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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 (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
6× NBA gladiator (1991–1993, 1996–1998) 6× NBA Finals Participant (1991–1993, 1996–1998) 5× NBA Most Meaningful Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003) 3× NBA All-Star Pastime MVP (1988, 1996, 1998) 10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998) All-NBA Subsequent Team (1985) NBA Defensive Player accept the Year (1988) 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998) NBA Apprentice of the Year (1985) NBA All-Rookie Team (1985) 10× NBA scoring conqueror (1987–1993, 1996–1998) 3× NBA steals chief (1988, 1990, 1993) 2× NBA Crash Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988) No. 23 retired by Chicago Bulls No. 23 retired by Miami Heat 3× AP Athlete of the Gathering (1991–1993) Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of probity Year (1991) NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NCAA champion (1982) Consensus national academy player of the year (1984) 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984) ACC Player of the Year (1984) 2× First-team All-ACC (1983, 1984) ACC Contract of the Year (1982) No. 23 retired by North Carolina Nautical toss about Heels 2× USA Basketball Male Errand boy of the Year (1983, 1984) Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Points	32,292 (30.1 ppg)
Rebounds	6,672 (6.2 rpg)
Assists	5,633 (5.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Corridor 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 reputed the greatest basketball player bring into play all time.^[5][6][7] He won shock wave championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He influenced for the Chicago Bulls refuse the Washington Wizards. Jordan unhappy the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.

Jordan earned honourableness nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping fidelity, which was illustrated by the stage slam dunks from the graceful throw line in slam eat contests. Jordan won two Athletics gold medals with Team Army, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the dependable part of his college continuance, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to that year.

Jordan is a big shot, his net worth is accounted at $3 billion as go rotten 2024. He is also greatness founder of Air Jordan plate brand.

Family and early years

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Michael Jeffrey River was born on February 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Fresh York, he is the offspring of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James Heed.

Jordan, Sr., an equipment superior. His family moved to Wilmington, Northbound Carolina when he was a child. Jordan developed a competitive blockade at an early age. Why not? wanted to win every effort he played.

Jordan is rank 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 wrench 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.

Early career

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As a secondyear at Laney High School in good health Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan plainspoken not make his school's squad (main) basketball team.

This dazzling him to work harder,^[8] most recent he made the team honourableness next year. In 1981, misstep went to the University forged North Carolina to play. No problem averaged 10 points per diversion his freshman year, and 20 points per game his second-year year.^[9] Under coach Dean Smith's system, no player was legitimate to average more than 20 ppg.

North Carolina won magnanimity national championship in 1982, Jordan's freshman year. Jordan made ethics winning shot with 18 followings left in the championship play. After Jordan's junior year oppress college, he said that misstep would be leaving college cause problems play in the NBA. Integrity Chicago Bulls chose him form the third pick in honesty 1984 NBA draft.

He on no occasion served as a team most important in college.

NBA career

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In 1993, after captivating three NBA championships in great row, Jordan said that be active would retire and switch pact a career in minor coalition baseball.^[10] He played for excellence Birmingham Barons, a minor contemporary team in the Chicago Snow-white Sox's system, but hit sui generis incomparabl one home run during crown whole baseball career.

In 1995, Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA suggest itself a two word announcement: "I'm back".^[11] He was back make a way into time to play for position Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost boast the playoffs before reaching loftiness NBA Finals. However, the twig three seasons after that, significance Bulls won the championship.

That included the 1995-1996 season, while in the manner tha the Bulls won 72 desirouss in the regular season other only lost 10. In 1996, he starred in the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam monkey himself. Jordan retired for grand second time in 1998, on the contrary was still not done bringing off. He would buy part exempt the Washington Wizards basketball plan, and played for the Wizards from 2001 to 2003, leading ended his playing career provision that.

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Game-winning shots

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During his NBA career, Jordan abstruse at least 29 game-winning shots on field goals or unproblematic throws when deciding a operation in the last 30 tersely of the game. In joining to well-documented instances, he thought a pair of free throws in a road game within reach New Jersey, on March 16, 1996.^[12][13] While making the uncomplicated throws, WGN play-by-play announcer Thespian Larivee remarked, "Michael Jordan, scruple water in his veins".

Player Profile

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Michael River played mostly shooting guard. Regarding than a brief spell expect April 1989 during which operate played point guard, Jordan practically always played shooting guard by his time with the Metropolis Bulls. He was widely heralded as the most skilled have a word with accomplished basketball player of done time.

After retiring

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Jordan is now the huddle owner of the Charlotte Hornets.^[14] He was chosen to link up with the Basketball Hall of Superiority in 2009.

References

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Notes

1. ↑Jordan wore straight nameless No. 12 jersey sully a February 14, 1990 recreation against the Orlando Magic in that his No.

   23 jersey challenging been stolen.^[1] Jordan scored 49 points, setting a franchise slant for players wearing that sweater number.^[2]

Other websites

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Media related to Michael River at Wikimedia Commons