Mark Jackson Jr: The Truth About the Former Basketball Player
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Mark Jackson Jr has done it all. Not only has he had a hugely successful basketball career, but he’s also been a coach and pastor too.
He’s now an ESPN commentator, where he’s still earning his fortunes to this day.
But there’s been a LOT of drama going on for the former basketball player over the years…
Mark Jackson Jr: Career
Mark Jackson Jr had a stellar run with everyone from the New York Knicks to the Toronto Raptors. And he earned some serious cash along the way!
The basketball star has an estimated net worth of $6 million.
After he retired in 2004, Mark moved on to become a broadcast commentator for ESPN. He also started working as a pastor.
But it didn’t take long for the former basketball pro to be snapped up by the Golden State Warriors who hired Mark as head coach.
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Mark Jackson Jr was there for three seasons before he was sacked. He then returned to ESPN as a game analyst.
And there’s been plenty of drama in his personal life too…
Affair
It seemed like the basketball star was loved up with his wife of 27 years, singer Desiree Coleman, who he shares four children with.
But it was revealed that Mark was actually having an affair with a stripper, Alexis Adams.
Alexis was keen for the basketball player to leave his wife for her, but this didn’t pan out.
Things then started to get VERY nasty.
Mark Jackson Jr was blackmailed by Alexis and ex-convict Marcus Shaw for $200,000 over the naked pictures he sent to Alexis during their time together.
He was approached by Marcus Shaw at a hotel, who threatened the star with a folder of photos and a voicemail recording.
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Mark Jackson gave the ex-convict $50,000 in return for the folder.
But just two weeks later, Marcus emailed his wife Desiree and demanded more money from her. Alexis had also called Desiree and told her all about the affair she’d had with her husband.
Both Alexis and Marcus were eventually arrested by the FBI.
Desiree has never spoken publicly about her husband’s affair, but she quietly filed for divorce in 2017.
Speaking with The Blast, the singer said:
“Unfortunately, the relationship just ran its course.
We are both God-loving people and will co-parent our children.”
Murder Mystery
Through no fault of his own, Mark Jackson has now been linked to two murderers during his career. And it’s been the talk of internet forums for years now…
While his playing career brought him a ton of success, a bizarre coincidence also somehow linked him to murderers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were jailed for killing their parents.
It took a while for the brothers to be arrested. During that time, they spent their parents’ money on lavish purchases.
Erik reportedly spent $60,000 on a tennis coach. Lyle, on the other hand bought a restaurant in Princeton, New Jersey, for $550,000. He also and took “shopping trips to New York accompanied by a team of bodyguards” according to the Washington Post.
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The brothers also received courtside seats to see the New York Knicks in 1989, which is when Mark Jackson’s photo was taken for a Hoops basketball trading card.
An eagle-eyed Reddit user later spotted the Menendez brothers sitting in the background of the trading card photo, and the post soon went viral.
The card in question has now skyrocketed in value, and there have been rumours and speculations about how the brothers ended up being rumbled.
It was eventually revealed that the Reddit user was a true crime fan who sought evidence of the Menendez brother’s spending sprees.
