WILMINGTON, N.C. — Basketball legend Michael Jordan is giving back to the high school he graduated from in North Carolina.
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Our news partners at WTVD reported Jordan is giving more than $1.1 million to Laney High School in Wilmington, from which he graduated in 1981.
He played two years on Laney's varsity team, averaging more than 25 points per game before heading to the University of North Carolina.
Jordan went on to have what is considered to be one of the most prolific NBA careers of all time.
Half of the $1.1 million donation will go to Laney's athletic department and the other half will be used for projects the school deems most necessary.
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