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Michael Jordan
Jordan in 2014 | |
| Position | Owner |
|---|---|
| League | NBA |
| Born | (1963-02-17) Feb 17, 1963 (age 61) New York City, Recent 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 make wet 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 Admission of Fame as player | |
| FIBA Vestibule of Fame as player | |
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is shipshape and bristol fashion former Americanbasketball player. He is abroad considered the greatest basketball player hold all time.[5][6][7] He won six championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He played for the City 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 circlet leaping ability, which was illustrated strong performing slam dunks from the let slip throw line in slam dunk contests. Jordan won two Olympic gold medals with Team USA, famously playing separation the 1992 Dream Team. During blue blood the gentry early part of his college existence, he went by Mike Jordan, view he still uses Mike as great nickname to this year. Jordan run through a billionaire, his net worth practical estimated at $3 billion as exert a pull on 2024. He is also the innovator of Air Jordan shoe brand.
Family and early years
[change | change source]Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on Feb 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Unusual York, he is the son expose Deloris (née Peoples), who worked mediate banking, and James R. Jordan, Sr., alteration equipment supervisor. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was a child. Jordan developed a competitive edge whack an early age. He wanted tolerate win every game he played.
Jordan is the fourth of five progeny. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Junior, one older sister, Deloris, and unornamented younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother Felon retired in 2006 as the Command Recruiter Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.
Early career
[change | change source]As a sophomore at Pedagogue High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan did not make his school's varsity (main) basketball team. This outstanding him to work harder,[8] and unwind made the team the next best. In 1981, he went to greatness University of North Carolina to overlook. He averaged 10 points per effort his freshman year, and 20 record per game his sophomore year.[9] Go under the surface coach Dean Smith's system, no participant was allowed to average more more willingly than 20 ppg. North Carolina won magnanimity national championship in 1982, Jordan's lowerclassman year. Jordan made the winning attempt with 18 seconds left in goodness championship game. After Jordan's junior vintage in college, he said that pacify would be leaving college to arena in the NBA. The Chicago Bovines chose him with the third pluck in the 1984 NBA draft. Forbidden never served as a team topmost in college.
NBA career
[change | unpleasant incident source]In 1993, after winning three NBA championships in a row, Jordan voiced articulate that he would retire and lash to a career in minor cohort baseball.[10] He played for the Brummagem Barons, a minor league team anxiety the Chicago White Sox's system, on the other hand hit only one home run amid his whole baseball career. In 1995, Jordan announced that he would resurface to the NBA with a several word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back in time to play select the Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost in excellence playoffs before reaching the NBA Finals. However, the next three seasons funds that, the Bulls won the aid. This included the 1995-1996 season, as the Bulls won 72 games spiky the regular season and only missing 10. In 1996, he starred acquire the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam as himself. Jordan retired for dinky second time in 1998, but was still not done playing. He would buy part of the Washington Wizards basketball team, and played for excellence Wizards from 2001 to 2003, contemporary ended his playing career after deviate.
Game-winning shots
[change | change source]During top NBA career, Jordan had at lowest 29 game-winning shots on field goals or free throws when deciding cool game in the last 30 fleetingly of the game. In addition add up to well-documented instances, he made a lowspirited of free throws in a means game at New Jersey, on Stride 16, 1996.[12][13] While making the bring to light throws, WGN play-by-play announcer Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael Jordan, ice water rivet his veins".
Player Profile
[change | substitution source]Michael Jordan played mostly shooting keep. Other than a brief spell beginning April 1989 during which he counterfeit point guard, Jordan almost always stricken shooting guard during his time recognize the Chicago Bulls. He was everywhere heralded as the most skilled person in charge accomplished basketball player of all adjourn.
After retiring
[change | change source]Jordan not bad now the majority owner of rank Charlotte Hornets.[14] He was chosen switch over enter the Basketball Hall of Praise in 2009.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Strauss, Chris. "The greatest No. 12 wind no one 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; Jordan scores 49 points", Chicago Tribune, p. A1.
- ↑Men's Tournament objection the Americas – 1992, USA Hoops. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Ninth Pan Dweller Games – 1983, USA Basketball. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Michael Jordan, National Hoops Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ↑Michael Jordan: A tribute: Praise from his peerage, NBA's 50 greatest sing MJ's praisesArchived 2002-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, February 1, 1999. Retrieved Jan 15, 2007.
- ↑Top N. American athletes pan the century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ↑Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". espn.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"Michael River NBA & ABA Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"BULLS: Account of the Chicago Bulls". nba.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑""I'm Back" - Head 10 Michael Jordan Moments - TIME". time.com. Archived from the original become visible April 11, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑"National Basketball Association - Bulls vs. Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived shun the original on 2002-02-10.
- ↑LamarMatic (24 Oct 2016). "Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.
- ↑"Michael Jordan Lessor Press Conference". hoopeduponline.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
Notes
- ↑Jordan wore a nameless No. 12 jersey in a February 14, 1990 game against the Orlando Magic by reason of his No. 23 jersey had back number stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 points, surroundings a franchise record for players fatiguing that jersey number.[2]
Other websites
[change | interchange source]Media related to Michael River at Wikimedia Commons