Jasmine Jordan: Michael Jordan’s Daughter Faces Gay Rumors, But Won’t Address Her Sexuality

Jasmine Jordan has been the subject of gay rumors lately amid reports that she’s dating a member of the Syracuse women’s basketball team, but the daughter of Michael Jordan doesn’t want to broach the topic.

The subject of Jasmine Jordan’s sexuality came up last week when Media Take Out wrote on a gossip blog that claimed she was dating a member of the basketball team named Carmen. The blog pointed to the fact that Jordan and Carmen were seen in an intimate Instagram photo.

The 20-year-old Jordan then took to Instagram to address the rumors, saying she is fine with the the attention she’s gotten but wanted her followers to keep their responses positive.

“I don’t consider myself a celebrity or anything like that,” she wrote in the Instagram post. “I’m a human being. Nothing more or less! But PLEASE save your negativity for someone who’s going to give a damn about it. That’s not me though.”

This was interpreted by some as Jordan’s way of coming out, but she has not confirmed one way or the other.

Jasmine seems to be taking a much more laid back approach then when she first entered college. Speaking to the Chicago blog The Boss Up in July, she said that she dealt with a lot of “dirty looks” and “whispers and rumors” when she first arrived at Syracuse, though it was mostly related to her famous father rather than her sexual preference.

“People assume I play basketball or wear Jordan’s everyday and neither of those is true,” she said. “I do not play basketball but I know the game. I don’t wear Jordan’s everyday because I like to switch it up. I always say I’m a pretty open book. You want to know what it is like being Michael Jordan’s daughter just ask me instead of making assumptions and drawing incorrect conclusions about me.”

If Jasmine Jordan is gay, she would have good company among children of NBA legends. A few months ago, Magic Johnson’s son came out as gay and got a public show of support from his father.