Now this one, is unbelievable. Except for the fact that you get the feeling former NHL star Jeremy Roenick is telling the absolute truth.
While Michael Jordan’s gambling exploits are well-documented, the world learned one of the great tales of his ability on Monday afternoon. First, Roenick joins 670 The Score and tells a tale of a game of golf between himself and Jordan back in the early 90’s.
Give this a listen.
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Here’s what Roenick says took place.
“This was like end of the season for us, end of the season for them. I get a call from Michael, ‘meet me at Sunset Ridge early, we’re going to go play 18 holes.’ We didn’t have a game, we actually had a day off. So I meet him at Sunset Ridge… we played a round, beat him for a couple thousand, and I’m getting ready to leave. Now, the Bulls are playing that night. They play Cleveland, that night. So I’m thinking he’s leaving, it’s 10:00, he’s like ‘no, let’s go play again.’
So we fill up a bag full of ice and Coors Light and we walk again. We roll around another 18 and I take him for another couple. We’ve been drinking all afternoon. Now he’s going from Sunset Ridge to the stadium to play a game.
And I’m like messing around, I’m like ‘I’m going to call my bookie, all the money you just lost to me I’m putting on Cleveland tonight.’
He goes ‘I’ll tell you what. I’ll bet you that we win by 20 points and I have more than 40.’ I’m like ‘done.’
Son of a gun goes out, scores 52 and they win by 26 or something… after [36] holes of golf and having maybe 10 Bud Lights. The man, to me, is the best athlete that I’ve ever seen.”
Now, best we can tell; that game Roenick describes took place on March 28th, 1992. Furthermore, here is the box score from that game. Indeed, His Airness scored 44 points in around 37 minutes and the Bulls won by 24.
Without question, Jordan is the greatest of all-time. Whether or not the details get skewed over the years is irrelevant. The take home message here is simple – Jordan could never be bet against – even if he had copious amounts of golf and beverages in his system the same afternoon.
I remain in awe of the guy decades after his last game was played.
