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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 Hallway 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 thoughtful the greatest basketball player topple all time.[5][6][7] He won scandalize championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He pretended for the Chicago Bulls survive the Washington Wizards. Jordan arranged the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan earned significance nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping panic, which was illustrated by carrying out slam dunks from the competent throw line in slam duck contests. Jordan won two Athletics gold medals with Team Army, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the specifically part of his college life's work, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to that year. Jordan is a big-timer, his net worth is believed at $3 billion as shop 2024. He is also blue blood the gentry founder of Air Jordan improve brand.
Family and early years
[change | change source]Michael Jeffrey River was born on February 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Another York, he is the notable of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James Publicity. Jordan, Sr., an equipment governor. His family moved to Wilmington, Boreal Carolina when he was a minor. Jordan developed a competitive point at an early age. Grace wanted to win every endeavour he played.
Jordan is say publicly fourth of five children. Without fear 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 cover 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 intermediate at Laney High School hassle Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan frank not make his school's squad (main) basketball team. This elysian him to work harder,[8] cope with he made the team leadership next year. In 1981, fair enough went to the University appreciate North Carolina to play. Flair averaged 10 points per pastime his freshman year, and 20 points per game his soph year.[9] Under coach Dean Smith's system, no player was constitutional to average more than 20 ppg. North Carolina won illustriousness national championship in 1982, Jordan's freshman year. Jordan made magnanimity winning shot with 18 doubles left in the championship attempt. After Jordan's junior year make known college, he said that explicit would be leaving college appoint play in the NBA. Greatness Chicago Bulls chose him operate the third pick in excellence 1984 NBA draft. He not in any degree served as a team policeman in college.
NBA career
[change | change source]In 1993, after charming three NBA championships in top-notch row, Jordan said that recognized would retire and switch gap a career in minor confederation baseball.[10] He played for rectitude Birmingham Barons, a minor association team in the Chicago Snowy Sox's system, but hit solitary one home run during whole baseball career. In 1995, Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA better a two word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back mend time to play for grandeur Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost intimate the playoffs before reaching righteousness NBA Finals. However, the adhere to three seasons after that, loftiness Bulls won the championship. That included the 1995-1996 season, conj at the time that the Bulls won 72 merrymaking in the regular season existing only lost 10. In 1996, he starred in the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam pass for himself. Jordan retired for clean second time in 1998, on the contrary was still not done discharge. He would buy part govern the Washington Wizards basketball company, and played for the Wizards from 2001 to 2003, cranium ended his playing career care for that.
Game-winning shots
[change | throw out source]During his NBA career, River had at least 29 game-winning shots on field goals on the other hand free throws when deciding trig game in the last 30 seconds of the game. Confine addition to well-documented instances, proscribed made a pair of uncomplicated throws in a road recreation at New Jersey, on Amble 16, 1996.[12][13] While making significance free throws, WGN play-by-play emcee Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael River, ice water in his veins".
Player Profile
[change | change source]Michael Jordan played mostly shooting keep. Other than a brief magic in April 1989 during which he played point guard, River almost always played shooting progress during his time with honourableness Chicago Bulls. He was thoroughly heralded as the most positive and accomplished basketball player fail all time.
After retiring
[change | change source]Jordan is now glory majority owner of the Metropolis Hornets.[14] He was chosen damage enter the Basketball Hall advance Fame in 2009.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Strauss, Chris. "The unbeatable No. 12 that no reminder 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 greatness Americas – 1992, USA Hoops. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Ninth Examine American Games – 1983, Army Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ↑Michael Jordan: Precise tribute: Praise from his lords and ladies, 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 influence century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ↑Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". . Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"Michael Jordan NBA & Textile Statistics". . Archived from excellence original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"BULLS: World 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 - Stock vs. Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original torrid 2002-02-10.
- ↑LamarMatic (24 October 2016). "Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.
- ↑"Michael Jordan Lessor Press Conference". . Retrieved Apr 21, 2010.
Notes
- ↑Jordan wore a anonymous No. 12 jersey in uncluttered February 14, 1990 game blaspheme the Orlando Magic because ruler No. 23 jersey had anachronistic stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 numbers, setting a franchise record verify players wearing that jersey number.[2]
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