Michael Jordan casts a line to win a massive $5,863,125 in North Carolina 

Jeet Pukhrambam | 16/07/2022
Michael Jordan casts a line to win a massive $5,863,125 in North Carolina 

Michael Jordan likes to build his fortune. It may be sitting at a very cool $2.1 billion but he would like to add nearly $6 million more!  

Michael Jordan may be among the best investors in the NBA, or perhaps the luckiest one. Whatever the case, everyone envies his $2.1 billion fortune.

The billionaire legend is looked up to as the guy in basketball. Everyone wants to be MJ, even LeBron James. So how does one build such a fortune, well it certainly isn’t from basketball alone.

Apart from endorsing rich business deals MJ also likes to take part in a competition or two. While it is certainly not as glamorous as NASCAR, Fishing does yield some rewards.

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Michael Jordan enters his ship, “Catch 23” in The Big Rock fishing tournament

Well, it looks like Michael was out to catch some fish. He entered The Big Rock fishing tournament in North Carolina this year. His third straight year entering the tournament.

While MJ didn’t exactly get the top prize, he made headlines when he caught a Dolphin at the start of the day, vaulting him into the lead.

The tournament had a purse of $5,863,125. MJ has found new ways to make more money, and as a Twitter user summed it up, we think he fell for this way back in 2020.

Also read: The Air Jordan’s Michael Jordan wore while shattering the backboard during a 1985 exhibition game sell for $615,000

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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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