Basketball legend, Michael Jordan has officially reached an agreement to sell his stake in the Charlotte Hornets, ending his 13-year run as the majority owner. Hornets Sports & Entertainment confirmed on Friday, June 16 that Jordan reached an agreement to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall. Plotkin, who acquired a minority stake in the team in 2019, has been an alternate governor on the NBA Board of …
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The president of the Jordan Football Association (JFA) has called for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to carry out a gender test on Iranian women’s goalkeeper, Zohreh Koudaei. Iran beat Jordan 4-2 on penalties in September, with Koudaei saving two spot-kicks to help her country to qualify for the 2022 Women’s Asia Cup for the first time in their history. But the JFA have doubts over the ‘eligibility of a participating player,’ and are demanding a gender test on the shot-stopper. They believe Koudaei …
Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand on Friday announced a $100 million donation to help the ongoing fight against racial injustice. In a joint statement released by his manager Estee Portnoy, the basketball legend said that over the next 10 years, he and his brand will donate $100 million to “organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.” “Jordan Brand is more than one man. It has always been a family,” the statement begins. “We …
Film and TV creators including Oscar winner, Jordan Peele have assured John Boyega that his career is far from over following his speech at a Black Lives Matter protest in London on Wednesday. In his address, the British-Nigerian actor, 28, told the crowd at London’s Hyde Park: “I don’t know if I’m going to have a career after this [speaking out], but f*** that.” “Today is about innocent people who were halfway through their process,” he continued. “We don’t know …
NBA legend, Michael Jordan has issued a statement expressing his grief and outrage over the death of George Floyd, the black man who was killed by a white policeman in Minneapolis. Floyd died last Monday in Minneapolis after white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for several minutes as he pleaded that he could not breathe, an incident that has triggered violent nationwide protests. On Friday, Chauvin was charged Friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter …
Former Paris Saint-Germain footballer and French defender, Jordan Diakiese has died at the age of 24. His current club, French amateur outfit A.S. Furiani Agliani announced the sad news in a post on social media on Friday morning. The club statement read: “Our club is in mourning today. It’s with deep and immense sadness that we’ve learnt of the death of our player Jordan D, 24, yesterday afternoon in Paris. “After arriving last July, this amazing kid …