michael jordan! just become world's richest athlete

Known as the NBA's greatest player of all time

Michael Jordan won six titles with the Chicago Bulls. His career salary totaled $90 million

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but he earned $1.8 billion (pre-tax) from corporate partners like Nike, Hanes and Gatorade.

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MJ joined sports-betting firm DraftKings in September 2020 as a special advisor to the board and an investor.

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He also became a co-owner of the NASCAR team in late 2020.

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agreed to sell a minority stake in the NBA team in a 2019 deal valued at $1.5 billion.

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Jordan, who owns the Charlotte Hornets

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