Besides being an Assistant Managing Editor at Forbes I also have a gig as co-host and Managing Editor of the four-time New York Emmy award winning Forbes SportsMoney on the YES Network and Fox Sports 1 with my buddies at YES, co-host Bob Lorenz and producer David Alfreds, both of whom have taught me a tremendous amount. He became majority owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets … The more notoriety the better.”.For all that Jordan can bring to NASCAR, Daugherty knows that the competition can prove challenging.“I’m sure he’s committed to next season and we’ll see how that goes and if it goes well, you go beyond that,” Daugherty said. I even wrote an Earnings Quality newsletter for Forbes for a brief period (I think it peaked at about 150 subscribers). 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Hamlin, who’s 39, is still seeking his first title.Wallace, who has cobbled together about $18 million in sponsorship deals since he made social equality his platform, already said he’d leave Richard Petty Motorsports at the end of the season.“This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career,” Wallace wrote in a social media post coordinated with Hamlin’s.“I am grateful and humbled that they believe in me and I’m super pumped to begin this adventure with them.”.CHICAGO - Akiem Hicks doesn't make many trips to the city these days. “It’s about us as an organization, starting with Michael, asking how we can give back to people in our community who really need our help.”.Charlotte Hornets owner and NBA icon Michael Jordan and NASCAR great Denny Hamlin are starting a racing team with Bubba Wallace as a driver.Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.Rick Bonnell has covered the Charlotte Hornets and the NBA for the Observer since the expansion franchise moved to the Queen City in 1988. He’s at the point in his life, he’s like Roger Penske and Rick Hendrick and those guys to where it’s really not a detriment to him financially if he’s not making money. Ships Free. Nike’s Michael Jordan Brand first had a deal with Hamlin in 2011, putting Jordan’s “Jumpman” logo on Hamlin’s firesuit.The Jordan Brand grew more than 50% in China for fiscal year 2020.Jordan attended the 2019 Cup championship race in Miami in hopes of celebrating a Hamlin title. CUC's stock subsequently crashed and the CEO was convicted of fraud. Quality heath care for all. We go way back. 333 East Trade Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Phone: 704.688.8600 Ticket Information: 704.HORNETS $139.99. Plus, Michael and Bubba can be a powerful voice together, not only in our sport, but also well beyond it.”,OFFICIAL: Hornets Chairman Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner.Jordan is the first Black majority owner of a full-time race team in NASCAR’s premier series since NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Wendell Scott owned and raced his own car from the 1960s into the early 1970s.“This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I believe is a great fit for me at this point in my career,” said Wallace, who is the first African-American driver to race full-time at the NASCAR Cup Series level since Scott. He became majority owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets in 2010.“Growing up in North Carolina, my parents would take my brothers, sisters and me to the races, and I’ve been a NASCAR fan my whole life,” Jordan said in a statement. I’m grateful and humbled that Michael and Denny believe in me and I’m super pumped to begin this adventure with them.”.This year marks a particularly active free agency period with heavy turnover expected among a limited number of rides. We’ll have to see how much he can stomach because it’s an interesting business model for sure.”.Daugherty looks forward to seeing Jordan, Hamlin and Wallace at the track.“I think it’s a pretty dynamic trio with Michael, Denny and Bubba,” Daugherty said. “They’re going to be like rock stars.”.Daugherty also looks forward to something else next year.“Look forward to racing against those guys,” he said, “and trying to kick their butts.”,“The model is very tough right now for single-car teams,” he said. All 105 of his starts in NASCAR’s premier series have been with Richard Petty Motorsports.Brad Daugherty calls Michael Jordan’s ownership of a Cup team a “.Daugherty, the only Black owner of a full-time Cup team currently, is excited about Jordan’s entrance into NASCAR.“It’s a big momentum shift for this sport culturally, period,” said Daugherty, co-owner of JTG Daugherty Racing and an analyst for NBC Sports.