Jordan retired three times in his career, and announced his retirement on June 6 1993 because his father was killed, and announced his comeback two years later. 199965438+1October 13 announced his retirement again after the failure of labor negotiations, and the Wizards announced their comeback in Washington two years later. On April 16, 2003, Michael Jordan officially announced his retirement after the Wizards played against the 76ers at home in the last game of his career.

As recognized as the greatest basketball player in history, Michael Jordan was officially elected to the Nai Smith Basketball Hall of Fame on September 1 1 2009.

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Jordan is one of the most valuable sports idols in history. He first appeared in the advertisement of 1988 Wheaties box and immediately became their spokesperson. Nike designed a series of signature shoes named "Air Jordan" for Jordan. Later, Nike separated this production line from its own manufacturers and called it "Jordan brand".

After retiring from the NBA in 2003, Jordan still made a fortune. According to the data published by Forbes, Michael Jordan's total income in 20 13 years reached an astonishing $90 million. Most of Jordan's income comes from Nike's sneaker sales bonus. In just 20 13 a year, Nike's sales revenue of sports shoes named after Jordan was as high as 2.25 billion US dollars.

In 2006, Jordan became one of the small owners of Bobcats and has always been interested in becoming the big boss of the team. 20 10 3 18, NBA directors announced that Jordan's investment in the acquisition of a majority stake in Bobcats was officially approved, and Jordan officially became a major shareholder of Bobcats.

With this move, Jordan became the largest shareholder in the history of the league, the second black boss in the NBA, and will also be the only black boss in the NBA.

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