In addition to being a basketball legend, Michael Jordan also plays minor league baseball, high stakes golf, co-owns a NASCAR team, and loves to play poker. These days, he indulges his competitive nature by going deep sea fishing.

This being Jordan, his “hobby” is a $7.5 million tournament off the coast of North Carolina, where the six-time NBA champion is reputed to be cruising in a brand-new, estimated $15 million boat.

That is less than 1% of Jordan’s claimed net worth of $3.6 billion, for comparison’s sake.

Known as the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, the competition began on Monday runs through Saturday, after which there will be an awards brunch on Sunday.

Jordan is not listed among the anglers in the tournament. However, he has previously participated in the event and a conspicuous vessel named ‘Catch 23′ is currently entered into the field. Podcaster and investor Joe Pompliano added fuel to the fire by reporting Jordan’s entry into the field.

His Airness’ new vessel is an 82-foot Boatworks ship, according to Pompliano. Captained by Stetson Turney, this yacht replaces the $8 million Viking-made ship he used at previous tournaments.

But as Pompliano points out, they both have a distinctive ‘elephant’ print wrapped around the boat.

Sportskeeda reports that Jordan competed at a popular billfish event in the Bahamas last year, where he and his teammates reeled in four blue marlins, five white marlins, and a sailfish.

Turney was named the best captain during the event.

Jordan has been known to fish with golfer Luke Donald.

In fact, Donald once shared a birthday message to Jordan on Instagram, showing the two out on a boat at sea and captioned the image: ‘Happy Birthday to the G.O.A.T.

‘The most competitive person I know in everything he does, he always finds a way to win. He’s also one of the kindest and most sincere people I’ve been around.

‘He’s an inspiration to millions, including myself and I’m fortunate to hang with this legend. Happy Birthday MJ.’

Speaking on the-then European Tour’s ‘Life on Tour’ podcast in 2018, Donald said fishing was starting to replace golf as Jordan’s main hobby.

‘I think he’s getting a little bit bored of golf! So we go fishing a lot,’ he said. ‘I’d give him 10 shots though when he play.

‘He knows how to play, he knows how to score. Very good short game, he can get up and down from nowhere.’