{"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\nIt's no secret that Michael Jordan loved to gamble on golf<\/h2>\n\n\n\n