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Get surprised by Michael Jordan worth and learn top facts about the athlete

Michael Jordan worth is not just an amount of money and position in the list of the wealthiest people in the world, but a show of constant work on the field, error correction and self-improvement. He is an NBA legend, and his name will remain the synonym to the best basketball player. What do we know about this successful man?

Michael Jordan

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Keep reading, and you will know the top facts about Michael Jordan and learn how he managed to take place in the Forbes list.

Michael Jordan profile summary

  • Full name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan
  • Date of birth: February 17th, 1963
  • Age: 56 years old
  • Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Marital status: Juanita Vanoy (1989-2006), Yvette Prieto (from 2013)
  • Nationality: American
  • Height: 198 centimetres (6'6'' feet)
  • Profession: Shooting guard
  • Social networks: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Michael Jordan worth

The NBA legend Michael Jordan acquired a majority stock holding in the Hornets in 2010, but it turned out that, as a club owner, he was less successful than on the basketball field. Jordan won the champion title six times as a member of the Chicago Bulls, but the Hornets never won a playoff match under his supervision.

Despite the setbacks, the Hornets turned out to be an extremely successful investment for the athlete. In 2006, Jordan was a minority shareholder of the club, before paying about $175 million for the team in 2010, and also promised to send tens of millions of dollars to future transaction costs. In February, Forbes estimated the team at $1.05 billion, including $150 million in debt. Jordan owns about 90% of the Hornets.

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The rise in the team value and the continued success of the Jordan Brand from Nike in 2018 increased his fortune to $1.65 billion. Among the richest people in the USA, he held the 455th position.

Before the Hornets, his fortune consisted of what he had earned during his career in the NBA, especially sponsorship contracts. As a player, Michael earned $90 million in fifteen years spent at the field. He remained the highest paid NBA player in just two seasons in his career. He made another $1.4 billion thanks to contracts with corporations since he became a professional player in 1984, including his income after leaving the sport. Michael Jordan worth is estimated to be $1.9 billion, making him the highest-paid athlete in history.

Besides, the man still has sponsorship agreements with Hanes, Gatorade and Upper Deck, which also contribute to the increase in his earnings.

Michael Jordan height

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Jordan can be called a unique athlete because he remembers all his failures and is even proud of them. It is thanks to them that the basketball player was able to rise so high.

How tall is Michael Jordan?

The successful basketball player has an excellent physique. Michael Jordan height is 198 centimetres or 6 feet 6 inches.

Michael Jordan wife

His private life was filled with many ups and downs. The basketball player married Juanita Vanoy in 1989. Two years later, he purchased for his family a luxurious estate in Highland Park. The man is the father of two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter Jasmine. For the sake of them, he was even going to leave the big sport. In 2002, Juanita unexpectedly filed for divorce, but in the end, the spouses came to an agreement.

In 2006, Karla Knafel sued Jordan, claiming that she was his mistress and raising his son. The claim was rejected, and the paternity of the athlete was refuted after the examination. Unfortunately, this situation finally spoiled relations in the family; at the end of the year, the spouses divorced.

Five years later, Michael married the Cuban model Yvette Prieto. He bought a mansion in Florida for the wife. In 2014 his wife gave birth to twin girls named Victoria and Ysabel on February 11th, 2014.

Michael Jordan and wife Yvette Prieto

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Michael Jordan children

Michael Jordan kids are famous because of their parents. Both sons studied at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Jeffrey graduated from the school in 2007 and played his first game for the University of Illinois on November 11, 2007. After two seasons, Jeffrey left the Illinois basketball team in 2009, but later re-joined it. Marcus transferred to Whitney Young High School after his second year and graduated in 2009. His school team, Chicago Whitney Young, became the champion of Illinois.

His daughter Jasmine is not a public person. According to her photos, now she is pregnant.

Michael Jordan twins Victoria and Ysabel are very young now, so their parents try to hide them from the public eye.

Michael Jordan worth is an excellent example of how hard work and incredible talent can make one the highest paid athlete of all time.

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