The Rush: Michael Jordan comes clean about gambling in The Last Dance…kind of
The latest episodes of The Last Dance covered Michael Jordan’s relationship with Kobe Bryant, his love of gambling and the incredible rise of his Nike Air Jordan kicks. In virtual sports, a champion was named in The Show Players League and the Virtual Kentucky Derby featuring history’s Triple Crown winners was “run” over the weekend...and the champion should surprise no one. PLUS father/daughter cheerleading domination AND MORE in today’s installment of What’s Good While Quarantined.
Video Transcript
- Who, Kobe?
- Yeah.
- He don't let the game come to him.
- Mm-mm.
- He just go out there and take it.
- He gonna make his game.
- Make this shit happen. I'm going to make this a one on one game.
JARED QUAY: The only live sports on TV yesterday were this.
- And 7 miles per hour off the bat.
- Damn, man.
- Austin Meadows--
JARED QUAY: Baseball players playing video games So I'm willing to bet y'all watched that Jordan documentary. And from what I saw last night, Michael Jordan's probably willing to bet on it, too.
- I'll give you 3-1 odds.
JARED QUAY: I mean, I knew MJ loved to gamble, but I didn't realize he loved to gamble. Tossing coins at the arena, playing cards in the back of the plane. Hell, there was a virtual Kentucky Derby over the weekend, and MJ probably bet on that, too.
- Secretariat has won it!
JARED QUAY: 72 odds on Secretariat paid out pretty good.
- Do you have a gambling problem?
MICHAEL JORDAN: No. I enjoy it. It's a hobby.
JARED QUAY: There was no bet too big for MJ, even betting on himself when he signed with Nike back in 1984. That's when they were pretty new. They expected to make $ 3 million over four years, instead they made $120 million in just one.
- Money, it's gotta be the shoes! The shoes. Shoes. Shoes. Shoes.
JARED QUAY: That's the kind of return you can celebrate by popping a little bit of. Bubbly And by bubbly, I mean Miller Lite.
- I don't why y'all filming us. We don't want y'all filming us drinking no beer.
JARED QUAY: Can't blame you, [? Pips. ?] I wouldn't want to be filmed drinking Miller Lite, either. Unless they're interested in sponsoring this Rush, in which case it's Miller time, baby. Parts of the country have been locked down for almost two months, and that definitely ain't good. But you know what is? These videos during quarantine.
What do you do on the internet today? I'll tell you what's good. While quarantined.
- Love you.
- Daddy.
- Love you. Let's go.
RAPPER: Now, you don't want to fight with us. We be dodging [INAUDIBLE]. Hand [MUTED] in my backpack. And you brought your game to school. Play the game. Your sorry ass changed the rules. Why you do that? You was heated when you seen me. I always kept it cool. I always kept it cool. I always kept it bold. 2009, used. On the stool. What's in that briefcase? What? Boy, you a cheapskate. Got your shit off eBay. 2009, used.
- I did it, Daddy.
- Yeah, you did it, girl. You killing it, [INAUDIBLE].
