(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.
MacDerfus on September 19th, 2018 at 06:20 UTC »
I still think it's crazy how he became a billionaire since he retired. You don't get many billionaire athletes, the last one I knew about was Tiger and I think he fell out of that range when he lost his endorsements, but he was also in his prime instead of retired.
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.