Tommy Davidson Shares Story Of Michael Jordan Getting Mad After Losing At Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Game
Tommy Davidson shared one other legendary playing story involving Michael Jordanand this one completely captured simply how aggressive Jordan turns into as soon as cash and delight are concerned.
Speaking on the Art of the Dialogue podcast, Davidson recalled taking part in in opposition to Jordan throughout a well-known Texas Hold’em match. Davidson, finest identified for his work on ‘In Living Color’ and movies like ‘Booty Call,’ defined that the occasion had a number of poker tables the place gamers needed to advance spherical by spherical to finally earn a seat at Jordan’s desk.
“You know, we gambled. We played Michael Jordan in Texas Hold’em. I’m going to tell a story. It was a celebrity tournament, right? There were all these tables, and you had to play your way to the Jordan table.”
“When I got to the table, he was talking to Robin and a couple of people. He saw me and said, what’s up, man? Glad you made it out. Then he asked, what you doing over here? I said, I won to get up here. He said, oh, okay. Well, that part’s over. Then he started talking to his friends. I said, ‘Hey Mike, just because you said that, you might lose. He said, yeah, good luck to you.'”
“So we get back, and the game’s going. He didn’t know I brought in one of the dealers from the casino. It came to me, and he was getting broke, and I could get him out of the whole game. But he had to bluff me. My dealer was like, he ain’t got nothing.”
“So I leaned into him because I had to get him to put out. I said, hey Mike, if you’re in the national championship against Georgetown Hoyas, and that Georgetown player didn’t throw the ball to Worby by accident, do you think you still win that game? He went boom. Everybody was like, whoa, whoa, whoa. He was mad too. Michael, chill out, man. My glasses flew off.”
“Then later that night I was shooting pool, and he came over. Boom. Boom. He took the ball out. 20,000 a ball. I said, I ain’t messing with you, Mike. I already showed you what I could do. He started laughing and asked, how you do that, man? I said, Michael, you dunk basketballs. I dunk minds. That’s my man, though.”
Stories about Jordan’s playing competitiveness have turn into virtually legendary over time. Charles Barkley once joked that Jordan’s gambling strategy it was hilarious as a result of “he didn’t realize we were all rich.”
Vince Carter has shared stories about Jordan casually losing huge amounts of money with out blinking. Drake even called Jordan the ‘gambling GOAT’ after telling a wild ping-pong betting story involving the six-time champion.
Jordan himself has openly admitted his obsession will not be actually playing itself, however competitors. That mindset explains why tales like Davidson’s proceed surfacing many years later. Whether it was poker, golf, playing cards, pool, ping pong, or basketball, Jordan approached all the pieces with the very same depth.
Davidson most likely defined it finest together with his ultimate line:
“When it’s him and Derek Jeter in the room, forget about it. If you’re in the same room, just go home.”
