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Marcus Jordan, the son of Michael Jordan, has been hot news ever since he started dating Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife. Everyone in the media world is obsessed with his relationship involving television personality Larsa Pippen. Despite getting a ton of flak and criticism he’s not letting his personal life affect his professional one though. He recently revealed his ambitious career plans.

The 32-year-old has been a heavily trending entity lately mainly due to his relationship with his father’s teammate’s ex-wife. Amidst all the chaos surrounding his relationship with Larsa, he is fully focused on taking his father’s company to new heights.

Marcus Jordan reveals ambitious plans

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Marcus Jordan is the president of the Jordan brand. The brand built around the six-time champion Michael Jordan is one of the biggest in the world, worth well over $5 billion. Marcus has plans to take the company to the absolute moon as he stated that he wants the brand to overtake its parent company, Nike.

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It’s quite evident that the competitive spirit runs in the veins of the Jordan family. It was revealed in a recent interview that Marcus wants the Jordan brand to be bigger than Nike itself. As of today, Nike is worth well over $150 billion. It will not be light work to catch up. But that doesn’t deter the son of Michael Jordan.

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He’s making sure that all the products of the brand are of top quality by closely working with the designers and manufacturers. The 32-year-old wants to make sure that his father’s brand is second to none in the world of sports apparel.

Marcus is keen on expanding his father’s business empire despite the Chicago Bulls legend’s public disapproval.

MJ does not approve of Marcus’ relationship

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Larsa Pippen’s involvement seems to have created tension between the father-son duo.

Michael Jordan seemingly does not find it right for Marcus to get involved with Scottie’s ex-wife. This could be due to his long history with Pippen during his time in the NBA.

During a public outing, a reported asked Mike if he approves of the relationship between his son and Larsa. The six-time champion exclaimed, “No”. He made it clear that he does not deem it fit that both of them are romantically involved.

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It’ll be interesting to witness what happens in the future with the duo.

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