Michael Jordan's son admits to 'challenges' with substance abuse after drug-related arrest: report
Roughly six weeks after being charged with cocaine possession, resisting arrest and DUI property damage or personal injury, Michael Jordan's son, Marcus, reportedly admitted to "challenges" surrounding "alcohol/substance use."
Jordan was arrested by Maitland Police in Florida on Feb. 4, and dashcam later showed him speeding away from law enforcement before his vehicle was found stuck on railroad tracks.
According to TMZ Sports, citing a recent court filing, Jordan's attorneys are aiming to put him into a Pre-Trial Substance Abuse Education and Treatment Intervention Program.
The program would "not only benefit him personally but also serve the community by reducing the likelihood of future offenses," the attorneys reportedly said.
The Seminole County Sheriff's Office dashcam video showed Jordan in his Lamborghini sports utility vehicle speeding away from deputies before he was later arrested.
Officers with the Maitland Police Department found the vehicle immobile on the tracks in the suburb with a commuter train about 10 minutes away. The SUV's tires were buried in dirt and rock from being spun repeatedly, according to an arrest report.
When Jordan was asked to get out of the vehicle after smelling alcohol, officials said they noticed his slurred speech and confusion. The arrest report said officers found a bag of what tested positive for cocaine in his pants.
"Bro, I'm Marcus Jordan. I'm Michael Jordan's son," he told officers, according to the New York Post. "I'm not doing anything wrong. I'm just trying to get home. And I made a wrong turn, OK?"
The 34-year-old is the second-eldest child of the former Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards star. Marcus played high school basketball and later tried his hand at college basketball at the University of Central Florida.
He ended up leaving the program in 2012 and graduated with a bachelor's degree at The Rosen College of Hospitality Management in 2013.
Marcus has laid low for the most part. He was thrust into the spotlight about two years ago when he began dating Larsa Pippen, the ex-wife of his father's teammate Scottie Pippen. The relationship lasted for about two years as the couple broke up in 2024.
He has had a brush with the law in the past. He pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in an incident in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2012. He was also charged with obstructing a police officer, but the charge was dropped as part of a plea agreement.
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