Marcus Jordan is having a tough week, however his resolve to steer clear of consuming stays.

The previous faculty basketball star broke his silence over the twin lack of two icons, Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan, who handed away just some days aside, and the way it affected him mentally.

Marcus Jordan is at the moment over 100 days sturdy on his sobriety journey after he was arrested for driving drunk in February following a automotive accident.

The media character took to his social media to the touch on how his childhood icons’ deaths left him feeling low and weak to the purpose of indulging in one in all his previous habits. Marcus wrote:

“Caught a SERIOUS case of the ‘f-ck it is’ & nearly had a drink…It was disheartening realizing how the ‘enjoyable’ has been stripped from social media.”

He emphasised the significance of spending time with family members, regardless of the fickle nature of life. Marcus reached out to his household following the information.

He added that social media was as soon as a protected area for sharing unconventional ideas, expressing opinions, andopenly studying from errors. Nonetheless, that privilege is sort of extinct, inflicting individuals to bottle up feelings and battle silent battles.

“And fortuitously for me, I’ve loads of family and friends who raised me proper & love me? However my coronary heart breaks for the individuals that are not as lucky,” Marcus wrapped up his rant, proudly including that he’s now “107 Days Sober & Counting.”

Earlier than 107 got here 40, and the NBA legend’s son was elated to have a good time that milestone again in Might, three months after his arrest in Florida. He has additionally launched into a targeted journey of health to help his sobriety, a journey he shares along with his social media followers every so often.

As shared by The New York Submit, clips from the scene of his February arrest captured Marcus driving away from the cops and even utilizing his affiliation with Michael Jordan to try to escape arrest. 

The previous faculty athlete was finally slammed with numerous fees after his arrest, together with one felony depend of ketamine possession, one misdemeanor depend of DUI and property injury, and one depend of resisting a regulation enforcement officer.

Marcus reportedly pled responsible to the costs and entered a plea cope with the assistance of his legal professional. His lawyer additionally acknowledged that his consumer required skilled assist to recover from his way of life of alcohol and substance abuse.

The legal professional pleaded with the courtroom to permit him to be permitted admission right into a substance abuse program to help his situation. 

The previous athlete’s legal professional confused that his participation within the Pre-Trial Substance Abuse Training and Remedy Intervention Program is not going to solely profit him personally but additionally serve the neighborhood by lowering the probability of future offenses.”

Marcus, via his legal professional, expressed his willingness to develop into a accountable, productive, and sober member of society. He was subsequently launched from custody on a $4,000 bond.

The 34-year-old is Michael Jordan, and his first spouse, Juanita Vanoy’s, second son, who was born two years after his large brother, Jeffrey Jordan, in 1988.

As famous by PEOPLE, Marcus adopted in his father’s footsteps by taking part in basketball in highschool and faculty as he superior. The NBA veteran’s second son performed on the College of Central Florida’s basketball workforce for 3 years earlier than graduating in 2013.

The hospitality administration graduate has maintained a comparatively low-key life until his broadly publicized relationship with Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife, Larsa Pippen. Whereas they initially denied it, they went Instagram official in 2023 and parted methods after a sequence of turbulence in 2024.

Marcus is the second of 5 siblings, with two from his mother, Juanita, and two from his stepmother, Yvette Prietto.