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Jordan, Other NBA Owners Join Forbes' Billionaire List
ABC News ^ | Mar 2, 2015, 4:36 PM ET | Associated Press (AP)

Posted on 03/03/2015 5:01:27 AM PST by WhiskeyX

Michael Jordan and some other NBA owners have reached new heights, landing on Forbes world list of billionaires.

Forbes released its list on Monday and noted that Jordan's net worth is estimated at $1 billion, thanks to his well-timed investment in the Charlotte Hornets.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Sports
KEYWORDS: billionaire; forbes; michaeljordan; nba

1 posted on 03/03/2015 5:01:27 AM PST by WhiskeyX
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To: WhiskeyX

Yep, no opportunities for minorities in the USA, right?


2 posted on 03/03/2015 5:02:34 AM PST by From The Deer Stand
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To: WhiskeyX

These grifters owe their billions to poor saps who pay 15% tax on their hotel rooms or rental cars to subsidize or completely pay for their arenas.


3 posted on 03/03/2015 5:45:25 AM PST by JacksonCalhoun (Ignoring liberals is the best medicine.)
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Don’t forget the inner city youth who spend hundreds of dollars on sneakers and other items Jordan and others endorse. It’s a hideous transfer of wealth from blacks who have nothing to their “brothers” who are now becoming billionaires.


4 posted on 03/03/2015 5:51:45 AM PST by grania
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The decline of basketball started with Jordan.


5 posted on 03/03/2015 10:17:15 AM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: grania

Not to mention the shootings over some stupid shoes. The world is broke and these guys can charge $9 for warm piss-water beer and $1,000 for a lower level seat.


6 posted on 03/03/2015 10:51:25 AM PST by JacksonCalhoun (Ignoring liberals is the best medicine.)
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To: JacksonCalhoun

Add to that....in the city, a lot of the murders that happen wouldn’t if there were some actual community policing in vulnerable inner city neighborhoods. Instead of that, the county and city taxes are spent in the millions, not just to build stadiums, but to improve them.


7 posted on 03/03/2015 12:29:02 PM PST by grania
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To: WhiskeyX

Thank you, Donald Sterling.


8 posted on 03/03/2015 12:32:59 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: WhiskeyX

Will Baraq call him out as part of the one percent not paying his fair share?


9 posted on 03/03/2015 12:35:33 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: DoodleDawg

Exactly, that whole debacle tripled the value of these franchises. How ironic.


10 posted on 03/05/2015 7:36:08 AM PST by JacksonCalhoun (Ignoring liberals is the best medicine.)
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