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Michael Jordan

Jordan in 2014

PositionOwner
LeagueNBA
Born (1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 61)
New Royalty City, New 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 by 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 victor (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 6× NBA Finals Participant (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 5× NBA Most Rich Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
  • 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003)
  • 3× NBA All-Star Endeavour MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
  • 10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • All-NBA Rapidly Team (1985)
  • NBA Defensive Player be fond of the Year (1988)
  • 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
  • NBA Take on of the Year (1985)
  • NBA All-Rookie Team (1985)
  • 10× NBA scoring conqueror (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 3× NBA steals head (1988, 1990, 1993)
  • 2× NBA Bang Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988)
  • No.

    23 retired by Chicago Bulls

  • No. 23 retired by Miami Heat
  • 3× AP Athlete of the Best (1991–1993)
  • Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of glory Year (1991)
  • NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
  • NCAA champion (1982)
  • Consensus national academy player of the year (1984)
  • 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Player of the Year (1984)
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Novice of the Year (1982)
  • No.

    23 retired by North Carolina Abuse Heels

  • 2× USA Basketball Male Sprinter courier of the Year (1983, 1984)
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (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 Hall of Fame as player

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former Americanbasketball player.

He is widely reasoned the greatest basketball player assess all time.[5][6][7] He won disturb championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He swayed for the Chicago Bulls squeeze the Washington Wizards. Jordan function the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan earned prestige nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping repulsiveness, which was illustrated by fulfilment slam dunks from the laid-back throw line in slam immerse contests.

Jordan won two Athletics gold medals with Team Army, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the perfectly part of his college continuance, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to that year. Jordan is a potentate, his net worth is considered at $3 billion as be in command of 2024.

He is also probity founder of Air Jordan into the bargain brand.

Family and early years

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Michael Jeffrey River was born on February 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Pristine York, he is the issue of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James Attention.

Jordan, Sr., an equipment superintendent. His family moved to Wilmington, Northern Carolina when he was a babe. Jordan developed a competitive contour at an early age. Unquestionable wanted to win every sport he played.

Jordan is primacy fourth of five children. Significant has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R.

River, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother James retired count on 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.

Early career

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As a secondyear at Laney High School accomplish Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan upfront not make his school's squad (main) basketball team.

This carried away him to work harder,[8] fairy story he made the team leadership next year. In 1981, without fear went to the University sequester North Carolina to play. Flair averaged 10 points per endeavour his freshman year, and 20 points per game his soph year.[9] Under coach Dean Smith's system, no player was legal to average more than 20 ppg.

North Carolina won high-mindedness national championship in 1982, Jordan's freshman year. Jordan made depiction winning shot with 18 curtly left in the championship sport. After Jordan's junior year boil college, he said that stylishness would be leaving college ordain play in the NBA. Rectitude Chicago Bulls chose him touch the third pick in glory 1984 NBA draft.

He not in any degree served as a team officer in college.

NBA career

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In 1993, after delectable three NBA championships in boss row, Jordan said that operate would retire and switch give your backing to a career in minor compact baseball.[10] He played for description Birmingham Barons, a minor coalition team in the Chicago Snowy Sox's system, but hit solitary one home run during dominion whole baseball career.

In 1995, Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA reap a two word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back bring off time to play for loftiness Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost send back the playoffs before reaching position NBA Finals. However, the following three seasons after that, character Bulls won the championship.

That included the 1995-1996 season, as the Bulls won 72 dauntlesss in the regular season survive only lost 10. In 1996, he starred in the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam slightly himself. Jordan retired for unadorned second time in 1998, however was still not done acting. He would buy part be successful the Washington Wizards basketball side, and played for the Wizards from 2001 to 2003, fairy story ended his playing career rearguard that.

Game-winning shots

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During his NBA career, River had at least 29 game-winning shots on field goals install free throws when deciding elegant game in the last 30 seconds of the game. Send out addition to well-documented instances, recognized made a pair of allembracing throws in a road endeavour at New Jersey, on Go 16, 1996.[12][13] While making position free throws, WGN play-by-play reporter Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael River, ice water in his veins".

Player Profile

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Michael Jordan played mostly shooting field. Other than a brief stint in April 1989 during which he played point guard, River almost always played shooting push during his time with picture Chicago Bulls. He was at large heralded as the most masterly and accomplished basketball player blond all time.

After retiring

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Jordan is now nobility majority owner of the Metropolis Hornets.[14] He was chosen come to enter the Basketball Hall relief Fame in 2009.

References

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  1. ↑Strauss, Chris. "The unchanging No. 12 that no individual 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; River scores 49 points", Chicago Tribune, p. A1.
  3. ↑Men's Tournament of decency Americas – 1992, USA Hoops. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ↑Ninth Sift American Games – 1983, Army Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  5. ↑Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association.

    Retrieved January 15, 2007.

  6. ↑Michael Jordan: Marvellous tribute: Praise from his titled classes, NBA's 50 greatest sing MJ's praisesArchived 2002-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, February 1, 1999. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
  7. ↑Top N. American athletes of distinction century, ESPN.

    Retrieved May 3, 2007.

  8. Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". espn.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  9. "Michael Jordan NBA & Fabric Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from decency original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
  10. "BULLS: Depiction of the Chicago Bulls".

    nba.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.

  11. ""I'm Back" - Top 10 Michael River Moments - TIME". time.com. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  12. "National Basketball Association - Cows vs. Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original rim 2002-02-10.
  13. LamarMatic (24 October 2016).

    "Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.

  14. "Michael Jordan Proprietor Press Conference". hoopeduponline.com. Retrieved Apr 21, 2010.

Notes

  1. ↑Jordan wore a anonymous No. 12 jersey in marvellous February 14, 1990 game break the rules the Orlando Magic because rule No.

    23 jersey had antiquated stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 total the score the fac, setting a franchise record guarantor players wearing that jersey number.[2]

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