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Former Criminal and Mobster Once Divulged Unheard Details on Infamous Murder of Michael Jordan s Father

Published 06/25/2022, 6:30 PM EDTBy CHICAGO, IL – FEBRUARY 7: American basketball star Michael Jordan takes batting practice 07 February 1994 with the Chicago White Sox in a bid to play with their baseball team. (Photo credit should read EUGENE GARCIA/AFP via Getty Images) Michael Franzese once revealed some intriguing and unheard details about the infamous death of Michael Jordan’s father in an interview. The former mob boss’ account reinforces the media story tying Michael Jordan and his gambling problems to the murder of his father. Franzese shared some furtive information from a reliable source inside the NBA to substantiate his claims. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Incidentally, Michael Jordan’s father James R. Jordan Sr. was found dead on a highway near Lumberton, North Carolina on July 23, 1993. Jordan Sr. had been reportedly sleeping inside his car. The police initially surmised the case to be a carjacking attempt gone awry. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Later on, media speculation implicated the incident on Michael Jordan and his gambling habits. Several theories tried to link Jordan’s supposed gambling issue to the death of his father.

Michael Franzese links Jordan s gambling problems to his father s death

Michael Franzese recounted the account of a reliable source in an interview to try to figure out the cause of the murder of Michael Jordan’s father. Franzese hinted at a possible link between Jordan’s gambling issue and the tragic incident. “[Jordan]He was told to leave the NBA around the time his father got murdered“, said the 71-year-old ex-mobster. In other words, he hinted that stories linking Jordan’s gambling problem with his father’s death had started to circulate in the press. Therefore, the NBA forced him out of the league to avoid bad publicity. “And the NBA didn’t want the press so they asked him to leave for a while“, he added.28 April 2010: NBA great and Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan during the Pro-Am of the Quail Hollow Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chris Keane/Icon SMI/Icon Sport Media via Getty Images) This theory unveils much new information about the situation. At the same time, it makes a lot of bold claims. Most importantly, it implies that Jordan’s stint with baseball was not a personal decision. Rather, it was a desperate attempt to evade public slander.

Michael Jordan and his gambling problems

ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad ‘s gambling habits had been public knowledge in the 90s. In fact, it was one of the few stains in Jordan’s otherwise flawless career. Netflix’s 2020 addressed the theories tying Jordan’s gambling to his father’s death. The documentary mostly treated the claims to be media-generated falsehoods. However, many theories still implicate Jordan’s gambling problem to be the cause of his father’s death. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Watch this Story: What do you think of Franzese’s claims? Let us know in the comments.

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ADVERTISEMENT Satagni Sikder 373 articlesSatagni Sikder is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He has a Master's degree in English from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and has been following the NBA since 2017. Moreover, he supports the Dallas Mavericks, and unsurprisingly, Luka Doncic is his favorite player.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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