Michael Jordan

Latest Stories

Charlotte Hornets owner and former North Carolina great Michael Jordan, center, watches North Carolina play Virginia during an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 11, 2019. At right is former North Carolina player Buzz Peterson, assistant general manager of the Hornets, and at left is former North Carolina player Mitch Kupchak, general manager of the Hornets. Peterson knew Jordan as well as anyone when they were in college. Roommates and teammates at North Carolina, they spent countless days competing on the basketball court in practice and endless hours talking hoops. But Peterson never saw this coming: His roommate becoming an NBA owner and hosting the league’s All-Star game in his home state of North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

All-Star game marks latest milestone for Michael Jordan

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker (15) goes between Atlanta Hawks' John Collins (20) and Dewayne Dedmon (14) during the second half of an NBA basketball Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Atlanta. Charlotte won 129-120. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Kemba Walker enters 3rd All-Star game with uncertain future

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

FILE- In this Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, file photo, Daniel Green, who is serving a life sentence for the July 1993 death of former NBA basketball star Michael Jordan's father James Jordan, listens to questions during an interview at the Harnett County Correctional Institute in Lillington, N.C. A North Carolina judge is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the case of Green. The judge will decide whether the arguments warrant an evidentiary hearing that could lead to a new trial for Green. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis, File)

Man convicted of killing Jordan’s dad says trial was unfair

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

FILE- In this Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, file photo, Daniel Green, who is serving a life sentence for the July 1993 death of former NBA basketball star Michael Jordan's father James Jordan, listens to questions during an interview at the Harnett County Correctional Institute in Lillington, N.C. A North Carolina judge is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the case of Green. The judge will decide whether the arguments warrant an evidentiary hearing that could lead to a new trial for Green. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis, File)

The Latest: No ruling as judge reviews death of Jordan’s dad

Associated Press

FILE- In this Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, file photo, Daniel Green, who is serving a life sentence for the July 1993 death of former NBA basketball star Michael Jordan's father James Jordan, listens to questions during an interview at the Harnett County Correctional Institute in Lillington, N.C. A North Carolina judge is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the case of Green. The judge will decide whether the arguments warrant an evidentiary hearing that could lead to a new trial for Green. (AP Photo/Sara D. Davis, File)

Man says he will prove he didn’t kill Michael Jordan’s dad

By MARTHA WAGGONER - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan greets people and hands out food for Thanksgiving to members of the community in Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Michael Jordan returns home, meets with hurricane victims

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, right, loads boxes with goods for Hurricane Florence victims as he makes an appearance Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte, N.C. The Hornets NBA basketball team packed food boxes as part of hurricane relief efforts. (Diedra Laird/The Charlotte Observer via AP)

Jordan, Hornets pack food boxes for hurricane relief

Associated Press

A car travels past a sinkhole in downtown Wilmington, N.C., after Hurricane Florence traveled through the area Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Michael Jordan donates $2M for hurricane relief in NC

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Man convicted of killing Jordan’s father gets new attorney

Associated Press

Charlotte Hornets' Kemba Walker (15) shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Jordan: Career scoring leader Walker is epitome of a Hornet

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) laughs after being called for a foul against the Charlotte Hornets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Rare Air: LeBron on cusp of passing Jordan’s scoring mark

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James dunks against the Charlotte Hornets during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

LeBron James ties Michael Jordan’s double-digit scoring mark in Cavaliers’ win

Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James goes up to dunk against the Charlotte Hornets during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

James ties Jordan’s double-figures streak; Cavs top Hornets

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

Court: Nike logo of Michael Jordan didn’t violate copyright

By SUDHIN THANAWALA - Associated Press

Black athletes in 1980s, 90s not outspoken, but not silent

By JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017, file photo, Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper, left, laughs with Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant at Nationals Park in Washington, the day before Game 1 of a National League Division Series. Harper and Bryant are expected to continue their star performances in 2018. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Sports in 2018: Long on hype, short on new faces, suspense

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

For NBA, Chicago is slam dunk for 2020 All-Star festivities

By ANDREW SELIGMAN - Associated Press

Michael Jordan scores again, this time with his Jumpman logo

By STEVE REED - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference in New York. Silver's NBA has had a frenetic offseason filled with more drama than the games themselves, particularly regular season contests. A fourth straight year of the same NBA Finals matchup seems likely, and even Michael Jordan was quoted as saying he fears an NBA where 28 teams are going to be &quot;garbage.&quot; (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Silver and MJ: 1 man’s NBA garbage is another man’s beauty

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2016, file photo, former NBA basketball players Kareem Abdul Jabbar, left, and Michael Jordan, center, depart after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Jordan voiced his support for freedom of speech and peaceful protest in a Sept. 24, 2017, statement to the Charlotte Observer following President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind a White House invitation to the NBA champion Golden State Warriors. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Michael Jordan weighs in on Trump’s disinvite of Warriors

Associated Press