Michael Jordan is a basketball legend and, allegedly, a great golfer - but none of that mattered at an exclusive country club when he showed up wearing cargo pants.
The La Gorce Country Club in Miami, Florida, reportedly kicked Jordan off the links in the middle of his game and banned him from ever returning because he violated the club's strict dress code.
Not even Jordan, with his six NBA championship rings, reported half-billion-dollar fortune and worldwide recognition, could escape the policy at the golf course that demands a tucked in collared shirt and Bermuda shorts.
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| This is the dress code at the country club |
The New York Post reports that Jordan was midway through his game when a country club employee approached him and said he had to return to the clubhouse and change into different pants.
'I've been there many times and no one told me a thing,' Jordan told ESPN Chicago by text message.
Then all of a sudden they come to me on the 11th hole and say I can't wear cargo shorts. Wow! The round is almost over and you want me to buy shorts now? Yeah, right!!'
When the retired Chicago Bulls star refused to lose his cargo shorts, he was reportedly told to leave and that he would no longer be welcome back at the club.
'We were not aware that he is not allowed to return to La Gorce. I guess it’s their loss - as MJ is a great golfer, and a great guest,' Jordan's publicist said in a statement.
The country club has not commented on the incident.
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