Michael Jordan: Last News

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. When Michael Jordan made his return to the NBA after a two-season hiatus, he took the Chicago Bulls to the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 1995. Although MJ eventually fell to the upstart Orlando Magic with Shaquille O’Neal and Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway, he was wearing the iconic Nike Air Jordan 11 sneakers.

Katcy Stephan MTP and LaLiga Studios are partnering to develop a slate of soccer-centric projects. The details of the slate have not yet been announced, but the first of its projects is already in the works, led by MTP and Emmy-winning producer-director Diego Hurtado de Mendoza (“Rulon Gardner Won’t Die”). “I’m beyond excited about what we’ve been preparing.

Emily Longeretta The cast of “One Tree Hill” will reunite for an upcoming charity basketball game to benefit the V Foundation for cancer research. Fans can watch the game via a live stream on “House of Highlights,” a leading TNT sports brand. On May 18, Friends With Benefit Charity Events will reunite the cast “One Tree Hill” basketball team for a game at Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina — the gym the Tree Hill Ravens played at in the show and the court where Michael Jordan played high school basketball.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The year is 1989, one of Michael Jordan‘s most iconic moments is simply called “The Shot.” The shoes he was wearing when he hit the game-winning basket over Craig Ehlo and the Cleveland Cavaliers were the Nike Air Jordan 4 sneakers. And to celebrate the 35th anniversary of that historic moment in Michael Jordan’s basketball history (May 7, 1989), Nike is re-releasing the Air Jordan 4 sneakers in a new North Carolina “blue industry” colorway for a new generation.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Michael Jordan is an icon. Not just on the basketball court, but in pop culture too.

Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan are back on?? AGAIN???

Tom Brady is opening up about the possibility of playing in the NFL again.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor John Dahl, an ESPN veteran who helped produce the much-lauded Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance,” is getting into gear at NASCAR, where he will lead new efforts to connect to fans with content. Dahl has been named senior vice president of content, and will start in his new role on May 1.

Star Wars franchise filmmaker George Lucas has been revealed as the richest celebrity in the world.The director, 79, who has accumulated a $5.5billion fortune, topped the annual Forbes list of celebrity billionaires.Lucas, who was the executive producer, writer and director of the Star Wars franchise up until Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2005, also produced the Indiana Jones film series.His production company, Lucasfilm was sold to Disney in 2012 for $4billion, and has produced the later films in the Star Wars series, along with other projects.In his early career, Lucas wrote and directed the 1973 hit, American Graffiti, for which he received Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Picture.But it was 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, the first film in the franchise, which would secure his success, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time and winning six Oscars, as well as nominations for Best Picture and Best Director.Lucasfilm have also produced two upcoming Star Wars spin-off series, The Acolyte, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, both scheduled for release this year.Sitting at second place on the list is celebrated director of Jaws, E.T: The Extra Terrestrial and Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg, with a hefty $4.8billion.Others in the top 20 list include NBA star Michael Jordan, broadcaster Oprah Winfrey, Lord Of The Rings creator Peter Jackson, and singer Taylor Swift.Swift appeared on the annual list for the first time, in 14th place, following reports by Bloomberg last October that she had become a billionaire.The singer, 34, has broken multiple streaming, box-office and ticket sale records in the past year with the success of her global tour and the release of the concert film, Tay

Larsa Pippen is explaining how she realized Marcus Jordan was not the one for her.

Just a few weeks after Marcus Jordan and Larsa Pippen seemingly broke up and got back together, they now might have split up again.

Councillors have approved a holiday home application for a six-bedroom house in a plush Gleneagles street - which once attracted a rental from US basketball legend Michael Jordan.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer New Drake-produced doscuseries “Magic City: An American Fantasy” debuted at SXSW Monday night to a roaring crowd packed with friends, patrons and fans of the project’s titular iconic Atlanta strip club, Magic City. After the first episode of the three-part doc, which does not yet have a distributor or platform attached, was screened, producer Cole Brown and director Charles Todd fielded a few questions from the audience, including “Was there anything too explicit to put in the documentary?” “We wanted to walk a fine line with nudity, in particular, where you can’t make a documentary about a strip club and not have any nudity, it just isn’t true to form, and you’re trying to tell the true story,” Brown said. “At the same time, we didn’t want it to be salacious, gratuitous.

Julia Lemigova is slamming co-star Larsa Pippen‘s boyfriend Marcus Jordan after a tense Real Housewives of Miami reunion.

Rudie Obias editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. For Michael Jordan, he took care of business on the basketball court. It’s where he walked the walk and put his money where his mouth is, as he strived for greatness.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony has stepped up with a $1.5 million bid to uncap Cola Wars, a movie pitch that tells the true story of Pepsi’s attempt to challenge Coca-Cola’s century-long reign as the world’s top cola, sparking the unforgettable “Cola Wars” of the mid-1980s. This behind-the-scenes account, from Michael Jackson’s fiery mishap to the New Coke debacle, tells the ultimate underdog tale of history’s most iconic second-place contender vying for the No. 1 spot.

Larsa Pippen is opening up about what really went down between her and Marcus Jordan — and what she regrets!

Adele is breaking down her iconic NBA meme!!

Adele is finally revealing the story behind her viral NBA meme!

EXCLUSIVE: No stranger to telling compelling stories about real-life figures who overcome incredible odds, Imagine Entertainment co-founder Brian Grazer is set to unveil his new passion project based on one of the great dynasties in sports.

Larsa Pippen‘s on-and-off boyfriend (or possibly fiancée?) Marcus Jordan did not have kind words to say during The Real Housewives of Miami reunion! Or at least behind the scenes…