Worried About Next Meal, Michael B. Jordan Called Up Rockets Legend for Help Before Making Thousands Gasp Over $1,350,000,000 Blockbuster

Hollywood superstar Michael B. Jordan is not a new name for the NBA world. The Creed III?star and director’s appearance on Inside the NBA?is still a warm memory that hoops fans cherish. Moreover, he had recently showed up for a Lakers game flaunting a pair of iconic Air Jordan sneakers. Turns out Michael B. Jordan has yet another connection with the NBA and one of its legends. Before he became the Michael B. Jordan as we know him today, he had crossed paths with a Rockets legend and even asked for the latter’s help.

When Michael B. Jordan set out to LA in pursuit of his movie dreams, he had the number of a Houston Rockets legend. Worried about his next meal, the 36-year-old even dialed the NBA veteran’s number. Recently, the veteran has opened up about the entire episode.

Before achieving superstardom, Michael B. Jordan called up a Rockets legend for help

In his recent appearance on?BigBoyTV?podcast, Rockets legend Kenny Smith has candidly addressed numerous sensational topics revolving around the hoops world. These range from LeBron James’ retirement rumors to Shaquille O’Neal‘s business strategies. Besides, Smith revealed that his intuition always tells him if someone is destined to achieve greatness. This revelation prompted the Jet to recall a memory he had with superstar Michael B. Jordan. As Smith puts it, he and Jordan met each other in a plane.? At the time, Jordan was still an aspiring actor. The two exchanged words, and eventually, Smith gave the aspiring actor his number.

Later, Jordan lands in Los Angeles, determined to take up an acting career. “He [Michael B. Jordan] calls me up later. ‘Hey I’m coming to LA, to give the acting thing a go at it.’ He said, ‘if I need a meal, yo just look out for a brother, he’s joking. I told him on the phone, you will never need a meal from me bro,” Kenny Smith said. Smith then added Jordan was a little surprised to hear him saying he won’t buy a meal. “You got it. You have it. I don’t know how it is. But you have it,” Smith had then responded to a surprised Michael B. Jordan.

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The 2x-NBA champion revealed that he saw a potential successful actor in Michael B. Jordan. The Rockets veteran’s intuition about Jordan was flawless. Jordan broke through after 2013. Then he went on to portray Erik Killmonger in the $1.35 billion Marvel blockbuster?Black Panther, and the rest is history. Days from now, fans will get to watch Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut?Creed III?on their small screens.

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