Still, it didn’t look good when it emerged that Jordan wrote a $57,000 check to Slim Bouler to cover a gambling debt, and a golfing acquaintance, Richard Esquinas, said Jordan owed him $1.2 million. Jordan had to testify in court where Bouler was on trial facing money laundering and drug conspiracy charges. (Jordan once skipped a White House visit to golf with Bouler, according to the documentary.) The league took interest and questioned Jordan. “I never bet on games; I only bet on myself and that was golf. … I told them exactly what was happening,” Jordan said. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern told filmmakers: “It never reached epic crisis levels in my view.”