Michael Jordan Is an NBA Legend, but His Brother Is Now Finding Success in the League He Once Dominated – Sportscasting

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Everyone knows of Michael Jordans significant NBA success. He won six championships and is widely recognized as the greatest player of all time. He is also now the governor of the Charlotte Hornets. However, MJ isnt the only person in the Jordan family accomplishing a great deal in the league. His brother Larry is actually working his way up through the ranks as well.

Michael Jordan is one of five kids, but his brother Larry is only 11 months older than him, so it appears the two had a close bond growing up.

Like Michael, Larry was also athletic. He just didnt grow up to be 6-feet-6-inches tall, as hes, instead, 5-foot-8.

Larry was so driven and so competitive an athlete that if he had been 6-2 instead of 5-7, Im sure Michael would have been known as Larrys brother instead of Larry always being known as Michaels brother, their high school coach Pop Herring said, per Biography.com.

Larry and Michael even shared the court during one season of high school ball when the elder Jordan was a senior and MJ was a junior. That was also the year Michael picked his famous No. 23 jersey, as Larry wore 45 on varsity, and he wore the same number on JV. So, when MJ moved up, he split it in half (or at least close to it).

Thats when his play just went to another level, Larry said, per ESPN. Even though there were five guys on the floor, he pretty much played all five positions. His level of play was just so much higher than the rest of us. People ask me all the time if it bothered me, but I can honestly say no, because I had the opportunity to see him grow. I knew how hard he worked.

Of course, after high school, Michael went on to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels and then became one of the greatest players of all-time in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. Larry, on the other hand, played for the Chicago Express in the only year the World Basketball League existed in 1988, per Bleacher Report.

But hes now finding success in the NBA.

The Michael Jordan-owned Charlotte Hornets announced on Nov. 15 that Larry Jordan and others received promotions. Larry moved up from Director of Player Personnel to Vice President of Player Personnel. According to Yahoo Sports, Larry started working in his previous role in 2013 after serving as Director of Special Projects before that.

He has apparently done impressive work within the organization, too. Buzz Peterson, who the Hornets recently promoted to Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations and Assistant General Manager, praised Larry earlier in 2021 for his role in bringing in LaMelo Ball and some of their other recent draft picks.

Ive got to give Larry a lot of credit for staying on top of the scouts, Peterson said to Sports Illustrateds All Hornets. Its a long season. And theres motivation, theres get your reports in, theres intel reports. Hes constantly looking over five, six guys not every day but several times during the week. Howd that game go? Whatd you see? Where are you off to next? Checking their reports, theres a lot that goes into that.

Now, it appears Michael, Larry, and others are finally getting the Hornets on a path toward success.

The Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets have had limited success since Jordan became the majority governor in 2010. They have only reached the postseason twice and lost in the first round both times. They have also had nine losing seasons since then.

However, after drafting the 2020-21 Rookie of the Year, LaMelo Ball, the Hornets improved from 23-42 in 2019-20 to 33-39 last season and reached the NBA Play-In Tournament. They seem to be even better in 2021-22 so far, too, starting 8-7 with wins over the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors.

It has taken Michael Jordan and his brother Larry a long time to turn the Hornets around, but it appears theyre finally on their way toward the top.

Stats courtesy of Basketball Reference

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