Michael Jordan Net Worth
Michael Jordan is one of the richest athletes on the planet. Although he is retired when it comes to playing basketball, he’s still earning almost $100 million per year. How is that possible? He has generous endorsement deals with famous brands like Nike. Jordan’s total 2015 net worth is estimated to be more than $1 billion!
He played basketball already at high school. But the real success started with him entering NBA in 1984. He achieved everything in his career an athlete could dream. He’s still receiving today cumulative playing salaries from his two team, Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. Michael owns a private jet and a huge mansion which is currently for sale. His large residence is located in Highland Park, Illinois. Jordan first tried to sell it in a real estate auction with minimum bid of $13 million but nobody wanted it. So it’s now on the normal market with asking price of $16 million.
His first wife was Juanita Vanoy. They married in 1989 and divorced in 2002. Jordan has two sons from this relationship. He married his long-term girlfriend Yvette Prieto, who’s a professional model, in 2013. She gave birth to his twins in 2014. He also had some problems with his alleged lover Karla Knafel who wanted $5 million that Michael should promise her to keep their relationship a secret. But the judge decided she doesn’t have a legal right to ask for it. DNA test also proved that Jordan isn’t the father of her child.
