NBA Icon Michael Jordan Cleverly Hinted Using a ?Detective Agency? to Vet People Close to Him in 1993

Controversy struck NBA legend Michael Jordan in 1993 when a guy named Richard Esquinas alleged that the Bulls superstar gambled and lost huge amounts of money to him. Esquinas claimed Jordan owed him over $1 million after a golf gambling spree and even wrote a book about it. This took the league by storm as MJ was the premier superstar and face of the NBA at the time. NBA officials reportedly had a meeting with Esquinas as well. After the allegations rocked the sports world, the six-time champion sat down for an interview to clear the air.

However, the interview revealed some interesting details about MJ as well. The Chicago Bulls legend sat down with CBS correspondent Connie Chung and discussed a wide variety of topics about his life on and off the court. The interview happened just a few days prior to the death of his father.

Michael Jordan once hinted about using a detective agency

During the interview, Michael Jordan admitted to gambling with huge amounts of money and added that he was changing his ways. The interview also covered Jordan and NBA legend Charles Barkley playing a celebrity golf tournament. During the interview, Barkley claimed that MJ trusts everyone very easily and suggested that it was a recipe for disaster. He also added that Jordan had become a target for opportunists.

Later in the interview, the five-time MVP stated that he had learned two lessons after his recent ordeals. One, not to bet large amounts of money and two, to run a check on people before they get close to him. When the host questioned how he checks them, Jordan revealed that he uses a detective agency to run background checks on people that are close to him, “I have an agency that checks them out.”

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The host could not believe it, “Seriously?! Like a detective agency?”

MJ replied with a slight smile, “Something like that. I’ve had you checked too. Just kidding.”

The Bulls legend laughed it off as a joke. However, it was interesting to know that Jordan had to vet people before letting them close to him.

The reason behind Jordan’s decision

During the interview, Michael Jordan also revealed the reason behind his decision to not gamble with huge amounts of money. Interestingly, it was not because of Richard Esquinas’ allegations or the steps taken by the league.

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His Airness disclosed that he had decided not to gamble with huge amounts of money because of his then-wife Juanita Vanoy. Juanita was concerned that MJ’s gambling with huge amounts of money could become an addiction. After she shared this concern with him, Jordan decided to stop it.