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Jordan, Michael Jeffrey Alternative names
MJ; Air Jordan Short description
Professional National Basketball Association player and businessman Date of birth
February 17, 1963 Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, United States Date of death Place of death
Professional career
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Jordan had a versatile offensive game. He was capable of aggressively driving to the basket, as well as drawing fouls from his opponents at a high rate; his 8,772 free throw attempts are the ninth highest total of all time.[110] As his career progressed, Jordan also developed the ability to post up his opponents and score with his trademark fadeaway jump shot, using his leaping ability to "fade away" from block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, this move alone made him nearly unstoppable.[111] Despite media criticism as a "selfish" player early in his career, Jordan's 5.3 assists per game[11] also indicate his willingness to defer to his teammates. In later years, the NBA shortened its three-point line to 22 feet (from 23 feet, 9 inches), which coupled with Jordan's extended shooting range to make him a long-range threat as well—his 3-point stroke developed from a low 9/52 rate (.173) in his rookie year into a stellar 111/260 (.427) shooter in the 1995–96 season.[11] For a guard, Jordan was also a good rebounder (6.2 per game).[11]
In the 1988–89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field, along with 8 rpg and 8 assists per game (apg).[11] The Bulls finished with a 47–35 record,[20] and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers and New York Knicks along the way. The Cavaliers series included a career highlight for Jordan when he hit The Shot over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer in the fifth and final game of the series.[25] However, the Pistons again defeated the Bulls, this time in six games,[19] by utilizing their "Jordan Rules" method of guarding Jordan, which consisted of double and triple teaming him every time he touched the ball.[1]
Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks)
Leslie Alexander (Houston Rockets)
Michael Heisley (Memphis Grizzlies)
National Basketball Association (New Orleans Hornets)
Peter Holt (San Antonio Spurs)
Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 62–20 record in the 1997–98 season.[20] Jordan led the league with 28.7 points per game,[23] securing his fifth regular-season MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First Defensive Team and the All-Star Game MVP.[1] The Bulls captured the Eastern Conference Championship for a third straight season, (...) , including surviving a grueling seven-game series with Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; it was the first time Jordan had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 series with the Knicks. After prevailing, they moved on for a rematch with the Jazz in the Finals.
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^ Associated Press. Jordan watched Lemieux's comeback very closely, espn.go.com, October 2, 2001. Retrieved March 7, 2007.
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^ Cover of December 23, 1991 issue of Sports Illustrated sportsillustrated.cnn.com, December 23, 1991. Retrieved January 16, 2007. Further reading Leahy, Michael (2004), When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0743276485, (...) McGovern, Mike (2005), Michael Jordan: basketball player, Ferguson, ISBN 0816058768, (...) Porter, David L (2007), Michael Jordan: a biography, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0313337675, (...) External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Michael Jordan Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michael Jordan Michael Jordan biography at NBA Encyclopedia
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Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors) v · d · e
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After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he would be able to return to his front office position of Director of Basketball Operations with the Wizards.[94] However, his previous tenure in the Wizards' front office had produced the aforementioned mixed results and may have also influenced the trade of Richard "Rip" Hamilton for Jerry Stackhouse (although Jordan was not technically Director of Basketball Operations in 2002).[71] On May 7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as Washington's President of Basketball Operations.[71] Jordan later stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he knew he would be fired upon retiring he never would have come back to play for the Wizards.[40]
0 Randy Brown | 7 Toni Kukoč | 8 Dickey Simpkins | 9 Ron Harper | 13 Luc Longley | 22 John Salley | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 25 Steve Kerr | 30 Jud Buechler | 33 Scottie Pippen | 34 Bill Wennington | 35 Jason Caffey | 53 James Edwards | 54 Jack Haley | 91 Dennis Rodman
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Jimmy Rodgers | Jim Cleamons | John Paxson
In the 1993–94 season, the Bulls, (...) , without Jordan, achieved a 55–27 record,[20] and lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs. But the 1994–95 version of the Bulls was a shell of the championship squad of just two years earlier. Struggling at mid-season to ensure a spot in the playoffs, Chicago was 31–31 at one point in mid-March.[54] The team received a lift, however, when Jordan decided to return to the NBA for the Bulls.
Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven consecutive scoring titles. He was also a fixture on the NBA All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times (NBA record shared with Gary Payton). Jordan also holds the top career regular season and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 points per game,[1] respectively. By 1998, the season of his Finals-winning shot against the Jazz, he was well known throughout the league as a clutch performer. In the regular season, Jordan was the Bulls' primary threat in the final seconds of a close game and in the playoffs, Jordan would always demand the ball at crunch time.[115] Jordan's total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the highest in NBA history.[116] He retired with 32,292 points in regular season play,[117] placing him third on the NBA's all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.[117]
He married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and they have two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy filed for divorce on January 4, 2002, citing irreconcilable differences, but reconciled shortly thereafter. They again filed for divorce and were granted a final decree of dissolution of marriage on December 29, 2006, commenting that the decision was made "mutually and amicably".[135][136] It is reported that Juanita received a $168 million settlement, making it the largest celebrity divorce settlement in history at the time on public record.[137]
Jordan is sometimes referred to simply by his initials MJ.[4]
Regular season • Playoffs v · d · e
Chicago Bulls 1992–93 NBA Champions
Although he hadn't played an NBA game in a year and a half, Jordan played well upon his return, making a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth game back. He then scored 55 points in the next game against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 1995 (his first appearance at Madison Square Garden since retiring).[19] Boosted by Jordan's comeback, the Bulls went 13-4 to make the playoffs and advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Orlando Magic. Though at the end of Game 1, Orlando's Nick Anderson stripped Jordan from behind, leading to the game-winning basket for the Magic; he would later comment that Jordan "didn't look like the old Michael Jordan",[57] after which Jordan returned to wearing his old number (23). Jordan averaged 31 points per game in the series, but Orlando prevailed in 6 games.[7]
In 1981, Jordan earned a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in cultural geography. As a freshman in coach Dean Smith's team-oriented system, he was named ACC Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 points per game (ppg) on 53.4% shooting (field goal percentage).[11] He made the game-winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game against Georgetown, which was led by future NBA rival Patrick Ewing.[1] Jordan later described this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career.[12] During his three seasons at North Carolina, he averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rebounds per game (rpg).[7] He was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons. After winning the Naismith and the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984, Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled graduation to enter the 1984 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick, after Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers). Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986.[13]
00 Robert Parish | 1 Randy Brown | 7 Toni Kukoč | 8 Dickey Simpkins | 9 Ron Harper | 13 Luc Longley | 18 Bison Dele | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 25 Steve Kerr | 30 Jud Buechler | 33 Scottie Pippen | 34 Bill Wennington | 35 Jason Caffey | 91 Dennis Rodman
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I think it was the exposure of Michael Jordan; the marketing of Michael Jordan. Everything was marketed towards the things that people wanted to see, which was scoring and dunking. That Michael Jordan still played defense and an all-around game, but it was never really publicized.[123]
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Jordan had recovered completely by the 1986–87 season, and had one of the most prolific scoring seasons in NBA history. He became the only player other than Wilt Chamberlain to score 3,000 points in a season, averaging a league high 37.1 points on 48.2% shooting.[11] In addition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, as he became the first player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocks in a season. Despite Jordan's success, Magic Johnson won the league's Most Valuable Player Award. The Bulls reached 40 wins,[20] and advanced to the playoffs for the third consecutive year. However, they were again swept by the Celtics.[19]
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As of 2007, Jordan lived in Highland Park, Illinois,[135] and both of his sons attended Loyola Academy, a private Roman Catholic high school located in Wilmette, Illinois.[142] Jeffrey graduated as a member of the 2007 graduating class and played his first collegiate basketball game on November 11, 2007, for the University of Illinois. After two seasons, Jeffrey left the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the team for a third season,[143][144] then received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending.[145][146] Marcus transferred to Whitney Young High School after his sophomore year at Loyola Academy and graduated in 2009. He began attending UCF in the fall of 2009.[147]
Jordan kept busy over the next few years by staying in shape, playing golf in celebrity charity tournaments, spending time with his family in Chicago, promoting his Jordan Brand clothing line, and riding motorcycles.[95] Since 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motorsports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road racing team that competes with two Suzukis in the premier Superbike class sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA).[96][97] Jordan and his then-wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicago's Hales Franciscan High School in 2006,[98] and the Jordan Brand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity and a Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.[99] On June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats, becoming the team's second-largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson. As part of the deal, Jordan was named "Managing Member of Basketball Operations," with full control over the basketball side of the operation.[100] Despite Jordan's previous success as an endorser, he has made an effort not to be included in Charlotte's marketing campaigns.[101]
