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<\/p>\nMichael Jordan\u00a0had sort of gained notoriety for being particular about his bills and money. Be it for simple bets against rookies or anything related to money, MJ was always particular about his money. That\u2019s why Charles Barkley even resorted to remark the 6x NBA champion as a \u2018cheap\u2019 person. However, these claims might seem highly contradictory from the accounts of the former New York Knicks ballboy, David Snowden.<\/p>\n
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Former New York Knicks player and veteran NBA coach\u00a0Mark Jackson\u00a0recently invited Snowden on his podcast, who shared his experience hosting MJ at the Madison Square Garden arena. Snowden has been Jackson\u2019s best friend since his time with the Knicks, and he often served as the ballboy for visiting locker rooms.<\/p>\n
According to Snowden, Jordan was quite a gracious tipper whenever he visited the MSG for road games.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was always gracious and incredible every game. He would take care of all the ball boys,\u201d\u00a0Snowden told Jackson.<\/p>\n
This is quite a startling revelation by the former Knicks ballboy about Jordan, who was otherwise known to be extremely frugal with his money.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the ballboys in the NBA were quite lucky to fall on the gracious side of Michael Jordan. Other people, including waitresses and restaurant hosts, weren\u2019t lucky enough to receive the same graciousness for His Airness the same way Snowden and his fellow colleagues did.<\/p>\n
Charles Barkley called out both Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan for being cheap about money
\nMichael Jordan\u2019s history of being gracious with money wasn\u2019t as favorable for others as it was for the NBA ballboys. One time, when Jordan was gambling with NHL legend Wayne Gretzky in Las Vegas, he gave a waitress a $5 tip for bringing him a drink. Gretzky was surprised to see Jordan tip the waitress so measly. He went on to grab $100 chips from Jordan\u2019s table and handed them to the waitress. Explaining his act to Jordan, Gretzky said,\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s how we tip in Las Vegas, Michael.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles Barkley has been quite critical of Jordan\u2019s measly habits of being so frugal with his money. However, he didn\u2019t limit his criticism just to Jordan itself. He even contended MJ\u2019s teammate, Scottie Pippen, to be as cheap as Jordan when tipping. In an interview on the late-night show\u00a0Conan on TBS,\u00a0Chuck said,\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s nobody cheaper than Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chuck recalled how Jordan used to slap his hands when he would try to give money to homeless people. In response to his actions, Jordan would explain how the homeless people could rather be McDonald\u2019s employees if they really needed \u2018spare change.\u2019 On the contrary, Chuck always remained a charitable person and an awesome tipper throughout his playing career and later life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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