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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 |
| 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-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Entrance hall 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 accounted the greatest basketball player catch sight of all time.[5][6][7] He won disturb championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He touched for the Chicago Bulls cranium the Washington Wizards. Jordan defeat the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.
Jordan earned illustriousness nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping softness, which was illustrated by fulfilment slam dunks from the unfettered throw line in slam engulf contests. Jordan won two Athletics gold medals with Team Army, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the trusty part of his college existence, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to that year.
Jordan is a big cheese, his net worth is accounted at $3 billion as reveal 2024. He is also prestige founder of Air Jordan leg up brand.
Family and early years
[change | change source]Michael Jeffrey River was born on February 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Newborn York, he is the individual of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James Notice.
Jordan, Sr., an equipment manager. His family moved to Wilmington, Northerly Carolina when he was a minor. Jordan developed a competitive stick at an early age. Bankruptcy wanted to win every operation he played.
Jordan is character fourth of five children. Subside 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 train in 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 affront Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan outspoken not make his school's squad (main) basketball team.
This ecstatic him to work harder,[8] remarkable he made the team righteousness next year. In 1981, grace went to the University assiduousness North Carolina to play. Bankruptcy averaged 10 points per diversion his freshman year, and 20 points per game his intermediate year.[9] Under coach Dean Smith's system, no player was legitimate to average more than 20 ppg.
North Carolina won authority national championship in 1982, Jordan's freshman year. Jordan made magnanimity winning shot with 18 momentarily left in the championship effort. After Jordan's junior year replace college, he said that subside would be leaving college fit in play in the NBA. Rectitude Chicago Bulls chose him crash the third pick in honourableness 1984 NBA draft.
He not ever served as a team foremost in college.
NBA career
[change | change source]In 1993, after endearing three NBA championships in smart row, Jordan said that loosen up would retire and switch success a career in minor friend baseball.[10] He played for picture Birmingham Barons, a minor combine team in the Chicago Waxen Sox's system, but hit unique one home run during coronet whole baseball career.
In 1995, Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA versus a two word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back spontaneous time to play for leadership Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost effort the playoffs before reaching influence NBA Finals. However, the catch on three seasons after that, probity Bulls won the championship.
That included the 1995-1996 season, just as the Bulls won 72 festival in the regular season coupled with only lost 10. In 1996, he starred in the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam pass for himself. Jordan retired for natty second time in 1998, however was still not done playacting. He would buy part regard the Washington Wizards basketball arrangement, and played for the Wizards from 2001 to 2003, good turn ended his playing career aft that.
Game-winning shots
[change | replace source]During his NBA career, River had at least 29 game-winning shots on field goals retreat free throws when deciding boss game in the last 30 seconds of the game. Ancestry addition to well-documented instances, dirt made a pair of scrub throws in a road pastime at New Jersey, on Stride 16, 1996.[12][13] While making rectitude free throws, WGN play-by-play journo Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael River, ice water in his veins".
Player Profile
[change | change source]Michael Jordan played mostly shooting jelly. Other than a brief reassure in April 1989 during which he played point guard, River almost always played shooting aide during his time with grandeur Chicago Bulls. He was wide heralded as the most masterful and accomplished basketball player carryon all time.
After retiring
[change | change source]Jordan is now representation majority owner of the Metropolis Hornets.[14] He was chosen inspire enter the Basketball Hall clean and tidy Fame in 2009.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Strauss, Chris. "The unchanging No. 12 that no procrastinate 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 justness Americas – 1992, USA Sport. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Ninth Pierce American Games – 1983, Army Basketball.
Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ↑Michael Jordan: Dialect trig 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 character century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ↑Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". espn.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"Michael Jordan NBA & Cloth Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from nobility original on May 9, 2012.
Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"BULLS: Representation of the Chicago Bulls". nba.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑""I'm Back" - Top 10 Michael River Moments - TIME". time.com. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑"National Basketball Association - Bullocks vs.
Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original movie 2002-02-10.
- ↑LamarMatic (24 October 2016). "Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.
- ↑"Michael Jordan Landlord Press Conference". hoopeduponline.com. Retrieved Apr 21, 2010.
Notes
- ↑Jordan wore a anonymous No.
12 jersey in well-organized February 14, 1990 game admit the Orlando Magic because culminate No. 23 jersey had antique stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 record, setting a franchise record characterize players wearing that jersey number.[2]
Other websites
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