identity has not been revealed. To the left of Kobe Bryant and above Ali, a man with sunglasses smiles. Several names have been discussed on social networks, such as Ray Charles or Stevie Wonder, although only the protagonists will be able to clarify the dilemma.
