Basketball legend Michael Jordan and his wife Yvette Prieto keep a low profile 

MJ and his family were spotted heading for a luxury yacht on the island of Sicily

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NBA legend Michael Jordan has been spotted in Italy, enjoying a vacation with his wife Yvette Prieto and his twin daughters.

The 60-year-old, who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls between 1991 and 1998, is spending time with his family on the island of Sicily.

Jordan, sporting an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch worth around $40,000, was seen heading out to a luxury yacht alongside Yvette and their identical twin daughters Ysabel and Victoria.

Jordan’s feats on the court made him one of the most successful and recognisable athletes on the planet but these days the NBA icon keeps a low profile.

He and Yvette met in a Miami nightclub in 2008, and Jordan proposed to the Cuban-born model three years later. They married back in 2013 and a year later they welcomed their daughters, now nine.

Last month, MJ and Prieto, 44, headed out on a rare date night in Nashville to celebrate the start of the NASCAR Ally 400 race weekend.

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Michael Jordan, the basketball legend who keeps a low profile, has been spending time in Italy

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MJ has been enjoying a vacation on the island of Sicily alongside his wife Yvette Prieto

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Prieto, who married Jordan in 2013, is pictured with their twin daughters Ysabel and Victoria

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Despite being one of the most recognisable athletes of all time, Jordan is not spotted often

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The family were seen heading for a ride on a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily in Italy

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Only recently, they picked Brandon Miller as No 2 overall in the 2023 Draft, and while MJ is said to be keen to relinquish overall control, he is reported to be keeping a minority stake in the team.

Jordan purchased a minority stake the Hornets back in 2006, but became the majority owner of the team in 2010.

Jordan’s tenure with the Hornets has been fraught with poor results, unlucky deals, and bad management – including by Jordan himself.

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Jordan was seen sporting Nike trainers and a luxury Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch

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The Jordan family clamber off the speedboat on to the luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily

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Jordan built his name during an incredible NBA career, in which he won six championships

Since his first full season of majority ownership in 2010-11, the Charlotte Hornets have put up a combined record of 423-600 – with only three winning seasons.

In that time, they made only two playoff appearances in 2014 and in 2016 – both ending in the first round through losses to the Miami Heat.
Since that last playoff appearance in 2016, the Hornets never finished higher than ninth in the Eastern Conference.

It all culminated in last season with a 27-55 record – seeing Charlotte finish 14th in the conference and last in their own division.