Turn back the clock. The year was 2019. Unlike wildfire ash and COVID-19 particles, hope once prevailed. Before the Copa America competition, the Paris Saint-Germain player returned to international duty with Brazil after three months out with a metatarsal i𝚗jᴜry. Neymar came at the Granja Comary sports center in Teresopolis, Brazil, by Mercedes-Benz Airbus H-145 helicopter, not supercar or chauffeur.

The latter was apparently so unimpressed by Walker’s attempt to become alpha dog that he arrived in a different Ferrari each day for the following week’s training, wearing similar Jumpman sweatsuits. Only Neymar Jr.’s customized Mercedes-Benz helicopter can match Michael Jordan’s training arrival gesture in the present era.

Professional athletes have traditionally showcased their skills upon training arrival. Former Boston Celtics player Antoine Walker drove his Ferrari to an exercise as a sly flex, angering competition addict Michael Jordan.