Michael Jordan

American basketball player

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May 2025 Announced as a special contributor for the NBA on NBC commentary team.
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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