“I Seriously Wanted Michael Jordan to Leave My House”: Former NBA Player Recalls the Extent of His Gambling Addiction

Former Charlotte Hornets player Kendall Gill had an interesting Michael Jordan story up his sleeve. Gill joined Jason Goff, K.C. Johnson, and David Watson on the Bulls Talk Podcast to discuss Episodes 5 and 6 of “The Last Dance”.

The fifth and the sixth episodes of the last dance focused on Kobe Bryant and had information about Jordan as a brand. The episodes showed how Bryant and Jordan had a great relationship. Bryant made an appearance for the documentary only a week before his death. He talked about how much Jordan had helped him grow as a player.

The episodes also talked about the marketing aspect of Jordan. He was not only one of the best players, but he was also one of the best-marketed athletes. He popularized the NBA across the world. With a net worth of around 2.1 billion, he is richest athlete in the world.

While discussing these episodes, Gill brought out an interesting Michael Jordan story. Gill started talking about a time when Jordan visited his house and they started playing cards.

“One day we were playing cards at my house in Charlotte, him and his best friend Adolph at the time came over,” Gill recalled. “He (Jordan) had come into town to visit his parents, and (we) stayed up all night.”

Gill wanted Michael Jordan out of the house

When Gill said all night, it was literally all night, Gill kept winning and Jordan wanted to make up for it. Jordan kept extending their play till 7 AM the next morning when he would win his money back.

“You know when Magic was talking about him playing cards with Michael and being like, ‘Let’s stay up another hour.’ He did the same thing to me,” Gill continued. “And, you know, I’m beating him out of his money. This guy stays up until 7 o’clock in the morning until he wins all of his money back.”

Gill joked that Jordan had been in his house for quite a while and wanted him to leave.

“I seriously wanted Michael Jordan to leave my house. I’m like dude, you’ve been over here for seven hours. Leave.”