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Former Chicago Bulls star and Charlotte Hornets majority owner Michael Jordan is the first athlete to make the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list with an estimated net worth of $3 billion. Elon Musk. Jeff Bezos. Bill Gates. Warren Buffet. Mark Zuckerberg. Rupert Murdoch.
Jordan, widely considered the greatest player in NBA history, is ranked No. 379 on the Forbes 400 list with an estimated net worth of $3 billion.as owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets for about $3 billion. He joined the Hornets’ ownership group in 2006, when the team was named the Charlotte Bobcats, and became the franchise’s controlling partner in 2010. The Hornets made the NBA playoffs twice in Jordan’s 13 seasons as majority owner.
Furthermore, Jordan is an investor and special advisor to the board for sports-betting firm DraftKings. He also became co-owner of NASCAR team 23XI Racing in 2020.
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