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Michael Jordan engaged to longtime girlfriend

CHARLOTTE, NC — Michael Jordan is preparing to make another huge leap after proposing to his longtime girlfriend, a spokesperson for the former NBA great confirmed to WCNC-TV Thursday.

Jordan, 48, reportedly will put his courting days behind him for a second time after popping the question to 32-year-old Yvette Prieto on Christmas Day.

Prieto was spotted sitting courtside at a Charlotte Bobcats game Monday with Jordan’s friend and New York Yankees star Derek Jeter.

Jordan, who acquired ownership of the Bobcats in 2010, was previously married for 17 years to Juanita Vanoy. The couple divorced in 2006. They have three children.

The six-time NBA champion began dating the Cuban-born Prieto in 2008.