(CNN) Michael Jordan, who grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, close to where Florence came ashore as a Category 1 hurricane, has donated $2 million to relief and recovery agencies.
"It's truly devastating for me to see the damage that Hurricane Florence is doing to my beloved home state of North Carolina and to the surrounding areas," Jordan, who is the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA, said last week in a statement posted on the team's website announcing its charity work.
"You gotta take care of home," he told the Charlotte Observer on Tuesday when the team announced his personal donations.
Jordan's family moved to Wilmington when he was a child, and he went to Laney High School before attending the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
"Wilmington truly is my home," he told the Observer. "Kept thinking about all those places I grew up going to.
Jstrickland20 on September 19th, 2018 at 03:25 UTC »
Would you prefer he doesn’t donate at all? I’m sorry I just hate when people complain famous people donate money cause it’s “just PR”. Who cares, at the end of the day they donated money to help a good cause, better than nothing.
John_Matrix_ on September 19th, 2018 at 02:36 UTC »
It'll be interesting to see how Michael B. Jordan responds.
TooShiftyForYou on September 19th, 2018 at 01:23 UTC »
"It's truly devastating for me to see the damage that Hurricane Florence is doing to my beloved home state of North Carolina and to the surrounding areas," Jordan, who is the owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA, said last week in a statement posted on the team's website announcing its charity work.
"You gotta take care of home," he told the Charlotte Observer on Tuesday when the team announced his personal donations.
Always good to see people helping.