ACTIVISM AND PHILANTHROPY.
IT'S A STARK DEPARTURE FROM HOW
HE WAS ONCE KNOWN, AIR JORDAN IS
NOW GRANDPA MIKE, AND WHO IS
THIS GUY.
>> PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
>> THIS IS RAKIM MICHAEL
CHRISTMAS IN HIS PUBLIC DEBUT.
>> YOU'RE A GRANDFATHER NOW, I
SAW YOUR FACE LIGHT UP THERE.
WHAT'S THAT LIKE?
>> ACTUALLY, IT'S FUN, YOU KNOW,
BECAUSE I CAN ACTUALLY HOLD HIM
AND PLAY WITH HIM, AND I'M
HAVING FUN WATCHING HIM.
>> IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, FIRST TIME, IT'S
ACTUALLY BEAUTIFUL.
>> THE LEGENDARY COMPETITOR NOW
IN A NEW PHASE OF LIFE, 16 YEARS
AFTER RETIRING FROM BASKETBALL.
MICHAEL JORDAN IS BUILDING ON
HIS LEGACY WITH PHILANTHROPY AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE.
>> AT LEAST 3 MILLION FOR
HURRICANE RELIEF, 5 MILLION FOR
THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY
MUSEUM.
ARE YOU AT A POINT IN YOUR LIFE
WHERE YOU WANT THE LEGACY TO BE
ABOUT MORE THAN BASKETBALL?
IS THAT PART OF THE MOTIVATION
HERE?
>> THAT'S NOT MY PURPOSE FOR
DOING IT.
MY PURPOSE FOR DOING IT IS
BECAUSE I SEE A CERTAIN NEED, I
FEEL A CERTAIN WARMTH ABOUT IT:
IF I FEEL LIKE I'M MAKING A
DIFFERENCE, THAT'S ALL THAT
MATTERS TO ME.
>> Reporter: BY OUR ESTIMATION,
IT'S 30 MILLION IN DONATIONS IN
THE LAST FIVE YEARS ALONE, AND
HIS LATEST PROJECT, A HOUSE
CLINIC FOR THE UNDERSERVED IN
HIS HOME STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S A VERY
EMOTIONAL THING FOR ME.
>> Reporter: SOMETHING NEAR AND
DEAR TO HIS HEART.
>> I'M HERE TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTED ME OVER
THE YEARS WHEN I WAS IN
BASKETBALL TO NOW WHERE I'M A
PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
>> THE CLINIC, DR. MICHAEL
HOBAN'S BRAIN CHILD.
>> THE AUDIENCE IN TERMS OF THE
FOLKS WHO COME HERE, ALL KINDS
OR.
>> WE CARE FOR EVERYBODY IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE'RE HERE TO SERVE OUR ENTIRE
COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE PASSIONATE
ABOUT THAT.
>> THE GOAL, USE INTEGRATED
HEALTH CARE TO INCREASE UPWARD
MOBILITY IN THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN MICHAEL HEARD THE IDEA, HE
DECIDED TO DONATE ENOUGH TO FUND
TWO.
>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU
KNOW YOU'RE PROVIDING SERVICES
FOR PEOPLE IN FEED, THAT'S ALL
THAT MATTERS.
>> AND THE ACCOLADES THAT COME
WITH HIS GENEROSITY, SOMETHING
HE WOULD RATHER AVOID.
>> I GIVE FOR THE BASIS OF
GIVING, NOT TO ADVERTISE OR NOT
TO PROMOTE.
>> Reporter: THESE DAYS HE WOULD
RATHER STAY OUT OF THE
SPOTLIGHT, OPENING UP TO US
ABOUT HIS RELUCTANT
PARTICIPATION IN AN UPCOMING
TEN-PART SERIES ABOUT HIS CAREER
AND THE 1998 CHICAGO BULLS.
>> 500 HOURS OF NEVER BEFORE
SEEN FOOTAGE, WHY DO THAT NOW?
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT, I
FELT LIKE IT WAS RAW ENOUGH THAT
PEOPLE WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE
MENTALITY IT TAKES TO BE A
WINNER AND TO BE A LEADER, AND
I'M STILL NERVOUS ABOUT IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO
SEE HOW PEOPLE INTERPRET THE
WHOLE THING.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST
INTRIGUING ASPECT OF IT.
>> THOUGH HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH
FAME IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC
OPINION REMAINS DELICATE, HE'S
BUILT A MASS I EMPIRE WITH HIS
JORDAN BRAND.
HE ALSO OWNS THE CHARLOTTE
HORNETS AND HE'S WORTH AN
ESTIMATED $1.9 BILLION, MAKING
HIM THE FOURTH RICHEST
AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN THE WORLD,
AND HE'S NOT DONE.
>> IF THE TEAM WASN'T ENOUGH,
THE BRAND'S NOT ENOUGH,
UNDERWEAR IS NOT ENOUGH.
WHAT IS THIS?
>> WE DECIDED TO DO OUR OWN
TEQUILA.
IF WE SELL IT, WE SELL IT.
IF NOT, AT LEAST WE GOT ENOUGH
TO DRINK.
.
THAT'S A LOT YOU'RE POURING
BUDDY.
>> IT'S MICHAEL JORDAN TEQUILA.
>> I DO HAVE A LOT OF STUFF TO
DO.
POUR ME A LOT.
POUR YOU A LITTLE.
I LIKE THE WAY YOU DO IT.
>> IF SOMEONE ASKED YOU IF YOU
COULD PICK FOUR GUYS FOR YOUR
PICKUP TEAM.
>> HAKEEM ELIJAH, WOULD YOU KEEP
THE SAME FOUR.
>> IN A HEART BEAT.
I'M GOING IN THE TRENCHES, I
PLAYED AGAINST AND WITH ALL OF
THESE GUYS.
I'M GOING WITH WHO I KNOW.
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO GO OUT THERE
AND REPRESENT GREATNESS EVERY
NIGHT.
>> STEPH CURRY SHOULDN'T BE
OFFENDED WHEN HE WATCHES.
>> I HOPE NOT.
HE'S STILL A GREAT PLAYER.
NOT A HALL OF FAMER YET THOUGH.
>> CHEERS.
>> I ENJOYED THIS.
>> REMEMBER WHEN MICHAEL JORDAN
CALLED YOU MY FRIEND.
>> I REMEMBER THAT.
AND WE SIPPED SOME TEQUILA.
>> WERE YOU DYING.
>> I DIED A LITTLE BIT.
>> DID YOU BRING ANY?
>> I DID BUT I DON'T HAVE IT
WITH ME.
>> WE SHOULD POINT OUT, HE WAS
GETTING A FLU SHOT.
YOU WOULD THINK HE WOULD PLAY
PICKUP BALL, NO, HE SAID BECAUSE
OF HIS COMPETITIVE NATURE HE
DOESN'T WANT TO PICK UP A BALL
AGAIN BECAUSE HE'S AFRAID IT
WOULD TAKE OVER.
>> BOTHER HIM.
>> HE WOULD START PLAYING MORE,
AND THEN HE WOULD PULL LIKE HIS
ACHILLES.
>> BUT HE'S WORKING OUT.
>> OH, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
MORE IN THE 3rd HOUR, HE'S
PICKED UP A NEW HOBBY AS WELL.
>> HE DOES WEATHER.
>> NO.
>> BUT I GOT SOME OF T