Michael Jordan opens his family’s third medical clinic with his mom Deloris in North Carolina hometown after making a stunning $10million donation

Michael Jordan attended the opening of his family’s third medical clinic in North Carolina on Tuesday with his mother Deloris.

Jordan, 61, has teamed up with health care company Novant Health to launch the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic on Greenfield Street, Wilmington, which will offer medical services to those who are uninsured or underinsured.

The basketball great, who already owns two other clinics in Charlotte, has made a stunning $10 million donation to get all three medical centers in his hometown up and running.

Earlier this week, he and mother Deloris celebrated the grand opening of the third of those clinics, outlining his plan to bring “much-needed comprehensive primary care services” to Wilmington residents.

Jordan, whose $10 million donation helped open all three clinics, spoke alongside Deloris at the launch of his newest medical center in Wilmington

He plans to bring “much-needed comprehensive primary care services” to Wilmington

The Chicago Bulls icon believes the new center will ‘have a positive impact on individuals and families throughout Wilmington’

“Everyone has the right to access quality health care, no matter where you live or are insured,” Jordan said in a news release. Peoplebefore adding that he is “truly inspired by the many powerful stories of people who are now thriving thanks to the support of our medical clinics in Charlotte.”

The Chicago Bulls icon believes the new center will “have a positive impact on individuals and families throughout Wilmington” and that he is “very grateful to have been able to make this day possible for my hometown.”

Jordan, who is worth an estimated $3.2 billion, cut a purple ribbon with his mother on Tuesday to officially open the family’s third medical clinic in North Carolina.

The pair also took to a podium to say a few words to those in attendance, while MJ stood in the lobby with Dr. Michael Hoben spoke.

Many of the patients visiting Jordanian clinics are said to have “never had a primary care provider before” and are grateful to the medical professionals for “helping restore health and a sense of hope.”

The newest center will include 12 patient rooms and be supported by a primary care team and a community health worker to assist patients, the release said.

Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, before his family moved to Wilmington as a young boy.

Supporting North Carolina has always been important to Michael, who previously had a stake in Charlotte’s NBA team, the Hornets

Jordan suffered a devastating personal tragedy in his hometown when father James R. Jordan Sr (right) was shot and killed in Lumberton after stopping in a parking lot to sleep in his car

It was at North Carolina where the future six-time NBA champion would show his early potential in college before being selected by Chicago with the third overall pick in the 1984 Draft.

Nine years later, Jordan suffered a devastating personal tragedy when his father, James R. Jordan Sr., was shot and killed in Lumberton after stopping in a parking lot to sleep in his car, before two men later charged with the murder got away with it. his vehicle.

Supporting North Carolina has always been of interest to Michael, who previously owned a stake in Charlotte’s NBA team, the Hornets, before selling his majority stake for $3 billion last year.

Jordan also recently saw plans for a Wilmington museum in his honor — part of a broader downtown investment called “Project Grace” — fall through after the family decided not to pursue the project.