What is Michael Jordan Doing These Days? Competing at a Fishing Tournament!

From what we know and what we’ve seen from ‘The Last Dance,’ Michael Jordan is a man of many talents. On a basketball court, the man could do almost everything. Jordan entered the NBA in 1984 and quickly became the “new sheriff in town” as he famously warned Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.  

Apart from basketball, MJ found his interest in a lot of other things. His addiction to the game of golf is no secret. ‘His Airness’ has gone to extreme limits in attempting to win a golf game over his friends. 

Now, the six-time NBA champion has decided to venture into something different. Michael Jordan is now trying his luck with fishing by entering a million-dollar prize deep-sea fishing competition. 

Michael Jordan spotted at the Big Rock fishing tournament

The Big Rock deep-sea fishing competition is held annually at Morehead City, North Carolina. The tournament is currently organizing the 62nd edition of what is one of the oldest and largest fishing tournaments in the country. The tournament supports charities of different kinds as well. Since its inception in 1957, the Big Rock tournament has seen plenty of boats being docked along the North Carolina coast.

Now this competition sees avid deep-sea fishermen try and catch the acclaimed blue marlin fish, which fetches the biggest prize. About 204 boats have entered this year and the purse is set at a record-breaking amount of approximately $3.4 million.

One of these 204 boats is very special. It is named ‘The Catch 23’ from which you can closely identify the person it belongs to. For someone who is extremely competitive, there can be no doubts that Michael Jordan is in it to win it. Though it might not be a walk in the park, the news of MJ at the scene has certainly been generating quite some buzz as reported by Ross Martin of 247Sports.com

Furthermore, the tournament kicked off on Monday and professional anglers are all set to try their luck in fishing the marlins out of the sea. Michael Jordan is a registered participant in this year’s competition. In addition to it, the man in the #23 boat will look forward to catching some beautiful fishes. This year’s competition happens from June 5-13 and includes a one-day ladies tournament which in turn benefits local cancer research.