Michael Jordan is one of the most popular players in the history of the NBA. He helped to popularize the game around the world and became a global celebrity while leading the Chicago Bulls to six championships during his career. However, fans are surprised about just how well Jordan has done as a businessman as well as a player.
In a report by Sportico, it was revealed that Michael Jordan has been paid $4.15B throughout his career, more than $1B more than the second-highest paid athlete of all time, golf legend Tiger Woods. Jordan has been paid through a variety of avenues throughout his career, ranging from the contracts he signed to the advertisements he did to the Jordan Brand under Nike.
Jordan’s worth has NBA fans rekindling the debate between him and LeBron James about who the greatest basketball player of all-time is. One fan went as far as to say that LeBron, who has made $1.88B in his career, will never reach the same level as Jordan.
Zachary Howell is an NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda with a degree in Broadcast and Digital Journalism from Syracuse University and over a year of experience in the field.
Being introduced to the digital side of content inspired Zachary to become a writer, and his love of basketball made this an obvious transition.
His favorite team is the OKC Thunder, and Zachary started following them in 2011 when they were on the rise with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. His favorite basketball players from the past are Tim Duncan, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal. Those three came to define their eras of basketball and were dominant without beating their chests too much. Zachary is a big fan of quiet greatness and these three players are good embodiments of that.
When not writing or watching sports, Zachary enjoys reading and exercising, as well as gaming. He loves to be outside and spend time with friends and family, including his three dogs.
