Michael Jordan
American basketball player
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| 2025 | 23XI Racing acquired a third charter from the defunct Stewart-Haas Racing, with the No. 35 car to be driven by Riley Herbst. |
| 2024 | Jordan was inducted into the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor. |
| 2024 | Reddick won the NASCAR Cup Series regular season championship, marking the first championship for Jordan's team, 23XI Racing. |
| 2024 | Jordan funded the opening of another Novant Health Clinic in Wilmington. |
| 2023 | Became a minority owner of the Charlotte Hornets and owner of the Grove XXIII, a private golf club in Hobe Sound, Florida. First athlete to appear on the Forbes 400. |
| 2023 | Became first athlete to appear on the Forbes 400 and became owner of the Grove XXIII, a private golf club in Hobe Sound, Florida |
| 2023 | Became a minority owner of the Miami Marlins and owner of Grove XXIII, a private golf club in Hobe Sound, Florida |
| 2023 | Tyler Reddick began driving the No. 45 car for 23XI Racing. The team fielded a third car, No. 67, driven by Travis Pastrana in the Daytona 500. |
| 2023 | For his 60th birthday, Jordan donated $10 million to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
| August 2023 | The sale of Jordan's majority stake in the Hornets was officially completed for approximately $3 billion. |
| 2022 | 23XI Racing added a second car with No. 45, initially driven by Kurt Busch, with substitute drivers Ty Gibbs, John Hunter Nemechek, and Daniel Hemric joining the team during the season. |
| December 2022 | The NBA unveiled a new MVP trophy named in honor of Michael Jordan, to be awarded starting with the 2022–23 season. |
| September 2022 | Jordan's jersey from the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals was sold for $10.1 million, making it the most expensive game-worn sports memorabilia in history. |
| 2021 | Jordan funded two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in New Hanover County, North Carolina, providing $10 million. |
| October 2021 | Michael Jordan was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. |
| 2020 | Co-founded 23XI Racing and became a minority owner of DraftKings |
| September 2020 | Jordan became an investor and advisor for DraftKings. |
| September 2020 | Became an investor and advisor for DraftKings. |
| September 21 2020 | Jordan and NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin announced the launch of a NASCAR Cup Series team, 23XI Racing, with Bubba Wallace as the driver, set to begin competition in the 2021 season. |
| June 5 2020 | In response to protests following the murder of George Floyd, Jordan and his brand announced a commitment to donate $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations focused on racial equality and social justice. |
| 2019 | Jordan sold a minority piece of the Hornets to Gabe Plotkin and Daniel Sundheim while retaining majority ownership. |
| 2019 | Jordan donated $1 million to aid recovery efforts in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian. |
| 2019 | Jordan became a grandfather when his daughter Jasmine gave birth to a son. |
| 2018 | Jordan donated $2 million to Hurricane Florence relief efforts in North Carolina. |
| 2018 | Jordan's steakhouse in New York City's Grand Central Terminal closed. |
| 2017 | Michael Jordan was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame as a member of the 'Dream Team.' |
| 2017 | Jordan funded two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in Charlotte, North Carolina, donating $7 million, which was the largest donation he had made at that time. |
| 2017 | Jordan became a part owner of the Miami Marlins in Major League Baseball. |
| 2017 | Forbes designated Jordan as the athlete with the highest career earnings. |
| 2016 | Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
| 2016 | President Barack Obama awarded Michael Jordan the Presidential Medal of Freedom. |
| 2016 | Jordan became the first billionaire player in NBA history. |
| 2015 | Jordan donated a settlement from a lawsuit against supermarkets to 23 different Chicago charities. |
| 2015 | Michael Jordan was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame as an individual. |
| January 20 2015 | Jordan was honored with the Charlotte Business Journal's Business Person of the Year award for 2014. |
| 2014 | Jordan was named the first NBA player to become a billionaire after increasing his stake in the Charlotte Hornets. |
| February 11 2014 | Yvette Prieto gave birth to identical twin daughters named Victoria and Ysabel. |
| 2013 | Jordan granted his 200th wish for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. |
| April 27 2013 | Jordan married Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. |
| December 25 2011 | Jordan proposed to his longtime girlfriend Yvette Prieto on Christmas. |
| March 2011 | The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's purchase of the Charlotte Bobcats, making him the first former player to become the majority owner of an NBA team. |
| 2010 | Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team. |
| 2010 | Michael Jordan was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. |
| 2010 | Jordan became a controlling owner of the Charlotte Hornets. |
| 2010 | Ron Shelton, the director of the documentary 'Jordan Rides the Bus', stated that he initially believed Michael Jordan's 1993 retirement was a result of a secret NBA suspension due to gambling, but his research convinced him otherwise. |
| June 2010 | Ranked by Forbes as the 20th most powerful celebrity globally, earning $55 million between June 2009 and June 2010. |
| March 17 2010 | NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan's purchase, making him the first former player to become an NBA team's majority owner. |
| February 27 2010 | The Bobcats announced that owner Robert L. Johnson had reached an agreement with Jordan's group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy the team pending NBA approval. |
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