Michael Jordan, the former NBA player and current owner of the Charlotte Hornets, has joined other investors to raise $26 million in funding for Team Liquid. Founded in 2000, Team Liquid has a roster of more than 60 e-athletes who compete in professional tournaments worldwide in videogames like League of Legends and Fortnite. Leading this round of funding is aXiomatic, an e-sports holding company founded in 2015. During his playing career, Jordan had refused to appear in videogames. Now, he is joining his colleague and former rival Magic Johnson, a founding investor in aXiomatic.
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