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The race Michael Jordan it was one of the most notable in the history of world sport, however the taste of the NBA legend was not limited to what was done on the ground, because and he liked to bet, being that he ended up playing cards for 36 hours, no matter what other commitments affected him.
Former Celtics player Antoine Walker revealed during an interview on a CBS Sports radio show, Jordan’s anecdote that he postponed a press conference to announce his first return to basketball due to a card game that it is supposed to have lasted 36 hours.
“When Michael called the ante, he always grew a little. It’s a figure that everyone has to bring to the table. In this case, it was $ 20,000 to get into the game. If you didn’t have that money, you wouldn’t you could What made it even more interesting was the day it had to he had to make his announcement that he would return officially. He canceled the press conference, everything. I played 36 hours, man. I played against two other players, and Jordan and I were a couple. And we ended up losing $ 900,000, “he said.
Despite losing all the money he had at the time, Walker explained that in an effort to continue the game, Jordan sent his men grandson to raise half a million at his house, the amount he had kept in a golf suitcase.
“I was going to Boston in a few days, so I was taking $ 100,000. I always had money with me. Jordan had $ 200,000, but at one point the party sent its nephew for another 500,000. And the other couple had money. We ended up losing $ 180,000 because Michael was too tired. He was literally asleep on the table, “he concluded.