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You Know Michael Jordan… But Who are the Other People of Color with Majority Ownership in Pro Sports?
Michael Jordan is joining NASCAR. The NBA legend announced Monday he would be partnering with Denny Hamlin to own a NASCAR Cup team with Bubba Wallace as it’s driver for 2021. Jordan will become the first Black majority owner of a full-time race team in NASCAR’s premier series since since Wendell Scott owned and raced his own cars in...
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Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin to Launch NASCAR Team in 2021, With Bubba Wallace Signed as Driver
NBA legend Michael Jordan and NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin are teaming up to form a new NASCAR team, with Bubba Wallace serving as the new team’s driver next season.
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Man Convicted in Death of Michael Jordan's Dad to Be Paroled
State officials say one of the two men convicted of murdering Michael Jordan’s father in 1993 will be released from prison in three years.
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Michael Jordan Donates $100 Million to Racial Equality Causes
Michael Jordan is donating $100 million in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a statement released by his manager Estee Portnoy, it was announced that Jordan and the Jordan Brand will donate $100 million over the course of the next 10 years. “Jordan Brand is more than one man. It has always been a family,” the statement begins….
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Michael Jordan, Jordan Brand to Donate $100M to Social Justice Causes
NBA Legend Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand announced Friday that they will be donating $100M over the next 10 years to organizations “dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education”
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Michael Jordan Sends Support to Protestors: ‘We Have Had Enough'
Michael Jordan is extending his support to the protestors taking to the streets across the country in response to the death of George Floyd. In a statement posted on his social media, the former basketball player began: “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry. I see and feel everyone’s pain, outrage and frustration. I stand with those who are calling...
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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson Could be Joined by Michael Jordan and Steph Curry for ‘The Match III'
Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match by holing out from the fairway.
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Upper Deck Enjoying MJ Memorabilia Sales Spike
With no live sporting events to watch, sports fans have flocked to watch “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary on Michael Jordan’s career with the Chicago Bulls. The series averaged more than five million views per episode as people re-live MJ’s basketball brilliance. And that’s caused an interesting side effect. Jordan has not played an NBA game in 17...
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Blind Paralympian ID's Air Jordan Sneakers by Touch
Lex Gillette can identify every pair of Nike Air Jordan shoes just by touch. And he has to do it by touch, because he can’t see. “I lost my sight at a young age, 8 years old.” Gillette, a blind world-class Paralympian, went viral identifying Air Jordans during the peak of “The Last Dance,” the multi-part documentary centered on Michael…
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ESPN to Show Film About Game 6 of 1998 NBA Finals
The final episodes of “The Last Dance” have aired, yet ESPN has one more program to show about the Chicago Bulls’ sixth championship
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Michael Jordan Sneakers Sell for $560,000 at Sotheby's Auction
Michael Jordan was no stranger to smashing records during his basketball career, and a pair of his signed, game-worn Air Jordan sneakers just set a new one after selling for $560,000 at auction in New York, NBC News reports.
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‘The Last Dance' Might Be Over, But a Movie About Game 6 of 1998 NBA Finals is Next
The final episodes of “The Last Dance” have aired, yet ESPN has one more program to show about the Chicago Bulls’ sixth championship. ESPN will show “Game 6: The Movie” on Wednesday night at 9 p.m. EDT, following a rebroadcast of episodes nine and 10 of “The Last Dance.” The episode will feature game footage captured by five NBA Entertainment…
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Michael Jordan Reflects on His Father's Murder in Heartbreaking Docuseries Moment
It’s been almost three decades since Michael Jordan’s father, James, died. The 57-year-old basketball star remembered his late dad during Sunday’s episode of the ESPN docuseries The Last Dance. “He was my rock,” Jordan said in a clip shared by CNN. “You know, we were very close.” The Chicago Bulls champion said his father used to “constantly” give him...
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Lesson Learned: Around Jordan, Teammates Saw Price of Fame
There were obvious perks to being teammates with Michael Jordan. Plenty of his Chicago teammates own multiple championship rings and they’ve got a lifetime of stories to tell about one of the best to ever take the court. B.J. Armstrong also learned to move quickly. – off the court, that is.
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Michael Jordan Once Turned Down $100 Million for Two-Hour Appearance, says Agent
The basketball legend once turned down a two-hour, $100 million appearance, according to his former agent, according to NBC News.
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Remember the Time Michael Jordan Came to San Marcos High School?
1987 was a pretty good year for then San Marcos High School senior Steve Tidd. He took his future wife Jennifer to the prom and something else pretty big happened on campus. “Michael Jordan came to our high school, look it up, it’s there,” Tidd told NBC 7. It’s true. In 1987 Michael Jordan filmed a televised sports special called…
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The Worm Turns: Electra Recalls ‘Bad Boy' Rodman's Courtship
Carmen Electra says watching her former relationship with Dennis Rodman blossom back to life in The Last Dance documentary has helped her appreciate the wild time in her life with him
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Rodman Rules: Armstrong Talks Rodman's Role in Bulls Titles
Dennis Rodman was one of the rivals Michael Jordan had to conquer on his way to his first run of three straight NBA titles
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Ex-Bulls Guard BJ Armstrong Offers Perspective on ‘The Last Dance'
B.J. Armstrong played on three NBA championship teams with Michael Jordan. He knows how Jordan is behind closed doors. He knows the sort of trials and tribulations that occur over the course of a season. And he still learned a few things about Jordan on Sunday night when the documentary “The Last Dance” debuted.
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You Can Own a Michael Jordan ‘Dream Team' Jersey
A signed Michael Jordan Team USA jersey from 1992 is up for auction with bidding starting at $25,000.