Michael Jordan Paternity Case Dismissed: Pamela Smith Drops Paternity Suit Against NBA Star

Pamela Smith, who filed a paternity suit against basketball legend Michael Jordan in February, has dropped her case.

According to Smith's attorney Randy Kessler, Smith filed for the judge to dismiss the case without prejudice, which means that the case can be re-opened if Smith desires. The judge granted her request.

She began this case without an attorney and did her best to file what she believed to be a legally appropriate case," Kessler told Reuters.

"She then hired our firm just before the first court appearance. Ms. Smith has relied on our advice and determined that dismissal at this time, without prejudice, is in her son's best interests," he said.

Smith filed the suit in February, claiming that she became pregnant with her teen-aged son Taj during a 1995 affair with Jordan. Taj posted a YouTube video in December claiming that the man who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA Championships was his biological father.

"I want him to be more in my life," Taj said in the video.

"I have some exclusive, exclusive information I feel like everybody should know. If you've been hearing any rumors on Twitter, Instagram, MediaTakeout, any of that...it's true," he continued.

The suit asked for Jordan to take a paternity test, pay back child support and pay medical expenses for Smith's son Taj. The lawsuit also contained a request that Taj be able to legally change his last name to Jordan.

"My son has the right to know who his father is," Smith told reporters last week. "He has had an issue with it over the years."

Jordan filed documents to have the case dismissed on March 4 that claimed the paternity of Taj was determined in Smith's 2003 divorce filings from ex-husband Glenville Richards. However, since the case has been dropped for the time being, that motion will not be discussed.