 On June 15 , 2006 , Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats , becoming the team 's second @-@ largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson . As part of the deal , Jordan took full control over the basketball side of the operation , with the title " Managing Member of Basketball Operations . " Despite Jordan 's previous success as an endorser , he has made an effort not to be included in Charlotte 's marketing campaigns . A decade earlier , Jordan had made a bid to become part @-@ owner of Charlotte 's original NBA team , the Charlotte Hornets , but talks collapsed when owner George Shinn refused to give Jordan complete control of basketball operations . 
 On June 15 , 2006 , Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats , becoming the team <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>second @-@ largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson . As part of the deal , Jordan took full control over the basketball side of the operation , with the title " Managing Member of Basketball Operations . " Despite Jordan <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>previous success as an endorser , he <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> made an effort not to be included in Charlotte <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>marketing campaigns . A decade earlier , Jordan <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> made a bid to become part @-@ owner of Charlotte <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>original NBA team , the Charlotte Hornets , but talks collapsed when owner George Shinn refused to give Jordan complete control of basketball operations . 
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