It has been nearly three decades now since the father of the great Michael Jordan was murdered in North Carolina. A new development has recently turned up in this case.

According to a report by TMZ Sports, Larry Demery, one of the men convicted of killing James Jordan Srs, is set to be released in parole in the next couple of years:

On Tuesday, the North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission announced that it has granted Demery parole as part of the Mutual Agreement Parole Program.

Demery is set to be released on August 6, 2023.

Demery pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and armed robbery, and he has since been incarcerated for his crime. By 2023, he would have already been imprisoned for 30 years, which is likely one of the reasons behind the court's decision to set him free.

Jordan and his family have yet to comment on this new development.

A few months ago, Netflix and ESPN released the megahit docuseries “The Last Dance.” It featured several significant moments in MJ's career, with one of them being the murder of his father. It clearly had a major effect on Jordan moving forward, and it was one of the primary reasons he decided to turn his back on basketball for the first time in 1993.

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Michael Jordan was extremely close to his dad, which is why he was understandably devastated when he passed in such a shocking manner.

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