An FTW discussion about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift evolved into a heated Michael Jordan debate

Sometimes the FTW team needs to decompress, and by that we mean fiercely argue with each other about things that don’t matter.

As everyone knows, For The Win is a Famously Serious Sports Blog with a sterling reputation for hard-hitting reporting and innovative storytelling.

This proved true once again Thursday during an informal staff discussion that was supposed to be about Travis Kelce’s mortifying lack of rizz, but quickly turned into a passionate debate (read: fight) about fame, global relevance and whether Michael Jordan would be mobbed in Portugal.

Editor’s note: The following has been lightly edited for clarity but NOT grammar. Though we’re all technically “professional writers,” we use Slack to communicate as a team and are not beholden to the world’s arbitrary rules about “spelling” and “putting apostrophes where they belong.”

Grow up.