The NBA superstar Michael Jordan is still having a great time in Europe. He was recently spotted in St. Tropez with his gorgeous wife Yvette Prieto.
The $3 billion sale of the Charlotte Hornets by Jordan is now almost complete, and the 60-year-old has had a hard time keeping his smile off it as he enjoys his vacation in the heat.
In the most recent photos, MJ and his wife, 44, are seen sipping coffee together on the deck of their opulent yacht. The Chicago Bulls legend is wearing an air Jordan t-shirt and bucket hat to support his Nike brand.
After the coffee, Jordan is seen smoking a cigar in the southern France sun as he admires his surroundings before relaxing against the rails.
Later, MJ is spotted going over the sand with his entourage after boarding a boat to Bagatelle Beach in St. Tropez.
Michael Jordan puts his arm around wife Yvette Prieto as the pair drink coffee on their yacht
Jordan later stepped onto the shore at Bagatelle Beach, flanked by six of his entourage
During a lengthy vacation in southern Europe, Jordan uses a boat to travel from his yacht to the shore.
Jordan is escorted up the boardwalk by six guys, and the passersby look shocked to see the NBA legend there.
Jordan has had a busy few weeks as he gets closer to selling his beloved Charlotte Hornets for an unbelievable $3 billion.
The NBA’s board of governors gave its approval to the sale last Sunday, going to a company led by Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin.
Jordan will keep a small ownership interest in the team, and the deal is anticipated to be completed within the next several weeks.
Jordan was reportedly in talks to sell the franchise to Plotkin and Schnall back in March, according to the initial reports.
In 2010, Jordan invested $275 million in the majority of his home state’s NBA club.
The Hornets are now valued by Forbes at $1.7 billion, ranking 27th among NBA teams and representing an increase of $1.3 billion over the previous ten years.
Jordan, who is widely regarded as the best player to ever play in the NBA, is currently the only African American owner in the league.
However, Jordan’s success as a player, which included six NBA titles and five MVP awards, did not convert into success as an owner. During his tenure as coach, Charlotte has consistently been one of the weakest teams in the league.
It hasn’t been particularly noteworthy for Jordan to own the Hornets, except from the name change from the Bobcats to the Hornets in 2015.
Since Jordan became the team’s majority owner, Charlotte has only had three winning seasons and two appearances in the postseason.
Jordan and his family were also spotted aboard the yacht last week, taking a break from the European heat wave.
While Yvette was spotted going around the yacht in her gym attire, Jordan was observed sitting at his dining table with his kids.
He was spotted having supper at the renowned Lemon Tree restaurant in Capri with Magic Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson a week before.
The restaurant band playfully serenaded the trio of friends, and Johnson uploaded a funny video of Jordan and himself grinning along with the music.
Jordan turned heads as he strolled up the boardwalk on Bagatelle Beach on Friday afternoon
The NBA icon stood out among the regular beachgoers in the south of France this week
Wearing a black t-shirt and carrying his white shoes, the NBA icon was all smiles
‘Tonight we enjoyed an incredible dinner at the world-famous Da Paolino Ristorante aKa the lemon tree restaurant in Capri, italy,’ Johnson wrote in an instagram post.
‘aND i got to hang out with my great friend and the greatest basketball player to ever live, Michael Jordan, and his wife Yvette, Sam (Samuel L Jackson) and LaTanya Jackson, Judge Greg and Linda Mathis, and John and Vicki Palmer.’
Jordan and wife Prieto typically tend to keep a low profile.
The couple met in a Miami nightclub in 2008, with Jordan proposing to the Cuban-born model three years later.
They married in 2013 and a year later they welcomed their daughters, now nine.
Before heading to italy, MJ and Yvette were in Paris and were filmed leaving a restaurant when Jordan was asked if he approves of his son Marcus, 32, dating Larsa Pippen – the 49-year-old ex-wife of Jordan’s Bulls teammate Scottie Pippen.
With a laugh, he said: ‘No!’.