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At Michael Jordan’s Birthday Party, Charles Oakley Admits Things Got “Heated” During Gambling Duel with Jay Z

Published 03/21/2022, 5:30 PM EDT

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Charles Oakley, once a teammate of Michael Jordan, shares an incident that happened during Michael Jordan’s birthday party. NBA Hall of Famers often hang out with big artists. Oakley mentioned that Jay Z was invited to Jordan’s birthday party as well. According to Oakley, there were many people, and there were multiple games being played at once. 

Though one of the artists didn’t exactly follow the rules of the game. 

Oakley was upset with Jay Z at Michael Jordan’s birthday party

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There are different gambling games, though Oakley prefers ‘Guts’.

“I like Guts, but I hate Bourre.”, said Oakley on the Club Shay Shay podcast. There were multiple celebrities at the party. 

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“We had a poker game going on with MJ and some other crew. We had another Gut game going with Jay Z, World West, and a few other guys.”, says Oakley.

Charles says that he was cooking at Michael Jordan’s party and was serving everyone. The Gut game was ending by 11:30 to 12 at night. Jay Z won the game, but he didn’t exactly follow the rules.

“… so Jay Z boy won. I think he called butt on him, but I was… I was about to get in his a**.

Jay Z called the pot, but he did not have the amount in front of him, which made Oakley mad. 

“I think he called the pot but didn’t have the money.”

Oakley explains, that it is not the way they play the game.

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“So we don’t play that. You call something then you borrow it. No, you gotta have it in front of you to call it. Though Charles was heated, he did not choose to take things the other way.”

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“So, uh… I was kinda heated but uh… it was a good night because there was my man birthday. You know, second night…”

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Michael Jordan and Charles Oakley off the court

Some gambling games can heat up the situation. But Oakley didn’t respond negatively, as it was Jordan’s birthday and he did not want to ruin such a special occasion. Jordan was once Oakley’s rookie. Charles was also a part of the ’92 Knicks team, which took a toll on Jordan’s Bulls. Both seem to share a special friendly bond off the court. Celebrities will always have such moments, considering their extravagant lifestyles. Would you also be upset with Jay Z had he done that? Let us know in the comments below.

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Balraj Singh Babrah is an NBA writer with EssentiallySports. He has been an NBA fan since 2016, and watching Curry shoot from distance inspired him to play basketball. Additionally, he loves analyzing and predicting games based on stats.
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