SUMMARY
- Michael Jordan's well-known love for gambling, with instances where his gambling habits led to significant financial losses.
- Former New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman shared a personal anecdote about meeting Michael Jordan.
Michael Jordan is arguably among the greatest players in the history of the NBA. He revolutionized basketball and sneakers worldwide. From his debut game to now, his popularity has only grown stronger. Apart from his remarkable skills, he was also known for his love of gambling, something that he refused to accept as a problem despite losing millions. Recently, Julian Edelman narrated yet another gambling story of Jordan.
Notably, Jordan’s love for gambling has even forced his wife at that time Juanita Vanoy to clear off his debts. In addition to this, one of the darkest conspiracy rumors formed after Jordan’s father’s death. Fans suspected that the Bulls’ star’s gambling had to do something with the murder of his father. Despite all of this, Jordan did not let go of his love for gambling as he believed that it helped him cool down.
“I got a bunch of money on you… don’t f–k it up!” 😭
Michael Jordan let Julian Edelman know he had money on the Patriots before Super Bowl XLIX…
(via @gameswithnames @Edelman11 @bertkreischer) pic.twitter.com/R3t1sNF5Ws
— br_betting (@br_betting) December 19, 2023
Furthermore, he even sent chills down Edelman’s spine on their first meet which was just days before the 2014 Super Bowl. Former New England Patriots wide receiver recently narrated his own Jordan story on the “Games With Names” podcast. He reminisced how he went out with his folks a week before Super Bowl and to his surprise, he spotted Derek Jeter and Michael Jordan.
Edelman emphasized how he was super star-struck and went ahead for a conversation. He noted how Jeter was charming and welcomes, whereas, Jordan was “kind of standoffish a little bit.” Edelman made a shocking revelation about what the Bulls star told him before the conversation ended. “Jordan comes up to me, and he goes, ‘Hey, kid. I got a bunch of money on you. Don’t f— it up.’” This was the only thing the NBA star said to him.
Julian Edelman was arrested after drinking all night with Paul Pierce
Julian Edelman is among the popular sports personalities so it doesn’t come as a surprise that Michael Jordan was not the only NBA player he had interaction with. Interestingly, he and the Celtics star Paul Pierce had quite a few night outs. One of which resulted in the arrest of Edelman. Back in January 2020, the news of Edelman being arrested in Beverly Hills for misdemeanor vandalism after causing damage to a car stormed the internet.
Turns out, he and Pierce had too much tequila that night which led to this situation. During an appearance on Fubo Sports’ “No Chill” podcast, Edelman made this revelation. He said, “You guys remember I got arrested for hood sliding on a car? You know that? Me and Paul Pierce hanging out. Too much tequila.” The way he narrated the whole story led to fans and co-hosts having a good laughing time.
Furthermore, Edelman and fellow former Pats receiver Danny Amendola went to watch football and have a couple of drinks. They ended up meeting Pierce and due to a robbery outside, they were restricted from going out of the restaurant. With so much time to kill, they ended up drinking all night. As soon as they exited, Edelman ended up doing a little hood-slide on a coming car. Fans know exactly how it turned out to be.