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30 yrs ago Chicago Bulls fan made a shot for $1mm but the insurance company refused to pay
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:39 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:39 am
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Thirty years ago, Don Calhoun got picked to try a three-quarter-court shot during a Bulls game. He made it, sending Michael Jordan and the Bulls into an all-out frenzy that he had won $1 million. Or so everybody thought.
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A Chicago Bulls fan made this shot for a million dollars but the insurance company refused to pay him after finding out he played college basketball
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Michael Jordan forced them to pay. He got paid by the Bulls office after Jordan went to them to convince them to pay up. He got $50k a hear for 20 years
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 9:00 am
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:42 am to tgrbaitn08
Cool
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:43 am to tgrbaitn08
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Michael Jordan forced them to pay. He got paid by the Bulls office after Jordan went to them to convince them to pay up. He got $50k a hear for 20 years
LeBron would never do this. Good on Mike!
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:44 am to tgrbaitn08
frick insurance
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:46 am to tgrbaitn08
Let me guess AllState ?
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:47 am to tgrbaitn08
Old news.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:48 am to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:48 am to tgrbaitn08
Way to keep up with up to the second news and events!
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:51 am to sidewalkside
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Way to keep up with up to the second news and events!
Thanks, I just got out of jail and im catching up on current and past events
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:52 am to tgrbaitn08
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A Chicago Bulls fan made a shot for $1mm but the insurance company refused to pay him
....in the mid 90s.
May want to edit the thread title to reflect that as opposed to making it look like something that just happened.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:52 am to tgrbaitn08
There was an ESPN article about this whole story last year. Pretty interesting.
The $1 million dollar shot that changed sports contests forever
The $1 million dollar shot that changed sports contests forever
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:55 am to tgrbaitn08
Good for MJ. There's nothing like participating in an event where the rules are made-up to favor the sponsor.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:57 am to The Torch
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Let me guess AllState ?
Though you’re right in your assessment that Allstate makes you fight them before paying, insurance companies who specialize in these sorts of things are the ones sort of behind the scenes and most have never heard of them.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:16 am to Gifman
Depends on the fan....if he were black, Lebron absolutely would have made sure he got paid. If he were white, not so much.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:17 am to tgrbaitn08
Insurance scam and frick people over? Shocking. Never would have guessed.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:24 am to danilo
Insurance scam and frick people over? Shocking. Never would have guessed.
except that in the POLICY it specifically said it would not pay if shooter had played any form of College basketball....love when people blame Insurance companies when THEY did not read the docs. Same with the "new car" hole in one contest at every scramble- cannot have a pro hit the shot.
Can Insurance companies be pos, oh yes, see AIG circa 2008, but in this case ins company was right which is why it never went to court (pun intended).
except that in the POLICY it specifically said it would not pay if shooter had played any form of College basketball....love when people blame Insurance companies when THEY did not read the docs. Same with the "new car" hole in one contest at every scramble- cannot have a pro hit the shot.
Can Insurance companies be pos, oh yes, see AIG circa 2008, but in this case ins company was right which is why it never went to court (pun intended).
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