Marcus Jordan, the son of NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested in Orange Country, Florida, last month and charged with DUI, cocaine possession, and resisting arrest.
Now, he’s finally admitting to having a substance abuse problem.
Jordan’s attorneys filed a court request on March 19 for him to enter a Pre-Trial Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Intervention Program.
His legal team argues that the program could help him overcome his admitted “challenges” with “alcohol/substance use,” potentially reducing future offenses while offering a path to redemption for the former UCF basketball player turned entrepreneur.
His lawyer suggested such a program would “not only benefit him personally but also serve the community.”
With that rap sheet, it certainly sounds like he needs the help.
Marcus Jordan Has Changed His Tune
Marcus Jordan’s candid admission in the court filing marks a pivot from his initial not-guilty plea. It sheds light on a personal battle now playing out under the intense scrutiny that comes with the Jordan name and involvement with the court system.
Aside from initially pleading not guilty, Jordan was extremely brash and obnoxious during the arrest. To escape his predicament, he tried the time-honored tradition of name-dropping.
Bodycam footage from one of the arresting officers shows that Marcus and a woman were inside a Lamborghini SUV that had somehow gotten stuck after rolling off the side of railroad tracks. (Probably on account of the cocaine?)
Jordan asked police officers to help him get the $300,000 vehicle off the tracks, but they clarified that that wasn’t their primary concern.
As they requested a pat-down, the second eldest child of Michael Jordan and his first wife, Juanita Vanoy, mentioned the NBA legend’s name.
“Bro,” he said. “I’m Marcus Jordan. I’m Michael Jordan’s son. I’m not doing anything wrong. I’m just trying to get home. And I made a wrong turn. OK?”
Michael Jordan’s Son Arrested
Things only got worse for Marcus Jordan. I’m not sure how he thought he could convince the police that he accidentally took a wrong turn down train tracks without some help from substances.
“Clearly, we would just like to get our car off of the f—ing train tracks, which we were not trying to be on,” he explained to the officers.
When they start searching him, a belligerent Jordan says the only thing they’ll find in his pants is some “big balls.”
Jordan resists getting into the back of a patrol car and instead demands the officers “chill the f— out.”
He’s clearly had some drinking issues for some time. In 2012, Jordan was cited as “very animated, intoxicated, and uncooperative” with police after a drunken altercation outside a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska.
He was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and obstructing justice and released before getting a sweetheart deal. He pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace and paid a fine of $250 plus court costs.
Marcus Jordan played college basketball for the UCF Knights men’s basketball team after transferring from Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago, where he led his team to the Illinois 4A Championship in 2009.
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