Michael Jordan Cracks The Billionaire List For The First Time

(Source) A record 290 newcomers joined the Forbes billionaires list in the last year as world markets defied international turmoil. While wars, diseases and currency crises made headlines, tycoons from every continent but Antarctica managed to mint new 10-figure fortunes.

Nearly 25% of this year’s first-time billionaires hail from China, which produced a world-leading 71 newcomers. The United States came in second, with 57, followed by India, with 28, and Germany, with 23.

The most famous rookie on the billionaires list? Michael Jordan, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time and indisputably the best-paid athlete of all time. Most of his cash comes from Nike payouts on his iconic brand. The Jordan brand grossed an estimated $2.25 billion in 2013, earning his Airness some $90 million. But his most valuable asset is his stake in the Charlotte Hornets, worth more than $500 million. When ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer bought the Los Angeles Clippers for a stunning $2 billion, values of all NBA teams skyrocketed, creating three new billionaires. Jordan’s old boss Jerry Reinsdorf, owner of the Chicago Bulls, joined the list with a fortune of $1.3 billion, and Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander boosted his net worth to $1.6 billion.

Fucking MJ. Never has anyone won at life more than he has. A billion dollars. A BILLION dollars. Waking up and seeing your name on the Forbes Billionaire list must be one of the greatest feelings in the world. It’s not like you can get an ATM receipt with a billion dollars on it so this is basically the validation, your name in print right next to the richest people on the planet. The Billionaires club, the coolest club in the world.

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Think it’s time I dust off the old pen and paper and write MJ another letter asking for some money, didn’t work when I was 10 years old but he’s a billionaire now so he definitely will give it to me now right? What’s 10k to him? Piss in the ocean.