Rejecting His Life Story To Be Made Into A Film, Michael Jordan: Hmm, I'm Not Ready Yet

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JAKARTA - The career of six-time NBA winner and five-time regular season MVP Michael Jordan is always exciting for any production company. Idris Elba, known for his roles in shows like The Wire and Luther, was one of the people Jordan was most attracted to.

However, at the Sneaker Shopping event, he revealed how the former basketball superstar turned down his offer.

In the interview, Elba reveals that she met Jordan on several occasions, during which she tried to make an offer.

"We met and I told him: 'I want to play you,'" Elba detailed, quoted by Marca, Friday.

And it's a suggestion that has always received the same response from the former Chicago Bulls player.

"Hmm, I'm not ready," said Jordan.

"That's what he said: 'I'm not ready'.... But I'm very serious," explained Elba.

Despite his life and achievements as a basketball player, the British actor said he was attracted to Jordan as a businessman.

"In my head, playing Jordan's role doesn't mean presenting him as a basketball player, but as an entrepreneur," continued Elba.

"He's a very shrewd businessman, very smart. And his work as a philanthropist is not well explained, and sometimes people don't understand his work.

"He cares; he does a lot. So that's what I mean. I want to play Jordan."

Elba is right, because Jordan has been able to move on since retiring from the NBA. Today he has an estimated net worth of around 2.46 billion euros, and only six percent of that comes from his contracts with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards.

There are two factors that mark the fortune the former player has earned today: on the one hand, his contract with Nike, and on the other, the purchase of the Charlotte Hornets. Two developments that allowed him to grow his business and multiply his income over the years.