The Internet Goes Bananas Over Michael Jordan’s Viral and Somewhat Odd Grandpa Behavior
Amy & T.J.
iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
After his Daytona 500 win on Sunday, team co-owner Michael Jordan is seen on video pinching driver Tyler Reddick’s son on the lower back and rubbing his leg. Some viewed it as playfully trying to get 6-year-old Beau’s attention, others saw it as inappropriate and even legacy ending behavior.
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| 0:53.7 | Hey there, folks. |
| 0:54.8 | It is Monday, February 16th, and Michael Jordan won the Daytona 500 yesterday as a team owner and immediately went viral for his celebration with the six-year-old son of the driver who won. And with that, welcome to this |
| 1:13.2 | bizarre episode of Amy and T.J. Michael Jordan was trending this morning. Robs, I knew he had won, |
| 1:21.2 | the Daytona 500. Big deal, right? This is the greatest ballplayer in history, winning championships |
| 1:25.7 | in NASCAR. But that's not why he was going viral |
| 1:28.9 | robes. This is a interesting story, I should say. Yes. If you read some of the headlines, |
| 1:34.7 | they're basically taking some of the comments that people are making to this video that went viral |
| 1:39.8 | that shows Michael Jordan celebrating and is standing right behind the son, like you said, |
| 1:47.2 | the six-year-old son of Tyler Reddick, Bo Reddick. |
| 1:50.1 | They, by the way, we should mention, seemingly have been to, like, hanging out for years now. |
| 1:55.8 | He's familiar with this family. |
| 1:58.5 | So there's a closeness to them. |
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