“Record-breaking amount paid to ex-wife” Michael Jordan paid $168 Million to Juanita because of Scottie Pippen and Madonna 

“Record-breaking amount paid to ex-wife” Michael Jordan paid $168 Million to Juanita because of Scottie Pippen and Madonna 

Michael Jordan might be the greatest player of all time but his antics off the court were not all successful. On one particular occasion, he lost to Scottie Pippen. So, what did he lose to his ‘Robin’? Perhaps the simplest answer could be, Madonna. Although His Airness might be the greatest ever player in the NBA Finals, but not all of his clutch moments were the smoothest. 

To justify the same claim, one needs to looks at Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy’s marriage. The pair was married for 17 years but their relationship went sour all of a sudden. Ever since then MJ has been head-over-heels in love with Yvette Prieto.  

Scottie Pippen
Scottie Pippen

Why did Michael Jordan pay $168 Million to ex-wife? 

Juanita Vanoy and Michael Jordan
Juanita Vanoy and Michael Jordan

Well, Jordan may have been slightly jealous of his teammate being able to bag the most popular pop icon back then despite being married. Jordan was also reportedly cheating on Vanoy, and all of it culminating may have led to the record-breaking divorce. As per certain reports, Michael Jordan used to be wildly jealous of the fact that Pippen was able to spend time with the pop icon, and he even apparently repeatedly asked Madonna out to prove a point. 

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The Chicago Bulls legend felt he could satisfy Madonna better than Pippen, but the ‘Queen of Pop’ denied this emphatically. She’d also rub salt in the wound by picking up Pippen in a limo decked out with a hot tub whenever the Bulls were in Los Angeles. 

Madonna
Madonna

These claims along with all the other reports of Jordan being a player must have added up for Juanita Vanoy, eventually leading to her calling for a divorce. There was even an incident in 2002 when Karla Knafel demanded that Jordan owed her $5 million. 

That being said, after meeting each other in 1984 and marrying in 1989, Jordan and Vanoy had built what seemed like a fundamentally strong relationship. However, it wasn’t meant to last, and when the couple divorced in 2006, Vanoy was paid $168 million in the settlement, a record for a sports figure.

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