Although Michael Jordan never played for the Miami Heat, the team had a lot of respect for him. Enough so that they retired the number 23 in April of 2003. This was the first number that the franchise had ever retired.
Since then, they have also retired Alonzo Mourning’s number 33 and Tim Hardaway’s number 10.
Juanita Vanoy
Michael Jordan married a beautiful woman named Juanita Vanoy in 1989. The two had three children together and were married just short of 20 years. In 2002, they announced that they would sadly divorce. Four years later it was finalized.
At $168 million, their divorce settlement is known to be one of the most expensive in history. The two claimed that the divorce was mutual, and they had shared custody of their three children; Marcus, Jeffrey, and Jasmine. Quite a few years later Jordan married his long-time girlfriend Yvette Prieto.
Not So Surprising, But His House is Massive!
When you’re a superstar you have a big house, and as you can imagine, Michael Jordan’s didn’t disappoint. At his home, you will find a basketball court obviously, 11 bedrooms, a guard house, guest house, and a pool house.
In addition, there is a huge movie theater. When he had the theater built, he told the designers that he wanted it large enough to handle copious amounts of cigar smoke. He eventually sold the mansion in 2017 for over $7 million.
His Dining Room Table
Michael Jordan had a very odd dining room table. It has holes in it, 32,292 exactly. You’re probably wondering why. The holes represent how many points Jordan scored during his Hall of Fame career.
Just imagine how many more holes there would be if he hadn’t retired for a brief period of time to play baseball.
There's a Strain of Salmonella Named After Him
In 1993 there was a patient that a doctor was treating who had an unidentified strain of salmonella poisoning. When tests determined that it was a brand-new strain, the doctor was able to pick a name of his choice. So he, of course, named it after his favorite Chicago Bull player.
Pretty weird, but we wonder what Jordan thought about the gesture. Do you think he was flattered?