Michael Jordan's days in the NBA are long gone but the former Chicago Bulls superstar still has the burning desire to win. As the co-owner of the 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series, the 62-year-old NBA legend now finds his competitive fix in the world of auto racing. However, Jordan's team and Front Row Motorsports are embroiled in a legal drama with NASCAR. The two teams filed an antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and its chief executive officer Jim France last October. Earlier this March, NASCAR filed a countersuit against 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and Curtis Polk, who is a long-time advisor of "His Airness", as reported by Dustin Long of NBC Sports . Michael Jordan celebrates 23XI's Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Amid this developing legal drama, Jordan flew south to Saint Lucia. A post on the Facebook account of the eastern Caribbean island nation's tourism authority showed Jordan posting for a photo with a customs official in the airport. It's not certain why exactly the six-time NBA champion traveled to Saint Lucia, though, it's not a stretch to think that he simply went there for a vacation. A 14-time NBA All-Star and a five-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Jordan retired from the league for good at the end of the 2002-03 season. Since then, Jordan formed a friendship with Hamlin , who used to watch Charlotte Hornets games in person when the Basketball Hall of Famer was still an investor in the NBA franchise. Eventually, Jordan and Hamlin struck a partnership to become co-owners of 23XI Racing in 2020.
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