{"id":1149180,"date":"2020-04-26T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1149180"},"modified":"2020-04-26T10:10:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T14:10:02","slug":"michael-jordan-once-skipped-a-trip-to-the-white-house-to-gamble-with-a-drug-dealer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-once-skipped-a-trip-to-the-white-house-to-gamble-with-a-drug-dealer\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan Once Skipped a Trip to the White House to Gamble With a Drug Dealer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1991, after years of frustration, Michael Jordan <\/a>finally led the Chicago Bulls<\/a> to the NBA Finals and won the first of his six championships, beating Magic Johnson<\/a> and the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> in five games. It had been a long time coming for Jordan as he got closer and closer each and every year leading up to the 1990-1991 season. The Bulls finally got past the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference and Jordan finally realized his dream of winning an NBA title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For quite a while now, one of the perks of winning a championship has been a trip to the White House to be personally congratulated by the President of the United States. While it's become a little more normal these days to skip out on the visit, Michael Jordan actually became one of the first to do it following that first Finals victory. But the story that was originally given for his absence wasn't the real story at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It's no secret that Michael Jordan loved to gamble on golf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The stories of Michael Jordan and his gambling have become legendary tales throughout the years. Charles Barkley<\/a> has told stories about Jordan wanting to play for $300,000 per hole. Chicago Blackhawks legend Jeremy Roenick says that he once took Jordan for thousands of dollars while slamming beers. MJ even likes to mix it up with the pros and has made big-money bets with guys like Rickie Fowler<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jordan was publicly shamed in 1993 when the former general manager of the San Diego Sports Arena, Richard Esquinas, wrote a book entitled “Michael & Me: Our Gambling Addiction...My Cry For Help” and alleged that Michael Jordan owed him $1.25 million from golf gambling. Before that, however, Jordan got himself mixed up in another gambling situation that put him in court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MJ was golfing and gambling with a drug dealer while the Chicago Bulls were at the White House in 1991<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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