Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan made headlines earlier this week for his appearance at a Champions League match between Barcelona and Monaco.
Fans were worried about Jordan’s health because his eyes looked fairly yellow in a photo that surfaced online. This isn’t the first time fans have been concerned about his health. During ESPN’s “The Last Dance” docuseries, similar concerns were brought up.
That being said, comments that doctors made about Jordan in 2020 have resurfaced thanks to the New York Post.
“Yellow eyes should not be ignored because they are a sign of something more going on,” Dr. Val Phua said, via the New York Post. “There is literally more than meets the eye.”
The New York Post also pointed out that a doctor addressed Jordan’s eyes several years ago in a Reddit thread. At that time, there wasn’t a real concern about the six-time NBA champion.
His eyes are “anicteric” (meaning, not jaundiced). His eyes are what we call as having a “dirty” or “muddy” sclera. It may appear yellow to the untrained eye, but in an outright jaundiced eye, the distribution of the yellowish color is very homogenous. In Michael’s eyes in the Last Dance, not only did I not see much yellow, but there were significant “splotches” and areas that remained white. So there – no big deal. A “muddy” sclera is a normal variation that’s commonly associated with aging.
It’s tough to determine if Jordan has a health problem on his hands. And if we’re being honest, it’s no one’s business but his own.
We do hope that Jordan is doing well though. After all, he’s a larger-than-life figure.
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