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How Michael Jordan Built a Ridiculous Car Collection With His $2.2 Billion Net Worth
One of the richest athletes in the world, Michael Jordan, retired from the world of basketball in 2003. It has been 18 years since his retirement but Jordan has maintained and increased his wealth over the years.
The Chicago Bulls legend helped market the NBA worldwide and also landed various endorsement deals. Jordan has continued his exploits off the basketball court by owning an expansive fleet of car collections.
How many cars does Michael Jordan have?
Professional leagues around the world have enabled players to rake in big bucks through sports. Michael Jordan partly sustained his billionaire status through the NBA. Astonishingly, Jordan acquired billionaire status long after his playing career ended. Jordan’s current net worth is around an estimated $2.2 billion.
Jordan’s billion dollar net worth has helped him fuel his love for luxury cars. He reportedly owns a staggering total of 21 cars. Jordan’s expensive taste in cars is a unique example of ‘His Airness” wealth.
Notably, he also attaches his cars with personalized license plates with some of his nicknames like, ‘Jump 23’, ‘MJ JJ’, and others.
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What kind of cars does Michael Jordan own?
Jordan’s list of cars is truly extensive and expensive. A Bugatti Veyron in Jordan’s fleet of cars forms a rare edition of an already limited model. He is one of Bugatti’s 12 lucky clients to own a Sang Noir edition.
The Bugatti is Jordan’s most expensive car with an estimated worth of $2,250,000.
A Porsche Carrera GT worth $1,500,000 is his second most expensive car. The powerful car has an F1-derived V10 fit for one of the GOATs of the NBA.
Jordan’s least expensive car is a 1984 C4 Corvette ($20,000). As a young rookie for the Bulls in 1984, Jordan received this Corvette for endorsing a local Chicago Chevrolet dealer by starring in some commercials.
Michael Jordan of the United States before the United States 9749 win over China during the men’s Basketball competition on 29 July 1984 during the XXIII Olympic Summer Games at the The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Allsport/Getty Images)
During his NBA career, Jordan raked in $93.7 million as salary. Various brand endorsements like the Nike Jordan brand earn him an estimated $100 million per year.
Jordan’s ownership of the Charlotte Hornets also helped him become a billionaire.
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