{"id":2417658,"date":"2025-03-30T12:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-bizarre-way-michael-jordan-got-banned-from-golf-club-that-costs-1-million-to-join\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T12:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T16:28:22","slug":"the-bizarre-way-michael-jordan-got-banned-from-golf-club-that-costs-1-million-to-join","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-bizarre-way-michael-jordan-got-banned-from-golf-club-that-costs-1-million-to-join\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bizarre Way Michael Jordan Got Banned from Golf Club That Costs $1 Million to Join"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-bizarre-way-michael-jordan-got-banned-from-golf-club-that-costs-1-million-to-join%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417658&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses a memorable incident involving Michael Jordan at the La Gorce Country Club in Miami in 2012. while golfing, he was asked to change out of his cargo shorts due to the club&#8217;s dress code, which prohibits such attire. Jordan refused the request while already on the 11th hole, expressing his disbelief at being asked to purchase new shorts mid-game. Notably, he mentioned that he had previously played there without any issues regarding his outfit. La Gorce has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-biden-and-the-squad-really-stand-up-for-women-like-iranian-mahsa-amini\/\" title=\"Will Biden And \u2018The Squad\u2019 Really Stand Up For Women Like Iranian Mahsa Amini?\">strict dress code<\/a> that requires members to wear collared shirts and traditional golf shorts or pants, hence their request.Despite being banned from the club, Jordan seemed unfazed, responding with indifference to the news. This incident highlights Jordan&#8217;s iconic status and casual attitude toward the elite golf club&#8217;s policies, further establishing his legacy as not just a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-suffers-the-worst-loss-of-his-20-year-nba-career\/\" title=\"LeBron James endures career&#039;s worst NBA defeat\">legendary basketball player<\/a> but also a pop culture figure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When most people think of articles of clothing associated with His Airness, they naturally think of his iconic &ldquo;Air Jordan&rdquo; shoe brand.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the next article of clothing most people associate with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/barack-obama-laments-michael-jordan-not-supporting-democratic-political-causes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Jordan<\/a> are actually probably his shorts.<\/p>\n<p>(Recall that Jordan helped usher in an era of NBA players wearing longer and longer shorts.)<\/p>\n<p>As the U.K. Daily Mail recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nba\/article-14511461\/michael-jordan-banned-country-club-reason.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brought up<\/a>, turns out there&rsquo;s a very pricey country club in Miami that most definitely remembers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/finally-know-bought-michael-jordans-megamansion-makes-total-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jordan<\/a> for his shorts.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2012, well after he had taken his final NBA jump shot, Jordan actually found himself in the headlines for golfing, but not for anything he did on the links.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Then all of a sudden they come to me on the 11th hole and say I can&rsquo;t wear cargo shorts,&rdquo; Jordan said via text.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wow! The round is almost over and you want me to buy shorts now? Yeah, right!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A La Gorce employee told ESPN that the country club&rsquo;s dress code reques &ldquo;a collared shirt and golf shorts or pants, no cargo or denim. If there are pockets on the outside, it&rsquo;s not allowed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For most people, losing access to La Gorce &mdash; a ritzy club that carries a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hefty million-dollar membership fee<\/a>, according to the Mail &mdash; would be a blow.<\/p>\n<p>But Jordan, who has overseen a veritable empire of merchandising with his basketball sneakers after his playing days, seemed rather nonchalant about it all.<\/p>\n<p>When told that he would be banned from La Gorce, Jordan replied &ldquo;No problem!!&rdquo; according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time (and often debated against current Los Angeles Laker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lebron-james-gets-face-espns-stephen-smith-heated-courtside-confrontation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LeBron James<\/a>), Jordan has a perfect 6-0 record in the NBA Finals, as well as a slew of individual awards, including Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s primarily remembered for his time as a Chicago Bull, though he did eventually finish his career in 2003 as a Wizard.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following that, many likely associate him with his shorts, as he played a significant role in popularizing longer shorts among NBA players. Recently, the U.K. Daily Mail highlighted a high-end country club in Miami that certainly remembers Jordan for his shorts. In 2012, after his final NBA game, Jordan made headlines not for his golf skills but for an incident involving his attire on the golf course. While playing at La Gorce Country Club in Miami, he was asked to change out of cargo shorts while already on the 11th hole\u2014a request he declined. Jordan expressed surprise at being told about the dress code so late into the game and remarked on how unreasonable it was to expect him to buy new shorts then. The club&#8217;s policy requires members to wear collared shirts and proper golf shorts or pants without external pockets. While losing access to such an exclusive club would be disappointing for most\u2014given its million-dollar membership fee\u2014Jordan seemed unfazed by it all and responded casually when informed of the ban. Widely regarded as one of basketball&#8217;s greatest players with a flawless 6-0 record in NBA Finals and numerous accolades, including MVP awards, he is best remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls before retiring as a Wizard in 2003<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2417659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Michael-Jordan.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7066,36238,41217,47603,33418],"class_list":["post-2417658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-banned","tag-celebrity-news","tag-golf-club","tag-michael-jordan","tag-sports-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Michael-Jordan.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417658"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417662,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417658\/revisions\/2417662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}