Basketball legend Michael Jordan’s marriages have long fascinated the public — and one reported detail keeps coming back: a prenuptial agreement with his current wife, Yvette Prieto, whom he married in 2013. According to reports repeated in the article, the agreement would pay her $1 million for each year of marriage during the first decade, rising to $5 million per year after ten years. These figures are reported claims, not confirmed facts — the article itself frames them as unverified, and Prieto has not publicly commented on them.
The story also looks back at Jordan’s first marriage, to Juanita Vanoy from 1989 to 2006, which ended in a divorce settlement reported at about $168 million. That history is part of why the prenup story draws attention: after one of the most expensive divorces in sports history, a carefully written agreement before a second marriage would hardly be surprising. The article also notes Jordan’s wider wealth — his Nike partnership, endorsements, and the 2023 sale of his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets.
What the article does not report is any divorce. There is no suggestion that Jordan and Prieto have split; the piece ends by noting that the marriage’s ultimate outcome is unknown and that Prieto has stayed silent on the claims. The $5 million figure, in other words, is a “what if” from a reported agreement, not money changing hands today.
So the headline’s promise needs a careful reading: a reported prenup clause, not a confirmed payout. Until either side confirms the agreement’s terms, the $5 million per year remains a rumour attached to one of sport’s most famous fortunes — eye-catching, but unproven.