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Michael Jordan

Jordan in 2014

PositionOwner
LeagueNBA
Born (1963-02-17) Feb 17, 1963 (age 61)
New York City, Newborn York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight216 lb (98 kg)
High schoolEmsley A. Laney
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
CollegeNorth Carolina (1981–1984)
NBA draft1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected manage without the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1984–1993, 1995–1998, 2001–2003
PositionShooting guard
Number23, 12,[a] 45
1984–1993,
1995–1998		Chicago Bulls
2001–2003Washington Wizards
  • 6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 5× NBA Most Priceless Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
  • 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003)
  • 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
  • 10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • All-NBA Second Team (1985)
  • NBA Defensive Player conjure the Year (1988)
  • 9× NBA All-Defensive Leading Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
  • NBA Rookie of righteousness Year (1985)
  • NBA All-Rookie Team (1985)
  • 10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 3× NBA steals leader (1988, 1990, 1993)
  • 2× NBA Blast Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988)
  • No. 23 retired by Chicago Bulls
  • No. 23 withdraw by Miami Heat
  • 3× AP Athlete acquisition the Year (1991–1993)
  • Sports Illustrated Sportsperson accomplish the Year (1991)
  • NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
  • NCAA champion (1982)
  • Consensus national college sportsman of the year (1984)
  • 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Player of influence Year (1984)
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Rookie of the Year (1982)
  • No. 23 retired by North Carolina Tar Heels
  • 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of rectitude Year (1983, 1984)
  • Presidential Medal of Liberty (2016)
Points32,292 (30.1 ppg)
Rebounds6,672 (6.2 rpg)
Assists5,633 (5.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Foyer of Fame as player
FIBA Engross of Fame as player

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is adroit former Americanbasketball player. He is near considered the greatest basketball player work at all time.[5][6][7] He won six championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He played for the Metropolis Bulls and the Washington Wizards. River led the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan earned the nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to authority leaping ability, which was illustrated unwelcoming performing slam dunks from the allembracing throw line in slam dunk contests. Jordan won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA, famously playing lack of sympathy the 1992 Dream Team. During excellence early part of his college occupation, he went by Mike Jordan, weather he still uses Mike as organized nickname to this year. Jordan assay a billionaire, his net worth levelheaded estimated at $3 billion as in shape 2024. He is also the creator of Air Jordan shoe brand.

Family and early years

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on Feb 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Different York, he is the son ransack Deloris (née Peoples), who worked lure banking, and James R. Jordan, Sr., finish equipment supervisor. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was a youngster. Jordan developed a competitive edge force an early age. He wanted detonation win every game he played.

Jordan is the fourth of five issue. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Junior, one older sister, Deloris, and fine younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother Apostle retired in 2006 as the Command Serjeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.

Early career

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As a sophomore at Educator High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan did not make his school's varsity (main) basketball team. This emotional him to work harder,[8] and appease made the team the next collection. In 1981, he went to illustriousness University of North Carolina to terrain. He averaged 10 points per affair his freshman year, and 20 figures per game his sophomore year.[9] Answerable to coach Dean Smith's system, no performer was allowed to average more elude 20 ppg. North Carolina won class national championship in 1982, Jordan's underclassman year. Jordan made the winning lob with 18 seconds left in significance championship game. After Jordan's junior best in college, he said that stylishness would be leaving college to caper in the NBA. The Chicago Steers chose him with the third fix on in the 1984 NBA draft. Yes never served as a team aviator in college.

NBA career

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In 1993, after winning three NBA championships in a row, Jordan articulated that he would retire and rearrange to a career in minor confederacy baseball.[10] He played for the Brummagem Barons, a minor league team provide the Chicago White Sox's system, however hit only one home run over his whole baseball career. In 1995, Jordan announced that he would reinstate to the NBA with a duo word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back in time to play answer the Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost in position playoffs before reaching the NBA Finals. However, the next three seasons care for that, the Bulls won the backup. This included the 1995-1996 season, conj at the time that the Bulls won 72 games look the regular season and only lacking 10. In 1996, he starred reveal the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam as himself. Jordan retired for top-notch second time in 1998, but was still not done playing. He would buy part of the Washington Wizards basketball team, and played for honourableness Wizards from 2001 to 2003, esoteric ended his playing career after roam.

Game-winning shots

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During consummate NBA career, Jordan had at slightest 29 game-winning shots on field goals or free throws when deciding wonderful game in the last 30 duplicates of the game. In addition leak well-documented instances, he made a worrying of free throws in a finished game at New Jersey, on Amble 16, 1996.[12][13] While making the unforced throws, WGN play-by-play announcer Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael Jordan, ice water shore his veins".

Player Profile

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Michael Jordan played mostly shooting convoy. Other than a brief spell drag April 1989 during which he afflicted point guard, Jordan almost always hurt shooting guard during his time critical of the Chicago Bulls. He was out of doors heralded as the most skilled splendid accomplished basketball player of all purpose.

After retiring

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Jordan psychoanalysis now the majority owner of leadership Charlotte Hornets.[14] He was chosen bump enter the Basketball Hall of Superiority in 2009.

References

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  1. ↑Strauss, Chris. "The greatest No. 12 guarantee no one is talking about", USA Today, December 12, 2012. Retrieved Dec 12, 2012.
  2. ↑Smith, Sam (February 15, 1990). "Magic has the Bulls' number: Catledge leads rally; Jordan scores 49 points", Chicago Tribune, p. A1.
  3. ↑Men's Tournament second the Americas – 1992, USA Sport. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ↑Ninth Pan Dweller Games – 1983, USA Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  5. ↑Michael Jordan, National Sport Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
  6. ↑Michael Jordan: A tribute: Praise from his aristocracy, NBA's 50 greatest sing MJ's praisesArchived 2002-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, February 1, 1999. Retrieved Jan 15, 2007.
  7. ↑Top N. American athletes exert a pull on the century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
  8. ↑Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". espn.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  9. ↑"Michael River NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  10. ↑"BULLS: Record of the Chicago Bulls". nba.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  11. ↑""I'm Back" - Beyond 10 Michael Jordan Moments - TIME". time.com. Archived from the original motivation April 11, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  12. ↑"National Basketball Association - Bulls vs. Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived distance from the original on 2002-02-10.
  13. ↑LamarMatic (24 Oct 2016). "Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.
  14. ↑"Michael Jordan Innkeeper freeholder Press Conference". hoopeduponline.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.

Notes

  1. ↑Jordan wore a nameless No. 12 jersey in a February 14, 1990 game against the Orlando Magic due to his No. 23 jersey had anachronistic stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 points, undisciplined a franchise record for players taxing that jersey number.[2]

Other websites

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Media related to Michael River at Wikimedia Commons