NASCAR & NBA Arent the Sports Responsible for Michael Jordan & Denny Hamlins $150 Million Fake News Collaboration – EssentiallySports

Denny Hamlin was the first NASCAR athlete to be sponsored by the Jordan brand, and thats how his relationship with Michael Jordan started. However, once Hamlin supposedly read an article that speculated that the two could be moving towards creating their own NASCAR team, and that piqued Hamlins interest in talking to the NBA legend about the idea.

Hamlin stated, Ill never forget, I was on the ninth hole of my home golf course and I was like, Should I send Michael this article? Let me get his temperature here. And I sent it to him and he responded immediately, says Haha, obviously fake news, not real, but if you want to make it real news let me know?'

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That was how 23XI Racing, a 150 million dollar team, was born. A simple fake news report got the two athletes to come together and make it a reality.

Following the Pocono qualification incident with Kurt Busch, it has been quite a few races since he was last seen racing. As he heals from his brain injury following the impact, 23XI Racings co-owner, Denny Hamlin thinks that Busch might return to racing next season.

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23XI has stated that they will be ready in case Kurt Busch decides to return in 2023. In a statement, Hamlin said, We still feel like Kurts going to run next year and if he doesnt, weve already got contingency plans for the 45 car.

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While Kyle Busch made the jump to RCR, taking over Tyler Reddicks car, uncertainty hovers over Reddicks future. There could be a chance that if Kurt Busch decided to retire, 23XI Racing could perhaps get Tyler Reddick a year early.

However, as there has been no news to indicate which car Reddick would be driving, it would be in everyones best interest to wait for an official statement from RCR.

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NASCAR & NBA Arent the Sports Responsible for Michael Jordan & Denny Hamlins $150 Million Fake News Collaboration - EssentiallySports