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By Janell Hazelwood | Published July 22, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

MICHAEL & JUANITA JORDAN: Basketball icon Michael Jordan’s athletic achievements are indisputable --- six NBA championship rings, 14-time All Star selection, 10-time scoring leader, and the list of honors goes on and on. Plus, he managed to parlay his hoops success into a diverse portfolio of lucrative endorsement deals, which saw him hawking everything from his own Nike Air Jordan brand to Hanes underwear and Duracell batteries. However, while he was slam-dunking on the court and in the business world, his former wife Juanita scored big too when the couple finally split in 2006 after 17 years of marriage. She collected $168 million of his fortune in the divorce settlement, which at the time was the biggest payout in entertainment history.

MICHAEL & JUANITA JORDAN: Basketball icon Michael Jordan’s athletic achievements are indisputable — six NBA…

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