This past Monday, February 3, the controversial son of Michael Jordan, Marcus Jordan, made headlines again after being arrested on multiple charges. Not many details have been shared about his arrest, although it was reported that he was booked into a jail in Orange County, Florida.
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Marcus is the second of the three children that Michael, 61 years old, had with his first wife Juanita Vanoy, including Jeffrey, 36, and Jasmine, 32. The NBA legend also shares Victoria and Ysabel, 10 years old, with his second wife Yvette Prieto, whom he married in 2013.
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What is known about the arrest of Michael Jordan's son, Marcus Jordan?
According to the tabloid TMZ, the 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday for driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of cocaine, and resisting arrest.
Jordan's three older children have developed their careers under the long shadow of their father. Although Michael and Juanita tried to instill some normalcy in them, coming from humble backgrounds themselves, the fame and immense fortune of the basketball player has made it difficult for them to have a normal life. Marcus has been one of the ones who suffered the most from the side effects that fame can cause.
Marcus has always been the most media-savvy of the three older children of the great Chicago Bulls star. Like Jeffrey, his older brother, he began playing basketball at a semi-professional level and played in college leagues. After studying at the University of Central Florida, he started his career at the UFC Knights, but some setbacks took him off the path to the NBA.
At the end of 2022, it was revealed that Marcus Jordan was in a relationship with Larsa Pippen, the ex-wife of NBA star Scottie Pippen, who was also Michael Jordan's former teammate on the court and with whom she shares four children. This caused some controversy. Jordan met Pippen, who is 16 years older than him, at a party in 2019, and they separated in 2024.
Later, at the end of last year, Marcus was seen at a party in Miami with Nicole Murphy, the ex-wife of actor Eddie Murphy, aged 56. Nicole and Eddie were married for 12 years, from 1993 to 2005, and have five children together. Eight months earlier, Nicole Murphy’s previous boyfriend, Warren Braithwaite, passed away from cancer.