Civil suits are pretty normal here, and a good way to go about the situation. Not everything is like TV. You have to realize if Jordan got a woman pregnant, she needs to provide proof. Now here is the problem with being ANYONE famous, you face potential for exploitation. So it's in your best interest to go through an arbiter of sorts, provide the evidence, and settle however.
The fact that Jordan was screwing women, and getting some pregnant. :shrug: Yeah, I hate athletes that do that. /sarcasm. It's a fact of life. Jordan potentially gambling on himself at some point, is far more pressing to me, than something very natural to the life-cycle of human beings. In other words, if you want a reason to dislike Jordan, this is piss poor and one could do better.
Now if he is found to be the father, but screws the woman and child out of damages, then he's a shithead for doing it. None of that changes what he did as a basketball player and icon. It just makes him a bad GM...er, owner... erm... deadbeat father.