Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on Feb seventeen, 1963, is former basketball player, enterprenuer and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. He compete fifteen seasons within the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His life on the NBA web site states, "By approval, archangel Jordan is that the greatest basketeer of all time." Jordan was one in every of the foremost effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was thought-about instrumental in popularizing the NBA round the world within the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties.
After a three-season career at the University of North geographical area at town, wherever he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, amusing crowds together with his prolific marking. His bounce ability, illustrated by playing slam dunks from the foul shot line in slam dunk contests, attained him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He conjointly gained a name for being one in every of the simplest defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his initial NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that action with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". though Jordan short retired from basketball before the start of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and LED them to a few further championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, moreover as associate NBA-record seventy two regular-season wins within the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, however came back for 2 a lot of NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Wizards.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments embrace 5 most dear Player (MVP) Awards, 10 All-NBA team designations, 9 All-Defensive team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, 3 All-Star Game participant Awards, 10 marking titles, 3 steals titles, six NBA Finals participant Awards, and also the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. Among his various accomplishments, Jordan holds the NBA records for highest career regular season marking average (30.12 points per game) and highest career competition marking average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the best North yankee jock of the twentieth century by ESPN, and was second to Sultan of Swat on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. he's a wander inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame – in 2009 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 u. s. public lavatory Olympic squad ("The Dream Team").
Jordan is additionally well-known for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, that were introduced in 1985 and stay in style these days. Jordan conjointly marked within the 1996 motion-picture show house Jam as himself. In 2006, he became owner and head of basketball operations for the then-Charlotte Bobcats, shopping for interest in 2010.
After a three-season career at the University of North geographical area at town, wherever he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, amusing crowds together with his prolific marking. His bounce ability, illustrated by playing slam dunks from the foul shot line in slam dunk contests, attained him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He conjointly gained a name for being one in every of the simplest defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his initial NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that action with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". though Jordan short retired from basketball before the start of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and LED them to a few further championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, moreover as associate NBA-record seventy two regular-season wins within the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, however came back for 2 a lot of NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Wizards.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments embrace 5 most dear Player (MVP) Awards, 10 All-NBA team designations, 9 All-Defensive team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, 3 All-Star Game participant Awards, 10 marking titles, 3 steals titles, six NBA Finals participant Awards, and also the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. Among his various accomplishments, Jordan holds the NBA records for highest career regular season marking average (30.12 points per game) and highest career competition marking average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the best North yankee jock of the twentieth century by ESPN, and was second to Sultan of Swat on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. he's a wander inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame – in 2009 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 u. s. public lavatory Olympic squad ("The Dream Team").
Jordan is additionally well-known for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, that were introduced in 1985 and stay in style these days. Jordan conjointly marked within the 1996 motion-picture show house Jam as himself. In 2006, he became owner and head of basketball operations for the then-Charlotte Bobcats, shopping for interest in 2010.
Awards and Titles
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009 (individual), Class of 2010 (member of the "Dream Team")
- 2 Olympic gold medals – 1984, 1992
- 6× NBA champion
- 6× NBA Finals MVP
- 5× NBA MVP
- 10 NBA scoring leader (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
- 3× steals leader (1988, 1990, 1993)
- 3× minutes leader
- 14 NBA All-Star selections
- 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP
- 11 All-NBA selections
- 9 All-Defensive First Team selections
- 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion – 1987, 1988
- NBA Rookie of the Year – 1984–85
- NBA Defensive Player of the Year – 1987–88
- NCAA national championship – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1981–82
- ACC Freshman of the Year – 1981–82
- 2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team – 1982–83, 1983–84
- ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year – 1983–84
- USBWA College Player of the Year – 1983–84
- Naismith College Player of the Year – 1983–84
- John R. Wooden Award – 1983–84
- Adolph Rupp Trophy – 1983–84
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year – 1991.
- Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996.
- Ranked No.1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-Time.
- Ranked No.1 by ESPN SportsCentury's Top North American Athletes of the 20th century.
- Elected to North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
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