Michael Jordan is the most competitive player in NBA history.
He cared so much about winning that he even indulged in seemingly wild bets, as Jamal Crawford will let you know.
Jordan would take anything someone said, even if it was just a passing comment, and use it as motivation. By now, his “And I took it personally” quote memes from Last Dance are viral enough to help him understand just how absurdly competitive he was.
After all, to be such a dominant player, you need to have the character to go with it. Jordan dominated opponents on the court and in their minds.
Jordan’s competitiveness also meant that he would regularly make bets with anyone. Bets can be on his golf skills, his basketball skills, or sometimes even the most random things. For example, he once bet 0,000 on a game of rock, paper, scissors.
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Michael Jordan is a massive gambler, here are some of his famous bets:
– Betting $300k per hole in various Golf games.
– Betting $100k on one game of Rock, Paper & Scissors.
– Betting a teammate $900 that he would receive his luggage first at the bag carousel. pic.twitter.com/FpcG6pbPNC— Trademate Sports Betting (@TrademateSports) November 7, 2020
For someone who is a billionaire, Jordan is not making these bets to make money for a small side profit. He’s doing them because he loves the thrill of competition and taking something away from someone by winning.
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Michael Jordan and Jamal Crawford put their expensive cars on a bet
Now that you have understood Jordan’s betting techniques, you should also have an idea of how high he is willing to go for any bet. The same thing happened when he decided to go head-to-head with Jamal Crawford.
Crawford earned a reputation as a valuable actor throughout his career. He had soft handles and a great jump that couldn’t be stopped at his best.
Crawford was an asset to any contending team, giving them a valuable scoring threat off the bench.
He also took it directly to Michael Jordan in his rookie year, placing bets with the legend. Stakes ranged from $1,000 to $5,000. However, that was not enough for the GOAT.
“He asked me what car I came to training in, I said ‘Mercedes’, then he said ‘I came in a Ferrari, shall we play for it?'” Crawford explained.
Jordan’s Ferrari was worth $450,000, but he didn’t hesitate to bet on it. In the end, Jordan won the bet, drilling all five of his 3-pointers while Crawford couldn’t.
This was during Jordan’s Wizards year, all things considered.
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