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Damon Wayans Recalls Living Next to Michael Jordan, Told Friends Not to 'Bother' Him

Wayans' friends would visit to "get a glimpse" of the former Chicago Bulls star.

Michael Jordan practically lived in Damon Wayans' house when the two were neighbors in the 1990s.

While reminiscing over throwback photos with his father, Damon Wayans Jr. jokingly brought up when Jordan used to eat his snacks when visiting their home in the '90s.

"That's how good our snacks were when Jordan's in there just like munching on your freaking [snacks]," Wayans Jr. joked around the 5:30-minute mark of the video above.

Wayans Sr. called the former NBA star "amazing" and explained that his friends would fan out over Jordan during visits. "My friends would want to come over not to see me, [but] to see him, to hope to get a glimpse of Michael Jordan," he said.

"One thing I really put the my foot down was, 'Don't bother him,'" Wayans Sr. added.

The In Living Color alum said that for the entire summer, he'd only visited Jordan's house once when he was invited over. "Did the fan and me want to be there every day? 'Cause I could like see him from my window, I would see him inside, like, 'There he is. Look, look, look!'"

Wayans Jr. added that his father "army crawled" to Jordan's window to get a closer look.

Last year, Wayans Sr. said on The Jennifer Hudson Show that Jordan–who'd moved in while filming Space Jam–never wore his Jordan brand shoes. The comedian also said that the former basketball player came over "way too much."

"And he never wore Jordans," he said around the 11-minute mark below. "He would just come over in, like, some crusty old Jesus sandals."

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