Michael Jordan’s post-NBA career has proven far more lucrative than his playing days, with the basketball icon now deploying some of his $3.5 billion fortune toward expanding a free healthcare network across North Carolina.
The 62-year-old Hall of Famer recently opened his fourth free medical clinic for uninsured families in February 2025.
“This cause is personal to me,” Jordan said in a statement regarding his latest Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic in Wilmington, North Carolina, according to InTouch.
“It’s rewarding to see that in less than a year, the first Wilmington clinic has already had a substantial effect on the health and wellness of individuals and families in my hometown,” he continued.
The 7,300-square-foot facility featuring 12 patient rooms represents Jordan’s continued partnership with Novant Health, following earlier clinics established in Charlotte in 2019 and 2020. His philanthropic vision has been aided by his fame and massive fortune.
The Legacy
Jordan’s healthcare initiative began with a $7 million contribution in 2017, followed by a $10 million donation for the first Wilmington location. The clinics have demonstrated immediate impact in underserved communities.
With his Nike relationship reportedly generating approximately $300 million annually from Air Jordan royalties alone — dwarfing the $94 million in basketball salary earned during his playing career.
In 2025, Sportico ranks as the highest-paid athlete of all time with inflation-adjusted career earnings of $4.15 billion, the decision to reinvest in community healthcare rather than publicly outline inheritance plans speaks volumes about priorities that continue to evolve during his post-playing career — priorities that, for now, leave his children’s financial futures publicly unaddressed.
While Jordan seems to be communities to helping communities across the country, there has been some speculation, according to the headline of on EssentiallySports article, that his children may not benefit from a massive inheritance — if any at all. The article, entitled “Insider Confirms Michael Jordan’s Plans for $3.5 Billion Fortune With No Mention of 5 Children,” actually doesn’t give any details on Jordan’s estate and where his children stand.
What is known is that his five children are Jeffrey (36), Marcus (34), Jasmine (32), and 11-year-old twins Victoria and Ysabel. The three older children are from his first marriage to Juanita Vanoy (1989-2006); the twins are from his marriage to Yvette Prieto, whom he wed in 2013.
Jordan has supported his children’s professional development, particularly when Marcus launched Trophy Room, a boutique sneaker store at Disney Springs in 2016. The store, inspired by the actual trophy room in their family home, received significant guidance from both parents, who were “super involved” in mentoring Marcus through the venture’s development. Marcus has however has faced legal troubles, having been arrested in February in Orange County, Florida for DUI, drug possession, and resisting arrest after he left his car parked on a set of railroad tracks.
According to People, all three adult children maintain roles within basketball operations and the Air Jordan empire, suggesting Jordan is empowering his children through entrepreneurship despite being close-lipped about their inheritance.
“We’re actually in the process right now of coaching, where we learn more about my dad’s enterprise and what that all encompasses,” Marcus once said to Business Insider. “It gives us the knowledge that eventually one day when my dad is no longer with us and it’s transferred over to us, that we’re equipped to kind of grow that and make it that it continues to mature.”
Jasmine, in fact, once worked in the NBA at her dad’s former team, the Charlotte Hornets.
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