Amazing Katie Ledecky video of her playing peekaboo with Michael Jordan as a baby resurfaces after latest Olympic gold medal triumph
Fans are thrilled after a video surfaced showing a young Katie Ledecky playing hide and seek with NBA legend Michael Jordan.
After winning her ninth Olympic gold medal in Paris on Saturday, fans rewatched the clip of Jordan playfully interacting with a young Ledecky in what appears to be a luxury box at an event.
While sitting behind the swimmer, Jordan puts his hands in front of Ledecky’s face and pulls away. The younger version of the Stanford product, however, was unfazed by Jordan’s antics and continued to eat her snacks.
Later in the clip, Ledecky finally burst out laughing — she gave a smile and looked at the person next to her. Jordan gave her a quick tickle before letting Ledecky enjoy her popcorn in peace.
Ledecky shared the clip on X in April 2020, when Jordan’s docuseries The Last Dance was trending nationwide during the pandemic.
A video of Michael Jordan and a young Katie Ledecky resurfaced during the Paris Olympics
The series chronicled Jordan’s historic career leading up to his final season with the Chicago Bulls, in which he won six NBA championships.
Ledecky wrote: ‘Grabbing my popcorn for tonight’s episodes of #TheLastDance. I can tell you one thing about Michael Jordan: He’s a badass peek-a-boo player, but he didn’t stand a chance against my popcorn.’
The clip has become popular again after Ledecky’s impressive performance in France.
“Girl you were ice in this. Nothing he did disturbed your peace. A champ even as a little one,” one user wrote.
“Goat and future goat,” added another. “The wonders of fate.”
The clip shows Jordan playing peek-a-boo with a young Ledecky in a luxury box at an event
Fans were excited about the earlier interaction between them after Ledecky’s ninth gold finish
In addition to his six NBA championships, Jordan won two Olympic gold medals for Team USA
A third commented: ‘From one goat to the goat of the future!’
So far she has won gold in the 1500m and 800m freestyle, silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay and bronze in the 400m freestyle.
The decorated swimmer has now won 14 Olympic medals across four Olympic Games.
In addition to his NBA legacy, Jordan also won two gold medals for Team USA.