Bubba Wallace Was Left Stunned When His Legendary Trash-Talking NASCAR Boss Michael Jordan Told Him “You Suck at Golf”

Published 08/18/2022, 8:15 AM EDT

23XI Racing’s driver Bubba Wallace spoke with Corey LaJoie during one of the latter’s podcasts. He opened up on the difference Michael Jordan had made in him, and also spoke about the first interaction they had together.

During the podcast, Wallace said, “Obviously he’s the ultimate competition, and the first time I met him at Daytona, we were sitting on his bus, his bus in on the backstretch. He said, ‘Hey man, I heard that you suck at golf’, and just kept smoking a cigar and I was like, alright, guess I’m not playing with you.”

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He added, “It’s been really cool having him there. Like to see how invested he is. Like he has been on top of my box the whole race and a lot of the crew guys though oh I thought he would he’d stick around for 20 laps and then go to the suite. It’s like no he loves it. He’s invested 100%.”

Somewhere during the conversation, LaJoie asked if Wallace had golfed with Jordan yet, to which the 28-year-old driver said no. LaJoie then follows up by asking if Wallace isn’t good enough to golf and the latter says “yeah, basically.”

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Bubba Wallace was the first driver that 23XI Racing had signed up for its debut season in 2021. Since then the team has seen one win from Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway to date. Moreover, the start of the 2022 season saw Wallace struggle with the car and was also plagued with pit crew issues. But since a subsequent pit crew swap with Christopher Bell, he has been performing well, with consistent top fives and top ten finishes.

Bubba Wallace signs a contract extension with Micheal Jordan’s NASCAR team

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After spending almost two years with the project started by the fellow driver, Denny Hamlin and NBA legend Michael Jordan, Bubba Wallace has confirmed that he has signed a multi-year contract extension for the foreseeable future.

During an interview, Wallace said, “It feels great to get this renewal done and to know I have a home at 23XI Racing. Thanks to M.J. and Denny for continuing to believe in me. We’ve come a long way together in less than two years and we’ve checked off some major goals along the way. We know we still have work to do, both on and off the racetrack, but I feel good about our team and the direction we’re heading.”

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With the freshly renewed contract, it is hoped that he’d be able to focus more freely on the races ahead and get at least one win before the playoffs start this year.

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog, 'Noobs Onboard', for a while now, covering NASCAR, F1, W Series, MotoGP, WRC and the WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade now, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.

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Bubba Wallace Was Left Stunned When His Legendary Trash-Talking NASCAR Boss Michael Jordan Told Him “You Suck at Golf”

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