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Those of us who grew up in Chicago are used to watching Michael Jordan dominate on the court. Yesterday, MJ dominated in court as the Illinois Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in a case brought by Karla Knafel against the basketball superstar.
Knafel, with whom MJ had an affair, sued Jordan claiming that he had promised her $5 million in return for her silence and not filing a paternity suit against him after she became pregnant back in 1991.
In 2002, Jordan supposedly paid the woman $250,000 but then sued the woman claiming she tried to extort him for the money after paternity tests proved that he wasn't the baby daddy.
In December, a state appeals court ruled that even if he had promised her money, she had mislead him about the paternity of the child in order to get such a promise. By not hearing the case, the Supreme Court lets the lower court's ruling stand.
Not that MJ hasn't had to shell out the big bucks to the women in his life in the past year... his divorce from wife Juanita -- they first seperated in 2002 after the Knafel affair became public, reconciled and split again in 2006 -- ended up the most costly celebrity divorce ever!
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I would prefer to revert to my childhood, ignore all of MJ's misgivings and pretend like I'm recording all of the Bulls' post-season games of VHS again...
I think the word you're looking for is "misdeeds".
You have misgivings about MJ's misdeeds.
Just doing my job.
Thanks, Editor!
PS. I promise to sleep more and eat my Frosted Mini-Wheats before class tomorrow. :)
Does he really wear those rings?
Just another reason why, I will never regret rooting for the New York Knicks at the Map Room during the Bulls Heyday, Never!
Spook - he only sports them when he's trying to impress the ladies ... then he tells them he has no money. and you better regret rooting for Starks, Anthony Mason and Charles Oakley ... Oakley's ok -- but not Starks. Not at all! I relished every jumper BJ Armstrong made in that dude's face. as few and far between as they were.
The knicks spook come on. I saw you as more of a Pistons fan before the bulls ended their run. The knicks didnt do shit and noe isiah has screwed that team up so bad its amazing.
Who is the girl in the brown shirt in the Busted Tees ad? I know she is on the young side but she is fine. In fact, her presence on this site almost single-handedly makes me want to buy a Busted Tee.
@ spook
i'll ask again--are you a former gothamist?
Fed and Jmagic
Allow me to qoute from the Beastie Boys"...
"I Ride The I.R.T. Right Up To Penn Station yea Penn Station Up On 8th Ave round the U.N Nation,
I'm Gonna See The Knicks At Madison Square Garden
And Like The Knicks I Got Game Like I Worked At Hasbro
Got My Hair Cut Correct Like Anthony Mason
Cause I Got Heart Like John Starks
That you -"Fed Up and Magic"- wish you could
Yea John Starks and Mason had hearts like No "Bull" ever had. The Bulls would not have been nothing with out Jordan! Nothing,Nathan, Nadda! Ya heard yall herbs! So you best to step the *&% off.
You don't know the pain Jordan, and only Jordan caused us With out Jordan The Bulls wounldn't have been "Nathan"!
Groggy I am both every where and no where, born in day, rooted in dreams, I die, and am beborn at night. To reveal Spook would case to exist Spook
his prior comings and goings are either classified or unknown.
Seriously? John Starks was a little bitch.
without jordan the bulls would be nothin, but the bulls had jordan and the knicks were nothin.
soooo, in other words, no.
whats the point of saying the bulls would be nothing without jordan? is that supposed to mean anything? he was on the team!
the knicks were nothing without ewing. take that.
also, pippen was a WAY better player than starks. they took the knicks to 7 games the year AFTER jordan's first retirement
Pinko's right - Starks was a bitch. Guy couldn't guard anyone - always hand checking and jersey grabbing and when things didn't go his way he'd pout ... Anthony Mason was a poor man's (very poor man's) Rodman. Get over it Spook - the Knicks were shit and still are.
You guys don't fight fair, I'm leaving and taking my ball with me, but before I go,
TELL PIPPEN TO PAY HIS CHILD SUPPORT!
HA
Man, Jordan still gets all the calls.
Stupid refs.
See! Thanks for your support PlumPubliusPlum
Did anyone hear something?
Redirection ...
"Those of us who grew up in Chicago are used to watching Michael Jordan dominate on the court. Yesterday, MJ dominated in court ...
... In 2002, Jordan supposedly paid the woman $250,000 but then sued the woman claiming she tried to extort him for the money after paternity tests proved that he wasn't the baby daddy.
In December, a state appeals court ruled that even if he had promised her money, she had mislead him about the paternity of the child in order to get such a promise."
In other words, Knafel entered court with the argument that "I scammed him fair and square, your honor, and now that he knows that he was being scammed, he isn't paying up". Interesting where ethics have gone, when such a complaint is even taken seriously.