Roger Federer used to have Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and Dennis Rodman’s ex wife posters in his Swiss home 

Roger Federer must have been an NBA fan growing up, as its walls were adorned with Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and a Baywatch star.

We all have sports idols. Young or all, at one point, we tuned in our televisions and watched an athlete light up the game. For many people who have watched and followed the sport of tennis, Roger Federer has been that guy.

The charismatic Swiss player oozed class and sophistication every time he stepped onto the pitch. And once he started playing, he dazzled viewers with the spectacular variety of shots of him. With 20 grand slams to his name, he has cemented his status as one of the all-time tennis greats.

But it’s hard to imagine that even someone like him has sports idols. And while they may have been tennis legends like Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg, the walls of his bedroom tell us otherwise.

If you take a look at this photo from when Roger was just 17 years old, you’ll see ’90s NBA stars and a certain Baywatch bombshell, talk about a naughty boy.

A 17-year-old Roger Federer with pin-ups of Shaq, Jordan and Pamela Anderson in his bedroom in Basel. pic.twitter.com/fixr6mTsrG

— Luigi Gatto (@gigicat7_) October 26, 2021

Roger Federer used to be a fan of the NBA, with posters of Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and Pamela Anderson adorning his walls.

Young RF was no stranger to the popularity of the NBA during the 1990s.

Michael Jordan was a household name and so was Shaquille O’Neal. And the 20-time Grand Slam winner had his poster on his wall. He has always been a great fan of this sport. And finding out that that special connection existed for a long time makes us NBA fans happy.

As a curiosity, among the posters you can also see the star of Baywatch and the apple of everyone’s eye, Pamela Anderson. She was THE woman during the 1990s. Fun fact: She was married to Michael Jordan’s teammate, Dennis Rodman. Roger, who was 17 years old and full of raging hormones, had the photo of her for obvious reasons.

As we fondly remember his glorious career, it’s only right that as NBA writers we look back on his life and tie a thread to our sport.

While we are worlds apart, we are still in awe of his great career and hope he has a grace-filled retirement.