Editing Michael Jordan (section)

==== Gambling ====
During the [[1993 NBA playoffs]], Jordan was seen gambling in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], the night before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the [[1992–93 New York Knicks season|New York Knicks]].<ref>[[Dave Anderson (sportswriter)|Anderson, Dave]] (May 27, 1993). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE0DF1430F934A15756C0A965958260 "Sports of The Times; Jordan's Atlantic City Caper"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218093200/http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/27/sports/sports-of-the-times-jordan-s-atlantic-city-caper.html |date=February 18, 2013 }}. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 30, 2023.</ref> The previous year, he admitted that he had to cover $57,000 in gambling losses,<ref>Brubaker, Bill (August 1, 1993). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/08/01/jordans-gambling-undergoes-intense-scrutiny-again/a4f909e6-f01f-41ab-9428-b25831441424/ "Jordan's Gambling Undergoes Intense Scrutiny Again"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930012026/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1993/08/01/jordans-gambling-undergoes-intense-scrutiny-again/a4f909e6-f01f-41ab-9428-b25831441424/ |date=September 30, 2019 }}. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 30, 2023.</ref> and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book in 1993 claiming he had won $1.25&nbsp;million from Jordan on the golf course.<ref>Halberstam, p. 320.</ref> [[David Stern]], the [[commissioner of the NBA]], denied in 1995 and 2006 that Jordan's 1993 retirement was a secret suspension by the league for gambling,<ref name="vecsey19950319">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/19/sports/sports-of-the-times-who-thinks-jordan-can-t-win-it-all.html |title=Who Thinks Jordan Can't Win It All |last=Vecsey |first=George |date=March 19, 1995 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=October 30, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142605/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/19/sports/sports-of-the-times-who-thinks-jordan-can-t-win-it-all.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="simmons20060227">{{cite magazine |last=Simmons |first=Bill |date=February 27, 2006 |title=Not so Stern after all |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060216 |magazine=ESPN The Magazine |page=2 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142559/http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060216 |url-status=live}}</ref> but the rumor spread widely.<ref name="aroundtown20100823">{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-spt-0824-around-town--20100823,0,7602090.column |title=No evidence Jordan banished from NBA for a year in early '90s for gambling |last1=Mitchell |first1=Fred |date=August 23, 2010 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825013159/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-spt-0824-around-town--20100823,0,7602090.column |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |last2=Kaplan |first2=David |access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref>

In 2005, Jordan discussed his gambling with [[Ed Bradley]] of ''[[60 Minutes]]'' and admitted that he made reckless decisions. Jordan stated: <blockquote>Yeah, I've gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I've pushed the envelope. Is that compulsive? Yeah, it depends on how you look at it. If you're willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family, then yeah.</blockquote> When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordan replied: "No."<ref name="EB">Schorn, Daniel (October 19, 2005). [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-jordan-still-flying-high/ "Michael Jordan Still Flying High"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025182536/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-jordan-still-flying-high/ |date=October 25, 2019 }}. CBS News. Retrieved October 30, 2023.</ref> In 2010, [[Ron Shelton]], director of ''[[Jordan Rides the Bus]]'', said that he began working on the documentary believing that the NBA had suspended him, but that research "convinced [him it] was nonsense".{{r|aroundtown20100823}}