Under the agreement between Jump Higher, L.L.C. of Chicago and Mohegan Sun, Michael Jordan�s - The Steak House and Michael Jordan�s 23 will occupy a combined 14,500 square feet of space and seat approximately 400 patrons in the new retail/dining complex, The Shops at Mohegan Sun, due to open in October 2001 as part of Mohegan Sun�s four-million-sq.-ft. �Project Sunburst� expansion.  The restaurants will enjoy prime locations near a 1,200-room luxury hotel tower and meeting facilities that are slated for completion in spring 2002.

The Michael Jordan restaurants are the first of nine exciting new dining establishments planned as part of �Project Sunburst�, the largest private development on the East Coast.

The latest agreement also marks a major step in the development of the basketball great�s restaurant interests, which currently include other versions of Michael Jordan�s - The Steak House N.Y.C., located in historic Grand Central Station, and Michael Jordan�s 23 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

�I look forward to bringing a special dining experience to Mohegan Sun, which shares my commitment to offering the customer a superior level of food, service and environment,� said Michael Jordan.  �I�m pleased to have my one-of-a-kind restaurants play a winning role in Project Sunburst.�

�We are proud to be bringing Michael Jordan�s outstanding restaurants to our incomparable facility,� said William J. Velardo, Mohegan Sun�s president/general manager.  �In everything Mr. Jordan has done in his life he has exhibited an unmatched commitment to excellence.  We know our guests desire and deserve the best, and feel Michael Jordan�s -The Steakhouse and Michael Jordan�s 23 are perfect additions to Mohegan Sun.�

Award-winning architect Ilan Waisbrod of Studio GAIA in New York will design the Michael Jordan restaurants at Mohegan Sun.  The Israeli-born Waisbrod and his Studio GAIA have won accolades for their work on such chic Manhattan restaurants as Republic, Cafeteria and Bond Street.  Waisbrod�s Studio GAIA also designed Michael Jordan�s 23 in Chapel Hill.

Michael Jordan�s - The Steak House at Mohegan Sun will offer world-class steaks in a contemporary world-class setting that reflects Michael�s refined, masculine sense of style.

The arena-shaped Michael Jordan�s 23 will evoke the excitement of center court.  An all-American grill, Michael Jordan�s 23 will feature large stretched-fabric screens featuring highlights from Michael Jordan�s basketball career.

Jump Higher, L.L.C. is a premier restaurant management group consisting of Michael Jordan and restaurateurs David Zadikoff and Jonathan Albert.  The company licenses Michael Jordan�s - The Steak House in New York City and owns and operates Michael Jordan�s 23, the most recent addition to the Michael Jordan brand. For further information on Jump Higher contact David Zadikoff at 312-455-8626.

Owned by the Mohegan Tribal Nation, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular destinations in the United States.  It is situated in scenic Southeastern Connecticut on 240 acres along the Thames River in the town of Uncasville.