Michael
Jordan has been included in the new billionaires list, released by Forbes.
There
are 290 newcomers on the list and the 52-year-old, who played for 15 seasons in
the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington
Wizards, is the 513th richest person in the USA.
Jordan
is estimated to be worth around $1.0 billion.
According
to the report: The most famous rookie on the billionaires list? Michael Jordan,
arguably the greatest basketball player of all time and indisputably the
best-paid athlete of all time. Most of his cash comes from Nike payouts on his
iconic brand. The Jordan brand grossed an estimated $2.25 billion in 2013, earning
his Airness some $90m. But his most valuable asset is his stake in the
Charlotte Hornets, worth more than $500m.
“When ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bought
the Los Angeles Clippers for a stunning $2 billion, values of all NBA teams
skyrocketed, creating three new billionaires. Jordan’s old boss Jerry
Reinsdorf, owner of the Chicago Bulls, joined the list with a fortune of $1.3
billion, and Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander boosted his net worth to
$1.6 billion.”
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