{"id":1164530,"date":"2020-05-11T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T13:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1164530"},"modified":"2020-05-11T09:03:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T13:03:35","slug":"michael-jordan-spent-61-5-million-to-fly-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-spent-61-5-million-to-fly-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan Spent $61.5 Million to Fly in Style"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you're <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"worth billions like Michael Jordan (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordans-4-million-the-last-dance-donation-represents-just-0-19-of-his-massive-net-worth\/\" >worth billions like Michael Jordan<\/a>, you can afford to splurge. The Chicago Bulls legend has built a massive empire with multiple streams of income, including an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"iconic signature shoe line (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-autographed-and-game-worn-air-jordan-1-shoes-go-up-for-auction\/\" >iconic signature shoe line<\/a>. As <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/david-robinson-made-so-much-money-he-bought-the-spurs\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"another player-turned-owner (opens in a new tab)\">another player-turned-owner<\/a>, His Airness spends quite a bit of time traveling. But unlike us common folk who fly Delta, Michael Jordan soars the skies in $61.5 million style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Michael Jordan became the first billionaire athlete<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Michael Jordan Made His $2.1 Billion Fortune | Forbes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_NBGn8j0jrI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Jordan didn't become a billionaire based on his NBA earnings. Despite earning GOAT status, he actually <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"earned less money than Scottie Pippen (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/scottie-pippen-actually-made-more-money-in-the-nba-than-michael-jordan\/\" >earned less money than Scottie Pippen<\/a>. Even a number of Jordan's lesser-talented teammates from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Bulls' 72-10 championship squad (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/the-list-of-players-who-made-more-money-than-michael-jordan-when-the-chicago-bulls-went-72-10-is-insane\/\" >Bulls' 72-10 championship squad<\/a> took home more money. In fact, after returning to the Bulls after a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordans-saddest-moment-involved-a-wesley-snipes-movie\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"brief baseball attempt (opens in a new tab)\">brief baseball attempt<\/a>, Jordan still didn't break the bank right away. Not until the 1996-97 season did MJ break the $4 million salary mark. However, he did take home $63 million in his final two years in Chicago. By the time he finally called it quits after two years with the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Washington Wizards (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/why-did-rip-hamilton-wear-a-mask\/\" >Washington Wizards<\/a>, MJ had earned about $93 million from his playing days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, that looks like chump change when you look at Jordan's overall net worth. While modern NBA stars <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"have scored massive deals (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/kevin-garnett-made-334-million-by-skipping-school\/\" >have scored massive deals<\/a>, His Airness set the standard from a marketing standpoint. Agent David Falk set up Jordan for financial success by bringing his talents to Nike. The Air Jordan line quickly became an iconic global brand. Today, Jordan rakes in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"about $130 million annually (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-makes-more-annually-in-shoe-deal-than-worlds-highest-paid-athlete-makes-in-total-earnings\/\" >about $130 million annually<\/a> from that shoe deal with Nike. Along with a number of other successful business ventures, that shoe contract enabled Michael Jordan to become the world's first billionaire athlete. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bulls legend hasn't always spent his money wisely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Did Michael Jordan have a gambling problem? | Highly Questionable\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fykfLyJiUTs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have our vices. For some it's alcohol. Others turn to drugs or partying. For Michael Jordan, gambling has been his biggest nemesis. He became <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/jim-mcmahon-says-that-michael-jordan-once-wanted-to-put-seven-figures-on-nine-holes-of-golf\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"so synonymous with gambling (opens in a new tab)\">so synonymous with gambling<\/a> that many speculated that his abrupt retirement had something to do with his inability to say no to a bet. However, Steve Kerr <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"put that to rest (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/steve-kerr-finally-addresses-michael-jordan-retirement-conspiracy-theories\/\" >put that to rest<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There's no shortage of interesting (and sometimes scary) MJ gambling stories. Throughout his career as a player, and even in retirement, he notoriously wagered obscene amounts of money. On one occasion, he put in <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-bet-100000-on-rock-paper-scissors\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"$100,000 on rock, paper, scissors (opens in a new tab)\">$100,000 on rock, paper, scissors<\/a>. Talk about a high-stakes childhood classic. Jordan even <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"bet on NBA jumbotron games (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-actually-gambled-on-nba-jumbotron-games-during-timeouts\/\" >bet on NBA jumbotron games<\/a> and went so far as to cheat to win those $100 wagers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another famous example of Michael Jordan's dangerous vice occurred in 1991. Instead of joining his Bulls teammates <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-once-skipped-a-trip-to-the-white-house-to-gamble-with-a-drug-dealer\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"on their White House trip (opens in a new tab)\">on their White House trip<\/a>, MJ skipped the visit in order to golf and gamble in South Carolina with James &#8220;Slim&#8221; Bouler. He ended up having to cut a $57,000 check to cover his losses. Bouler's own legal troubles even resulted in Jordan testifying at his trial. The $57,000 winner ended up serving eight years in prison for money laundering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jordan customized his own $61.5 million private jet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Jordan&#039;s Private Jet Gets A Makeover\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9WAInfcANYI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Jordan built one of the world's <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-has-earned-1-3-billion-from-nike\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"most recognizable brands (opens in a new tab)\">most recognizable brands<\/a> based on an image of him flying through the air dunking a basketball. So it's only fitting that when it comes to flying in the sky, he does so in style, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordan owns a Gulfstream G550 jet. Originally, he decked his private plane out in the signature powder blue and white colors from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina. However, in 2017, he gave it a facelift in fitting MJ fashion. Jordan's jet now sports an elephant print design, which is a shoutout to his <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/michael-jordan-never-would-have-signed-with-nike-if-it-wasnt-for-his-mother\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"famous Jordan Brand shoes (opens in a new tab)\">famous Jordan Brand shoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Augustine Reyes Chan (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetravel.com\/25-a-list-celebs-who-refuse-to-fly-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Augustine Reyes Chan<\/a>, the Gulfstream G550 jet costs $61.5 million. Of course, with Jordan's custom design, you can be sure that the price tag probably went up a bit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Jordan took the nickname Air Jordan to new heights by customizing his own private jet that costs about $61.5 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":1164550,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4815,4835],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Michael Jordan Spent $61.5 Million to Fly in Style - Sports7<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michael Jordan took the nickname Air Jordan to new heights by customizing his own private jet that costs about $61.5 million.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-spent-61-5-million-to-fly-in-style\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Michael Jordan Spent $61.5 Million to Fly in Style\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Michael Jordan took the nickname Air Jordan to new heights by customizing his own private jet that costs about $61.5 million.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-spent-61-5-million-to-fly-in-style\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports7\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-11T13:00:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-11T13:03:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Michael-Jordan-6.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"676\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Stephen Sheehan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@StephenPSheehan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Stephen Sheehan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-spent-61-5-million-to-fly-in-style\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-spent-61-5-million-to-fly-in-style\/\",\"name\":\"Michael Jordan Spent $61.5 Million to Fly in Style - 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