Michael Jordan was expected to make a rare appearance at United Center for Chris Chelios’ jersey retirement ceremony but was forced to miss it due to a death in the family. Instead, Jordan sent a tribute video to honor his long-time friend, as reported by @byjuliapoe. The Blackhawks paid homage to Chelios with an incredible tribute video played Sunday during the ceremony. Notably, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky was in attendance, underscoring Chelios' respect and stature in the sports world.
Chris Chelios had Wayne Gretzky in attendance & a video sent in from Michael Jordan that alone just shows how great & respected he was as a player and an athlete https://t.co/QC0tdZ30Bi
Michael Jordan sends tribute video to Chris Chelios for his jersey retirement ceremony https://t.co/8TwiTycryo…]chris-chelios-for-his-jersey-retirement-ceremony/542540/
Michael Jordan forced to miss Chris Chelios' Blackhawks jersey retirement 'due to a death in the family' as the basketball great sends a video message to his long-time friend https://t.co/OKRyx5tKMp https://t.co/vqNsyqtKu7
The Blackhawks created an INCREDIBLE tribute video for Chris Chelios 📺 Here's the tribute video they played Sunday: https://t.co/XjpaMhIvMp
Michael Jordan expected to make rare appearance at United Center for Chris Chelios’ jersey retirement today. @byjuliapoe has more https://t.co/svw1XeJv8E