Michael Jordan Keeps Going Viral For Bizarre NASCAR Moments

During his time in the NBA, Michael Jordan was the king of the championships. Jordan famously won six NBA Finals during his time in the league. He's widely considered one of the greatest champions in sports history.

In the NASCAR world, Jordan is starting to be known as the king of the viral moment.

Earlier this season, following a win from Tyler Reddick, Jordan was seen messing with a kid in victory lane. The clip spread like wildfire on social media. Ultimately, though, Jordan was just playing around with some ice and helping the kid out.

NASCAR fans, along with Reddick, were quick to defend him.

"From my perspective, I've gotten to know Michael and his family very well over the years I've been here with 23XI, and I don't see what other people see when it comes to this," Reddick said. "For me, it's a huge moment; this is the biggest moment of my career.

"It's a huge moment for my family and for his family, and I just put that off to the side and think about the look on [Michael Jordan's wife] Yvette's face and the whole family and his whole group when they got to victory lane too, and just how happy everybody was celebrating together. So, that's where I'm at with it."

Another Michael Jordan clip goes viral

This weekend, Jordan was seen "choking" his 23XI Racing Team co-owner, Denny Hamlin, in another viral moment.

The two were just messing around.

Still, Jordan has an odd way of busting chops with his friends and their children, it seems.

Jordan certainly knows how to spark a moment on social media, that's for sure. His NASCAR celebration clips have been viewed millions of times.

Reddick won for the fifth time in nine races on Sunday, taking home the Cup Series race in Kansas.

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This story was originally published April 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM.