Lto the race of a six-time NBA winner and five-time MVP of the regular season is always a candy for any producer. Idrish Elba |known for his roles in series such as ‘The Wire’ or ‘Luther’ and for being one of the contenders to be the new James Bond, is one of those who are most interested in Michael Jordan. However, on Complex’s ‘Sneaker Shopping’, he has revealed how the former player turned down his offer and why.
During his interview, Idrish Elba revealed that he has met Michael Jordan on several occasions, moments in which he tries to make him an offer: “We met and I told him: ‘I want to interpret you“. A proposal that, however, always meets with the same response from the former Chicago Bulls. “He said: ‘Hmmm, noOr am I ready yet?‘. That’s what he said: ‘I’m not ready yet’… But I was dead serious,” Elba explained.
Beyond his role as a basketball player, the British interpreter stated that he is interested in Jordan “as a businessman.” “In my head, playing Jordan would not be playing the basketball player, but playing the businessman. He is a very cunning businessman, very intelligent. And his work as a philanthropist is not well explained, and sometimes people do not understand his work. he l he cares; he l do a lot of things. So that’s what he was implying. I want to play Jordan, but he said: ‘Ah, I’m not ready for that story yet,’ he told the presenter Joe La Puma.
The tremendous fortune of Michael Jordan
The truth is that Idrish Elba is not without reason, and that is that Michael Jordan has been able to move since his retirement from the NBA. He currently has an estimated net worth of €2.46 billion approximately and only 6% comes from their contracts with Chicago Bulls y Washington Wizards.
There are two aspects that have marked the fortune that the former player amasses today: on the one hand, his contract with Nikeand on the other hand, the purchase of the Charlotte Hornets. Two aspects that have allowed him to expand his business and multiply his profits over the years.