Michael Jordan and his ex-wife Juanita Vanoy separated in 2006 after 17 years of conjugal life. The Bulls legend has three children with Vanoy – Jeffrey, Marcus, and Jasmine. All these years after their public divorce, we’ve barely seen Juanita make any public appearances. She has kept a low profile after dissolving her relationship with MJ.
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However, the 67-year-old recently made a rare appearance on her youngest son Marcus Jordan’s social media.
Marcus recently put out a photo of what seemed to be a fun outing with the family. The 32-year-old could be seen enjoying his time with his two siblings, Jeffrey and Jasmine, and his mother.
Posting the photo on his Instagram story, Marcus tagged his siblings and captioned Juanita as “Mama J”. From the looks of it, the family enjoyed a nice meal together.
Juanita Vanoy makes a rare public appearance. Marcus Jordan shares dinner pictures with mom Juanita, brother Jeffrey, and sister Jasmine pic.twitter.com/WXQJpyZnwV
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Marcus has been making headlines recently for his controversial relationship with Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife, Larsa Pippen. Both Larsa and Marcus have received a lot of flak from different sections of the NBA community for their rather unconventional relationship. Marcus’ picture with his mother and sister serves as a wholesome break from all the drama.
Michael Jordan and Juanita Jordan’s relationship
After a courtship period of two years, Jordan proposed to Juanita in 1987. After calling off the engagement in 1988, the two ended up tying the knot in 1989.
When Air Jordan was busy raking up one of the most illustrious NBA resumes ever, his marriage started to fall apart. Five years after their reconciliation, the couple finalized their divorce in 2006. The amount that the 6-time NBA champ had to part with in the settlement was a staggering $168 million (half of his net worth then).
Juanita has not remarried following her divorce. Wanting to “simplify her life”, she keeps a low profile and enjoys her time collecting art from African-American artists and indulging in various forms of yoga.
Michael Jordan married Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto in 2013 following the divorce.
