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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan and NASCAR chairman Jim France stood side-by-side on the steps of a federal courthouse as if they were old friends following a stunning settlement Thursday of a bruising antitrust case in which the Basketball Hall of Famer was the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit accusing the top racing series in the United States of being a monopolistic bully.
Michael Jordan, left, shakes hands with NASCAR attorney Lawrence Buterman as NASCAR chairman Jim France, center, looks away Thursday outside the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C.
Michael Jordan, center, speaks Thursday outside the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., after NASCAR settled an antitrust lawsuit with two auto racing teams, including one co-owned by Jordan.
Michael Jordan, co-owner of 23XI Racing, sits in his pit box during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 6, 2024, in Talladega, Ala.
Michael Jordan, left, shakes hands with NASCAR attorney Lawrence Buterman as NASCAR chairman Jim France, center, looks away Thursday outside the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C.
Michael Jordan, center, speaks Thursday outside the federal courthouse in Charlotte, N.C., after NASCAR settled an antitrust lawsuit with two auto racing teams, including one co-owned by Jordan.
Michael Jordan, co-owner of 23XI Racing, sits in his pit box during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 6, 2024, in Talladega, Ala.