
How Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan: How We Survived Our Own Disaster
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We all know Michael Jordan is the most famous athlete in the world, and the most recognizable name in the NBA, but what many don’t know is that he is also the most popular person in the country.
And according to an ESPN survey, his popularity has skyrocketed since he left the league to become the head of the MJ Foundation.
That’s because people around the world are starting to take notice of the NBA superstar and his charity, the Michael Jordan Foundation.
According to the survey, Jordan’s name is one of the top ten most searched for in the United States, with people across the globe looking for ways to give back.
This has caused a massive spike in the popularity of the Jordan Foundation, which has now become one of its biggest donors.
So how does Jordan’s fame and money help people?
Here are seven ways the MJ foundation has helped people around this world.
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Michael Jordan gave $50 million to the world to fight cancer 2.
Michael Jordon donated $2.2 billion to help kids with cancer 3.
Michael Jackson donated $5.5 billion to support global health 4.
Michael Bublé gave $1.8 billion to fight malaria 5.
The Duke basketball team donated $1 billion to a research center in Africa 6.
The NBA’s San Antonio Spurs donated $500 million to fight AIDS 7.
Michael’s children are on the Forbes list of richest Americans.
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Michael helped launch the Jordan Institute for Global Health 9.
Michael has given away over $3.6 billion to the Michael J. Jordan Foundation 10.
The Michael Jordan Institute was one of five foundations Jordan started to fight childhood obesity.