Michael Jordan Gambling Stories
Michael Jordan gambling stories- The one that got published as a book In 1993, probably the biggest gambling scandal in Michael Jordan’s career has surfaced. After New York Times reported that the Bulls guard was spotted at a casino at well past 2 in the morning, the talks of his gambling. 9 hours ago Michael Jordan’s comeback press conference was postponed due to insane gambling story, Antoine Walker says 0 shares Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan’s love for gambling was on full display during the “The Last Dance” docuseries, but the latest story revealed by former NBA player Antoine Walker may be the most eye-popping one yet. Gambling and golfing were two of Michael Jordan’s guilty pleasures during his basketball career, and the combination of the two led to an incredible story from former Chicago Blackhawks star.
© Provided by RADIO.COMMany consider Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player of all-time. And, if you know who MJ is, you probably know that he is also a gambling man.
There have been many tales told about Jordan’s wagering, some confirmed and some unconfirmed, but all legendary. Viewers of The Last Dance documentary were also given a look at how much gambling played a part in Jordan’s life.
I bring all of this up because we’ve been blessed with another wild Jordan gambling story, this time courtesy of Antoine Walker. The former NBA star dropped this gem recently during an appearance on the All Things Covered podcast.
According to Walker, him and Jordan once played a game of Spades as a team against two other guys for 36 straight hours. The buy-in was $20,000 and the bets went as high as $50,000. Walker also recalled that at one point, the two were down $900,000. Yes, $900,000.
“MJ sent for about a half a million, cash,” said Walker.
If that wasn't wild enough, Walker said that Jordan was so absorbed with their game, that he canceled his scheduled press conference for that day to announce he was coming back to the NBA.
My jaw dropped when I heard this story.
Michael Jordan canceled a press conference to announce his return to the NBA because he was gambling for 36 hours straight w/ Antoine Walker♠️
And they were down $900,000 at 1 point😬@WalkerAntoine8
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— Bryant McFadden (@BMac_SportsTalk) March 4, 2021“He cancelled the press conference and everything,” Walker said. “We played for 36 straight hours.”
I can’t get enough of these Jordan gambling stories, so I hope more and more come out moving forward. But, this is certainly one of the wildest ones to surface yet. Let's see if MJ has a response.
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Michael Jordan: “I took that personally” pic.twitter.com/R6clnRhajL
— Camp (@camp_bond) September 5, 2020Vikas Chokshi covers the gambling industry for BetQL and his written work can be found on the sports betting vertical of Radio.com. He has an extensive network of oddsmakers and appears frequently on podcasts, radio and television shows. His previous work can be found at The Action Network, VSiN, Gaming Today, Front Office Sports and The Big Lead.
Michael Jordan is widely known for his brilliance on the court, but he is also known for how much he loves to gamble. Literally, everybody that knew him personally probably has a story to tell.
During an appearance on the All Things Covered podcast, former Boston Celtics star Antoine Walker recalled a game of spades he played with Jordan that lasted 36 hours:
“…When Mike calls, the buy-in goes a little higher. Let me just start with that,” Walker explained. “So it’s gonna be a number put on that everybody got to bring to the table. I’d say probably $20,000. Gotta have 20… just to get in. You ain’t got 20 to get in, you can’t even play, so that starts that.
“And then Mike is competitive, man. I remember one time we played spades for 36 hours. We were playing against two other guys. Me and Mike were partners and… they had us stuck, behind 900,000.
“What made it even more interesting, it was the day he actually was supposed to make his announcement he was officially coming back. He canceled the press conference, everything. We played for 36 hours, man.”
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When asked if they were using markers during the game — Walker explained that they all had cash on hand for the game.
“This is what happened: I was leaving for Boston in a couple days, so I had about $100,000. I was always a cash person, I had my money,” Walker recalled. “MJ had about $200 (thousand) on him. MJ sent for half a million, cash. Sent for it. And then the other guys we played against had money, too. So they had us down $900,000.
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“We got all the money except $20,000. Mike did not want to see them with 20, so they ended up winning 180. He got too tired, we couldn’t go no more. He was falling asleep at the table… Every gambling session didn’t go 36 hours, but we had some competitive gambling sessions.”
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The Hall of Famer’s competitive streak is legendary and was also a running theme throughout The Last Dance docuseries.