NASCAR driver Tyler Reddick opened up about his 6-year-old son’s viral incident with NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan at the Daytona 500.
Jordan faced public backlash after viral video showed him touching Beau Reddick inappropriately at the Daytona 500 on Sunday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
With all the controversy surrounding the Epstein files, the video is not a good look for the NBA legend (Jordan is not named in the files).
The video is so disturbing that many viewers initially believed it was AI-generated.
But Tyler Reddick dismissed the controversy surrounding his eldest child.
In a podcast interview on Wednesday, Tyler suggested the incident was a nothing burger.
“From my perspective, I’ve gotten to know Michael and his family very well over the years I’ve been here with twenty-three eleven,” Tyler said. “I don’t see what other people see when it comes to this.”
Tyler added that his Daytona 500 win was “a huge moment. The biggest moment of my career.”
Jordan, who celebrated his 63rd birthday on Tuesday, formed 23XI Racing in 2021 with 3x Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin (2016, 2019, and 2020).
Sunday’s win was Jordan’s first major victory as a NASCAR team co-owner. It came just over 2 months after 23XI Racing settled a lawsuit with NASCAR.
NASCAR star Tyler Reddick speaks out after Michael Jordan’s viral “interaction” with his 6-year-old son following the Daytona 500 win ?
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