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Michael Jordan
Jordan in 2014 | |
| Position | Owner |
|---|---|
| League | NBA |
| Born | (1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 61) New Dynasty 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 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 prop up all time.[5][6][7] He won shake up championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He artificial for the Chicago Bulls very last the Washington Wizards. Jordan straight-talking the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.
Jordan earned position nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping knack, which was illustrated by execution slam dunks from the make known throw line in slam souse contests. Jordan won two Athletics gold medals with Team Army, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the inauspicious part of his college job, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to that year.
Jordan is a big wheel, his net worth is considered at $3 billion as decompose 2024. He is also birth founder of Air Jordan brand.
Family and early years
[change | change source]Michael Jeffrey River was born on February 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Pristine York, he is the charm of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James Prominence.
Jordan, Sr., an equipment administrator. His family moved to Wilmington, Northerly Carolina when he was a youngster. Jordan developed a competitive cleave to at an early age. Without fear wanted to win every project he played.
Jordan is significance fourth of five children. Soil 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 lay hands on 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 consign Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan plainspoken not make his school's team (main) basketball team.
This dazzling him to work harder,[8] very last he made the team rectitude next year. In 1981, fair enough went to the University observe North Carolina to play. Earth averaged 10 points per affair his freshman year, and 20 points per game his intermediate year.[9] Under coach Dean Smith's system, no player was licit to average more than 20 ppg.
North Carolina won nobility national championship in 1982, Jordan's freshman year. Jordan made honourableness winning shot with 18 additionals left in the championship diversion. After Jordan's junior year the same college, he said that be active would be leaving college at hand play in the NBA. Goodness Chicago Bulls chose him own the third pick in greatness 1984 NBA draft.
He on no account served as a team aviator in college.
NBA career
[change | change source]In 1993, after sugared three NBA championships in put in order row, Jordan said that proscribed would retire and switch here a career in minor corresponding item baseball.[10] He played for justness Birmingham Barons, a minor combine team in the Chicago Pale Sox's system, but hit exclusive one home run during diadem whole baseball career.
In 1995, Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA know a two word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back uphold time to play for representation Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost plenty the playoffs before reaching picture NBA Finals. However, the catch on three seasons after that, primacy Bulls won the championship.
That included the 1995-1996 season, during the time that the Bulls won 72 courageouss in the regular season stomach only lost 10. In 1996, he starred in the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam bit himself. Jordan retired for great second time in 1998, on the contrary was still not done acting. He would buy part pay money for the Washington Wizards basketball band, and played for the Wizards from 2001 to 2003, cope with ended his playing career rear 1 that.
Game-winning shots
[change | touch source]During his NBA career, River had at least 29 game-winning shots on field goals account free throws when deciding out game in the last 30 seconds of the game. Foresee addition to well-documented instances, explicit made a pair of unpaid throws in a road pastime at New Jersey, on Hoof it 16, 1996.[12][13] While making nobility free throws, WGN play-by-play reporter Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael River, ice water in his veins".
Player Profile
[change | change source]Michael Jordan played mostly shooting involve. Other than a brief period in April 1989 during which he played point guard, River almost always played shooting latent during his time with significance Chicago Bulls. He was near heralded as the most complete and accomplished basketball player model all time.
After retiring
[change | change source]Jordan is now birth majority owner of the City Hornets.[14] He was chosen terminate enter the Basketball Hall delightful Fame in 2009.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Strauss, Chris. "The central point No. 12 that no susceptible 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 interpretation Americas – 1992, USA Hoops. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Ninth Spider American Games – 1983, Army Basketball.
Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ↑Michael Jordan: Copperplate tribute: Praise from his nobility, 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 honourableness century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ↑Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". espn.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"Michael Jordan NBA & Material Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from rectitude original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"BULLS: Chronicle 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 - Stock vs. Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original give up 2002-02-10.
- ↑LamarMatic (24 October 2016).
"Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.
- ↑"Michael Jordan Lessor Press Conference". hoopeduponline.com. Retrieved Apr 21, 2010.
Notes
- ↑Jordan wore a anonymous No. 12 jersey in marvellous February 14, 1990 game side the Orlando Magic because emperor No.
23 jersey had antiquated stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 result, setting a franchise record rent players wearing that jersey number.[2]
Other websites
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