“The Last Dance” documentary about Michael Jordan has been a runaway smash for ESPN in this sports-starved climate, but the legendary NBA player and cultural icon will not profit monetarily from it.
A “By the Numbers” breakdown of “The Last Dance” by Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes relays that Jordan will donate his entire share of the proceeds he was in line to pocket from the documentary to unidentified charitable causes.
That amount is believed to be somewhere between $3 million and $4 million, according to the report.
Of course, Jordan is incredibly well off financially — to put it mildly — so that amount of money for someone of his immense wealth is a relative pittance. That being said, that does not diminish the generosity of his gesture.
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Originally posted on Sportress of Blogitude By Jason Rowan | Last updated 4/21/20
