Michael Jordan‘s competitiveness made him one of the greatest ever to play basketball. That is also the same reason why many believe he was good at gambling. The Chicago Bulls icon brings the same energy that we see on the court to the casino table. So it’s pretty obvious that he taunts his opponents while gambling too. However, did he find success in it, like he did in basketball? Here is what former NFL superstar Cam Newton has to say about MJ’s attitude while gambling.
Newton joined 2x NFL champion Shannon Sharpe on his podcast Club Shay Shay, where it was revealed that the former quarterback was a neighbor of Jordan in North Carolina. This allowed him to gamble with the 6x NBA champion, and that is when he found that Jordan was different from the others. Newton shared, “I do some gambling, and I think I learned this quote around him[Jordan]…He was just having a little banter. Somebody asked him, ‘Hey how much you want to bet on this?’ Simply said by Mike, ‘Whatever makes you nervous.’”
Newton considers this to be a huge flex. We have seen the same confidence and competitiveness from Jordan on the court. Now we know where it came from!
