Megastar NBA Michael Jordan loses $900,000 in poker game

The former NBA star, Michael Jordan, put a lot of money on the line and ended up losing over $900,000 in a poker game. This revelation was made by Antoine Walker, former Celtics and Heat player, who said that this long card game had a lot of money at stake.

Competitiveness is one of the traits of the basketball superstar

One of the traits of the basketball mega-star was his great sense of competitiveness, a trait that brought him many joys, as well as disadvantages. In an interview with CBS Sports, Antoine Walker revealed that he and Michael played a card game that lasted 36 hours straight and required a buy-in of $20,000 to enter.

Both Michael and Antoine ended up losing $900,000

In the game, both Michael and Antoine ended up losing $900,000. "Even", said Jordan's friend, "he sent his nephew for an additional $500,000", to continue competing.