Michael Jordan

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ,[4] is an American former professional basketball player who is the principal owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 15 seasons in the NBA, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[5] He was integral in helping to popularize the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s,[6] becoming a global cultural icon in the process.[7]

Michael Jordan

Jordan in April 2014

Charlotte Hornets

Position

Owner

League

NBA

Personal information

Born

February 17, 1963 (age 57)

Brooklyn, New York

Nationality

American

Listed height

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Listed weight

216 lb (98 kg)[1]

Career information

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

Career history

1984–1993,

1995–1998

Chicago Bulls

2001–2003

Washington Wizards

Career highlights and awards

6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)

6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)

5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)

14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003)

3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)

10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)

All-NBA Second Team (1985)

NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)

9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)

NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)

NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)

10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998)

3× NBA steals leader (1988, 1990, 1993)

2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988)

No. 23 retired by Chicago Bulls

No. 23 retired by Miami Heat

3× AP Athlete of the Year (1991–1993)

Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (1991)

NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team

NCAA champion (1982)

Consensus national college 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 Rookie of the Year (1982)

No. 23 retired by North Carolina Tar Heels

2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984)

Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)

Career NBA statistics

Points

32,292 (30.1 ppg)

Rebounds

6,672 (6.2 rpg)

Assists

5,633 (5.3 apg)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball Hall of Fame as player

FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing the United States

Olympic Games

1984 Los Angeles Men's basketball

1992 Barcelona Men's basketball

FIBA Americas Championship

1992 Portland Men's basketball

Pan American Games

1983 Caracas Men's basketball

Jordan played college basketball for three seasons under coach Dean Smith with the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick, and quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring while gaining a reputation as one of the game's best defensive players.[8] His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". Jordan won his first NBA championship with the Bulls in 1991, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the 1993–94 NBA season to play Minor League Baseball, but returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three more championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. He retired for a second time in January 1999 but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.

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