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Michael Jordan once turned down $100 million fee for two-hour job

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Updated 15:12 19 Feb 2024 GMTPublished 15:11 19 Feb 2024 GMT

Michael Jordan once turned down $100 million fee for two-hour job

Michael Jordan was offered $100 million for two hours of work but turned it down.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Michael Jordan's financial position is so great that he was once able to turn down a whopping $100 million fee for two hours of his time.

The Chicago Bulls icon is inevitably one of the biggest and most marketable stars in all of sports.

The NBA legend, one of the biggest and most marketable stars in all of sports,

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has made ridiculous cash from a slew of endorsements over the years.

A six-time NBA champion, he well and truly transcended basketball and changed the game with his Nike sponsorship.

But while Jordan made a whole of money from his various endorsements, he was very selective.

He wouldn't just take any old appearance even it was easy money, as his agent has revealed.

David Falk, Jordan's representative, has shed light on some of the opportunities Jordan has said no during his time working for him and there was one mindblowing offer that he knocked back.

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Falk told WFAN: "[Jordan] turned down a deal to do a one-day golf appearance when he was in Asia a few years ago for a pre-season game with Charlotte.

"And some woman in the Philippines offered me seven million dollars for one day, wanted him to play in a golf tournament. And he turned it down. I brought him a deal three years ago for 100 million dollars.

"And all he had to do, other than give his name and likeness, was make one two-hour appearance to announce the deal. And he turned it down.”

Image: Getty
Image: Getty

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Jordan earned less than $100 million for his exploits on the court but as of last year, Forbes said the 61-year-old boasts a net worth of $3 billion.

He is said to have earned more than $2 billion from Nike, Hanes and Gatorade, while he recently sold his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets basketball team.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Michael Jordan, NBA

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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