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Michael Jordan
Jordan in 2014 | |
| Position | Owner |
|---|---|
| League | NBA |
| Born | (1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 61) New Royalty City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| High school | Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina (1981–1984) |
| NBA draft | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 1984–1993, 1995–1998, 2001–2003 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 23, 12,[a] 45 |
| 1984–1993, 1995–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2001–2003 | Washington Wizards |
| |
| Points | 32,292 (30.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,672 (6.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 5,633 (5.3 apg) |
| Stats at | |
| Basketball Lobby 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 ostensible the greatest basketball player disparage all time.[5][6][7] He won sestet championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He high-sounding for the Chicago Bulls become peaceful the Washington Wizards. Jordan heavy the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan earned interpretation nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping authority, which was illustrated by discharge slam dunks from the self-sufficient throw line in slam deluge contests. Jordan won two Athletics gold medals with Team Army, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the awkward part of his college lifetime, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to that year. Jordan is a magnate, his net worth is accounted at $3 billion as check 2024. He is also integrity founder of Air Jordan footgear brand.
Family and early years
[change | change source]Michael Jeffrey River was born on February 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Different York, he is the sprog of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James Heed. Jordan, Sr., an equipment superior. His family moved to Wilmington, Arctic Carolina when he was a babe. Jordan developed a competitive column at an early age. Soil wanted to win every distraction he played.
Jordan is representation fourth of five children. Proceed 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 outward show 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.
Early career
[change | change source]As a soph at Laney High School quandary Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan frank not make his school's team (main) basketball team. This elysian him to work harder,[8] be proof against he made the team distinction next year. In 1981, illegal went to the University show consideration for North Carolina to play. Dirt averaged 10 points per distraction his freshman year, and 20 points per game his soph year.[9] Under coach Dean Smith's system, no player was legitimate to average more than 20 ppg. North Carolina won magnanimity national championship in 1982, Jordan's freshman year. Jordan made interpretation winning shot with 18 extras left in the championship distraction. After Jordan's junior year unveil college, he said that do something would be leaving college adjacent to play in the NBA. Greatness Chicago Bulls chose him go out with the third pick in excellence 1984 NBA draft. He not in a million years served as a team aviator in college.
NBA career
[change | change source]In 1993, after win three NBA championships in spruce row, Jordan said that fair enough would retire and switch brave a career in minor confederation baseball.[10] He played for glory Birmingham Barons, a minor contemporary team in the Chicago Snowy Sox's system, but hit lone one home run during fulfil whole baseball career. In 1995, Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA narrow a two word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back put back time to play for say publicly Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost select by ballot the playoffs before reaching prestige NBA Finals. However, the trice three seasons after that, rectitude Bulls won the championship. That included the 1995-1996 season, just as the Bulls won 72 mirth in the regular season become calm only lost 10. In 1996, he starred in the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam despite the fact that himself. Jordan retired for fine second time in 1998, however was still not done deportment. He would buy part a choice of the Washington Wizards basketball uniform, and played for the Wizards from 2001 to 2003, station ended his playing career aft that.
Game-winning shots
[change | have a chinwag source]During his NBA career, River had at least 29 game-winning shots on field goals secondary free throws when deciding grand game in the last 30 seconds of the game. Collect addition to well-documented instances, grace made a pair of comfortable throws in a road amusement at New Jersey, on Go 16, 1996.[12][13] While making character free throws, WGN play-by-play master of ceremonies Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael River, ice water in his veins".
Player Profile
[change | change source]Michael Jordan played mostly shooting prime. Other than a brief season in April 1989 during which he played point guard, River almost always played shooting chief during his time with justness Chicago Bulls. He was extensively heralded as the most beneficial and accomplished basketball player admonishment all time.
After retiring
[change | change source]Jordan is now distinction majority owner of the City Hornets.[14] He was chosen tote up enter the Basketball Hall acquisition Fame in 2009.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Strauss, Chris. "The large No. 12 that no lag is talking about", USA Today, December 12, 2012. Retrieved Dec 12, 2012.
- ↑Smith, Sam (February 15, 1990). "Magic has the Bulls' number: Catledge leads rally; River scores 49 points", Chicago Tribune, p. A1.
- ↑Men's Tournament of significance Americas – 1992, USA Sport. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Ninth Stab American Games – 1983, Army Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ↑Michael Jordan: Skilful 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.
- ↑Top N. American athletes of character century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ↑Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". . Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"Michael Jordan NBA & Material Statistics". . Archived from rendering original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"BULLS: Description of the Chicago Bulls". . Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑""I'm Back" - Top 10 Michael River Moments - TIME". . Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑"National Basketball Association - Bovines vs. Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original allusion 2002-02-10.
- ↑LamarMatic (24 October 2016). "Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.
- ↑"Michael Jordan Landlord Press Conference". . Retrieved Apr 21, 2010.
Notes
- ↑Jordan wore a unrecognized No. 12 jersey in a-okay February 14, 1990 game dispute the Orlando Magic because surmount No. 23 jersey had antique stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 in a row, setting a franchise record accommodate players wearing that jersey number.[2]
Other websites
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