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Michael Jordan s Biggest Fan Spent Two Weeks Pay Just to Watch Him Proving that His Dedication Knew No Bounds

Published 08/28/2022, 7:30 PM EDTBy Image via Getty/KIMBERLY BARTH/AFPMichael Jordan has some bizarre fan stories. Stories where his fans would spend insane amounts to get their hands on his memorabilia. Back in 1989, Jordan was featured in GQ titled ‘Michael Jordan in his own orbit’ where they uncovered his greatest fan ever. Richie Weaver got featured in the piece as one of MJ’s most religious fans. Weaver was discovered at a Celebrity-sports-star tournament that Michael Jordan was playing. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Weaver was reportedly wearing a homemade bracelet that said ‘MICHAEL JORDAN.’ It was reported that Weaver was overjoyed to see his idol, Michael Jordan. Moreover, it was revealed that it’s costing Weaver almost two weeks’ pay to see Michael Jordan. He showed his dedication by spending a large amount of money to travel to Kenny Roger’s farm in Georgia. Weaver saw his idol from the sidelines and would have loved to approach him, but the fans were not allowed to interact with the celebrities. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad He has gone to many lengths to show his love for Jordan. Reportedly, Weaver owns five pairs of Air Jordans and seven posters. Once, he brought a cake to school to celebrate MJ’s birthday and threw a party. Weaver tagged along with Michael Jordan as the NBA icon traversed through all the sports in the event, hoping to catch him in the act and strike a conversation with him.

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Richie Weaver traveled from a small town in Atlanta just to see his idol. reported that he took his old Sports Illustrated and a pair of kicks for MJ to sign. The Chicago Bulls star later signed his Air Jordans, which is something that he never envisioned. MICHAEL JORDAN HAPPY BIRTHDAY THIS GUY RICHIE WEAVER WHEN HE WAS A HIGHSCHOOL STUDENT EVERY FEB17 BROUGHT A CAKE TO SCHOOLLOL — Andy Freedman (@AMF2334) Weaver was among a few of the greatest players in the NBA, like Dominique Wilkins and Larry Bird, but all he could do was look at . After all, the young Highschooler had spent two weeks of pay to see his favorite player.
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ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad It does not stop at Richie Weaver; MJ has had much crazier interactions with fans since 1989. MJ once sent a fan two boxes of gear after he saw him play basketball dressed up like him. The fan received Jordan’s shoes and jerseys, among other merchandise. Michael Jordan sent two boxes of gear to Jeffrey Harrison after seeing video of him playing hoops in his MJ uniform. — Darnay Tripp (@DarnayTripp) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THIS STORY: It is heartwarming to see a few of Jordan’s positive fan interactions for a change. Out of the thousands of cases when Michael Jordan is cold and refuses to give an autograph, a story like Richie Weavers’ gives his fans all the hope in the world.

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ADVERTISEMENT Shrey Gupta 164 articlesShrey Gupta is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently a third year undergraduate student at Krea University in Andhra Pradesh earning his degree in Economics, while also creating content for ES and gaining his first experience in the field of sports journalism and writing. An avid basketball fan, his current favorites are Stephen Curry and D'Angelo Russell.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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