Billionaire Michael Jordan Once Revealed How He?d Do Anything for His ?Brother? Derek Jeter Before Helping His MLB Dream Come True

Michael Jordan is one of the most iconic names related to the basketball court. His entire career has been an epic tale of success. Post-retirement from his sporting excellence, he became an elite entrepreneur. And?so, billionaire Jordan was eager to help his sworn brother Derek Jeter to own an MLB team.?

Dominating the basketball court during his playing tenure, Michael Jordan became a 14-time All-Star player with six NBA final trophies. Jordan became a poster-image role-model athlete popular in his role as the Chicago Bulls shooting guard. He also went on to play for the Washington Wizards until retirement.?

An equally successful and popular player, Derek Jeter spent his MLB career playing as the New York Yankees’ shortstop. Wherein, he became a 14-time All-Star player and won six World Series championships. Jordan and Jeter’s friendly ties travel back a long time ago. Since then, the two iconic athletes have persistently maintained mutual respect and affection.?

Michael Jordan’s support for Derek Jeter’s plan?

Michael Jordan met Derek Jeter at a time when Jordan took up playing baseball in the Arizona Fall League. Except for a brief two-year hiatus to play baseball, Jordan played in the NBA from 1984 to 2003. After retiring as a player, he became the primary owner of the NBA team Charlotte Hornets by first starting out as a minority stakeholder. Therefore, Jeter, who always took Jordan as a mentor, made an approach when Jeter decided to buy an MLB team.??

Speaking in an interview, Jordan later spoke of Jeter, saying, “When he came to me about getting involved, I said, ‘look, I will support you in whatever way. I have my own businesses, I have the Hornets, I have, you know, the Jordan brand. I will support you in whatever way you want me to support you.’ I think he’s motivated to build a baseball franchise that can be successful. That is who he is. That’s the way he lived his life.”?

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Jordan added saying, “I think he’s gonna roll up his sleeves, he’s gonna dive in. And he’s gonna try to do the best that he can in terms of reconnecting me back to the city in Miami and blah, blah, blah. I don’t know how I can be a you know, part of it. But I am a part from afar and from a support standpoint.”?

Derek Jeter as a franchise owner?

Having retired from his playing days in 2014, Jeter succeeded in becoming a co-owner of the Miami Marlins in 2017. Jordan bought minor shares in the franchise. Jeter also took command as the CEO of the franchise. Unfortunately, his administration failed in meeting its goals and he resigned in 2022.?

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Do you fancy owning a business set up in partnership with someone of Michael Jordan’s stature??