Gilbert Arenas Makes Shocking Revelation: “Michael Jordan Threw Away $10 Million Check From Wizards Owner and Said F*ck Off”
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Many regard Michael Jordan as the greatest player of all time. He won six championships in his career, all with Chicago Bulls. However, after the 2nd three-peat with the Bulls, the relations between Jordan and the management worsened, and the former decided to retire (for a 2nd time). Jordan made his comeback to basketball in 2001 after signing a two-year deal with Washington Wizards.
Jordan was past his peak and couldn’t help the Wizards much during his two years as a player in Washington. He also used to run the basketball side of operations in the franchise for three years. He was set to return to the management after his third and final retirement as a player.
However, Wizards’ owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan from his post of president of basketball operations. Former Wizards star Gilbert Arenas has now revealed that Jordan threw a huge check from Abe Pollin after his firing.
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Gilbert Arenas reveals Michael Jordan threw a $10 million check
Arenas joined the Wizards in 2003, the same summer Jordan was fired from his position as president of basketball operations. He has revealed that upon firing, the Wizards wonder gave Jordan a $10 million check. However, Jordan, being angry over his firing, threw away the check and drove off the arena.
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“Those guys, ‘We don’t want him as an owner. If this is what he was as a player, we don’t want him as an owner’,” Gilbert Arenas told Vlad TV.
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“He (Wizards’ owner) was like ‘I wrote MJ a check, 10 million dollars. Thank you for your services.’ MJ threw that check and said ‘f*ck off’ and drive out of the arena,” he added.
Gilbert Arenas spent seven seasons with the Wizards and became a three-time all-star. After this incident, Michael Jordan kept himself busy for a while before purchasing a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets).
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In 2010, Jordan finally became the majority owner of the Hornets. Slowly, Jordan expanded his investments and fielded his own NASCAR team, 23XI Racing.
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