In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award and became the first NBA player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and MVP awards in a career (since equaled by Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett; Olajuwon is the only player other than Jordan to win both during the same season). In addition he set both seasonal and career records for blocked shots by a guard,[112] and combined this with his ball-thieving ability to become a standout defensive player. His 2,514 steals are second highest all-time behind John Stockton, while his steals per game average is third all-time.[113] Jerry West often stated that he was more impressed with Jordan's defensive contributions than his offensive ones.[114]
After retiring as a player Jordan on a golf course in 2007
Jordan was a shooting guard who was also capable of playing small forward (the position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards). Jordan was known throughout his career for being a strong clutch performer. He decided numerous games with last-second plays (e.g., The Shot) and performed at a high level even under adverse circumstances (e.g., Flu Game). His competitiveness was visible in his prolific trash-talk[107] and well-known work ethic.[108][109]
Personal life Michael Jordan, 2006
Contents 1 Early years
2 Professional career 2.1 Mid-career: Pistons roadblock
2.2 First three-peat
2.3 Gambling controversy
2.4 First retirement and baseball career
2.5 "I'm back": Return to the NBA
2.6 Second three-peat
2.7 Second retirement
2.8 Washington Wizards comeback 3 Olympic career
4 After retiring as a player
5 Player profile
6 Legacy
7 Personal life
8 Media figure and business interests
9 Honors and awards
10 See also
11 References
12 Further reading
13 External links Early years Michael Jordan's jersey in the rafters of The Dean Smith Center
Olympic career Medal record Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold
1983 Caracas
United States Olympic Games Gold
1984 Los Angeles
United States Gold
1992 Barcelona
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"By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." —Introductory line of Jordan's NBA Encyclopedia biography[1]
Washington Wizards comeback Jordan as a member of the Washington Wizards on April 14, 2003
4 Alford | 5 Turner | 6 Ewing | 7 Fleming | 8 Robertson | 9 Jordan | 10 Kleine | 11 Koncak | 12 Mullin | 13 Tisdale | 14 Perkins | 15 Wood | Coach: Knight
Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the 1991–92 season, establishing a 67–15 record, topping their franchise record from 1990 to 91.[20] Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 52% shooting.[23] After winning a physical 7-game series over the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs and finishing off the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Finals in 6 games, the Bulls met Clyde Drexler and the Portland Trail Blazers in the Finals. The media, hoping to recreate a Magic-Bird rivalry, highlighted the similarities between "Air" Jordan and Clyde "The Glide" during the pre-Finals hype.[33] In the first game, Jordan scored a Finals-record 35 points in the first half, including a record-setting six three-point field goals.[34] After the sixth three-pointer, he jogged down the court shrugging as he looked courtside. Marv Albert, who broadcast the game, later stated that it was as if Jordan was saying, "I can't believe I'm doing this."[35] The Bulls went on to win Game 1, and defeat the Blazers in six games. Jordan was named Finals MVP for the second year in a row[31] and finished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and 6.5 apg, while shooting 53% from the floor.[31]
Playing in his 14th and final NBA All-Star Game in 2003, Jordan passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer in All-Star game history. That year, Jordan was the only Washington player to play in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them. He averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[1] He also shot 45% from the field, and 82% from the free throw line.[1] Even though he turned 40 during the season, he scored 20 or more points 42 times, 30 or more points nine times, and 40 or more points three times.[19] On February 21, 2003, Jordan became the first 40-year-old to tally 43 points in an NBA game.[82] During his stint with the Wizards, all of Jordan's home games at the MCI Center were sold out, and the Wizards were the second most-watched team in the NBA, averaging 20,172 fans a game at home and 19,311 on the road.[83] However, neither of Jordan's final two seasons resulted in a playoff appearance for the Wizards, and Jordan was often unsatisfied with the play of those around him.[84][85] At several points he openly criticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack of focus and intensity, notably that of the number one draft pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, Kwame Brown.[84][85]
In the 1992 Summer Olympics he was a member of the star-studded squad that included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and David Robinson and was dubbed the "Dream Team". Playing limited minutes due to the frequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 12.7 ppg, finishing fourth on the team in scoring.[92] Jordan, Patrick Ewing, and fellow Dream Team member Chris Mullin are the only American men's basketball players to win Olympic gold as amateurs (all in 1984) and professionals.[91][93]
Nike created a signature shoe for him, called the Air Jordan. One of Jordan's more popular commercials for the shoe involved Spike Lee playing the part of Mars Blackmon. In the commercials Lee, as Blackmon, attempted to find the source of Jordan's abilities and became convinced that "it's gotta be the shoes".[149] The hype and demand for the shoes even brought on a spate of "shoe-jackings" where people were robbed of their sneakers at gunpoint. Subsequently Nike spun off the Jordan line into its own division named the "Jordan Brand". The company features an impressive list of athletes and celebrities as endorsers.[151][152] The brand has also sponsored college sports programs such as those of North Carolina, Cincinnati, Cal, St. John's, Georgetown, and North Carolina A&T.
Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney's junior varsity squad, and tallied several 40 point games.[6] The following summer, he grew four inches (10 cm)[1] and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per game over his final two seasons of high school play.[7][8] As a senior, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team[9] after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.[10]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
2 Olympic Gold Medals – 1984, 1992
6-time NBA Champion
6-time NBA Finals MVP
5-time NBA MVP
10 NBA Scoring Titles
3-time steals leader
3-time minutes leader
14 NBA All-Star Selections
3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP
11 All-NBA Selections
9 All-Defensive First Team Selections
2-time 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-time 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 100 Athletes of the 20th century
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Many of Jordan's contemporaries label Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time.[114] An ESPN survey of journalists, athletes and other sports figures ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century, above icons such as Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali.[118] Jordan placed second to Babe Ruth in the Associated Press's list of 20th century athletes.[119] In addition, the Associated Press voted him as the basketball player of the 20th century.[120] Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 49 times.[121] In the September 1996 issue of Sport, which was the publication's 50th anniversary issue, Jordan was named the greatest athlete of the past 50 years.[122]
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Michael Cage • Devin Durrant • Keith Lee • Chris Mullin • Melvin Turpin • Leon Wood
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'00: Allen Iverson • '1: Allen Iverson • '2: Allen Iverson • '3: Allen Iverson • '4: Allen Iverson • '5: Ben Wallace • '6: Shaquille O'Neal • '7: Shaquille O'Neal • '8: Chris Paul • '9: Kevin Garnett • '10: Kobe Bryant • '11: Michael Jordan • '12: Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan
5 John Paxson | 10 B. J. Armstrong | 14 Craig Hodges | 20 Bob Hansen | 21 Stacey King | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 24 Bill Cartwright | 32 Will Perdue | 33 Scottie Pippen | 42 Scott Williams | 53 Cliff Levingston | 54 Horace Grant
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Johnny Bach | Jim Cleamons
"There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us." —Magic Johnson[1]
In the 1996–97 season, the Bulls started out 69–11, but narrowly missed out on a second consecutive 70-win season by losing their final two games to finish 69–13.[61] However, this year Jordan was beaten for the NBA MVP Award by Karl Malone. The Bulls again advanced to the Finals, where they faced Malone and the Utah Jazz. The series against the Jazz featured two of the more memorable clutch moments of Jordan's career. He won Game 1 for the Bulls with a buzzer-beating jump shot. In Game 5, with the series tied at 2, Jordan played despite being feverish and dehydrated from a stomach virus. In what is known as the "Flu Game", Jordan scored 38 points, including the game-deciding 3-pointer with 25 seconds remaining.[62] The Bulls won 90–88 and went on to win the series in six games.[61] For the fifth time in as many Finals appearances, Jordan received the Finals MVP award.[31] During the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, Jordan posted the first triple double in All-Star Game history in a victorious effort; however, he did not receive the MVP award.
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The Bulls entered the 1989–90 season as a team on the rise, with their core group of Jordan and young improving players like Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, and under the guidance of new coach Phil Jackson. Jordan averaged a league leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting, to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg[11] in leading the Bulls to a 55–27 record.[20] They again advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals beating the Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers en route. However, despite pushing the series to seven games, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecutive season.[19]
With Phil Jackson's contract expiring, the pending departures of Scottie Pippen (who stated his desire to be traded during the season) and Dennis Rodman (who would sign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent) looming, and being in the latter stages of an owner-induced lockout of NBA players, Jordan retired for the second time on January 13, 1999.
Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball teams. As a college player he participated, and won the gold, in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Jordan led the team in scoring averaging 17.1 ppg for the tournament.[91]
Jordan won numerous awards and set many records during his career. The following are some of his achievements:[1][163][164]
First three-peat
5 John Paxson | 6 Trent Tucker | 10 B. J. Armstrong | 12 Corey Williams | 20 Darrell Walker | 21 Stacey King | 22 Rodney McCray | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 24 Bill Cartwright | 32 Will Perdue | 33 Scottie Pippen | 42 Scott Williams | 54 Horace Grant | 55 Ed Nealy
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Johnny Bach | Jim Cleamons
Jordan's private jet features a stripe in North Carolina blue, the "Air Jordan" logo on the tail, and references to his career in the identification number.[148]
Most of Jordan's endorsement deals, including the first deal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, David Falk.[160] Jordan has said of Falk that "he's the best at what he does", and that "marketing-wise, he's great. He's the one who came up with the concept of 'Air Jordan.'"[161]
First retirement and baseball career Michael Jordan while playing with the Scottsdale Scorpions
Jordan's yearly income from the endorsements is estimated to be over forty million dollars.[155][156] In addition, when Jordan's power at the ticket gates was at its highest point the Bulls regularly sold out every game they played in, whether home or away.[157] Due to this, Jordan set records in player salary by signing annual contracts worth in excess of $30 million US$ per season.[158] An academic study found that Jordan’s first NBA comeback resulted in an increase in the market capitalization of his client firms of more than (...) Jordan has done much to increase the status of the game, some of his impact on the game's popularity in America appears to be fleeting.[130][131] Television ratings in particular increased only during his time in the league and have subsequently lowered each time he left the game.[130][131]
Second three-peat Jordan going in for a slam dunk with his signature exposed tongue.
Jordan led the league in scoring again in the 1987–88 season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting[11] and won his first league MVP award. He was also named the Defensive Player of the Year, as he had averaged 1.6 blocks and a league high 3.16 steals per game.[23] The Bulls finished 50–32,[20] and made it out of the first round of the playoffs for the first time in Jordan's career, as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.[24] However, the Bulls then lost in five games to the more experienced Detroit Pistons,[19] who were led by Isiah Thomas and a group of physical players known as the "Bad Boys".
Mid-career: Pistons roadblock
During his first season in the NBA, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting.[11] He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas,[14][15][16] and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading "A Star is Born" just over a month into his professional career.[17][18] Jordan was also voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season.[1] Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving.[1] This led to a so called "freeze-out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game.[1] The controversy left Jordan relatively unaffected when he returned to regular season play, and he would go on to be voted Rookie of the Year.[19] The Bulls finished the season 38–44,[20] and lost in the first round of the playoffs in four games to the Milwaukee Bucks.[19]
Legacy
On July 21, 2006, a Cook County, Illinois judge determined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former lover Karla Knafel $5 million.[138] Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret.[139][140][141] Knafel claimed Jordan promised her $5 million for remaining silent and agreeing not to file a paternity suit after Knafel learned she was pregnant in 1991. A DNA test showed Jordan was not the father of the child.[138]
0 Randy Brown | 5 Rusty LaRue | 7 Toni Kukoč | 8 Dickey Simpkins | 9 Ron Harper | 13 Luc Longley | 22 Keith Booth | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 24 Scott Burrell | 25 Steve Kerr | 30 Jud Buechler | 33 Scottie Pippen | 34 Bill Wennington | 53 Joe Kleine | 91 Dennis Rodman
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Bill Cartwright | Jimmy Rodgers | Frank Hamblen
In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game, Jordan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992.[45] The added exhaustion due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidified Jordan's feelings about the game and his ever-growing celebrity status. Jordan's announcement sent shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on the front pages of newspapers around the world.[46]
On January 19, 2000, Jordan returned to the NBA not as a player, but as part owner and President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards.[70] Jordan's responsibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive. He controlled all aspects of the Wizards' basketball operations, and had the final say in all personnel matters. Opinions of Jordan as a basketball executive were mixed.[71][72] He managed to purge the team of several highly paid, unpopular players (such as forward Juwan Howard and point guard Rod Strickland),[73][74] but used the first pick in the 2001 NBA Draft to select high schooler Kwame Brown, who did not live up to expectations and was traded away after four seasons.[71][75]
Western Conference Southwest
In 1992–93, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 5.5 apg campaign,[23] Jordan's streak of consecutive MVP seasons ended as he lost the award to his friend Charles Barkley. Coincidentally, Jordan and the Bulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. The Bulls captured their third consecutive NBA championship on a game-winning shot by John Paxson and a last-second block by Horace Grant, but Jordan was once again Chicago's catalyst. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0 ppg during the six-game series,[36] and became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP awards.[31] He scored more than 30 points in every game of the series, including 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games. With his third Finals triumph, Jordan capped off a seven-year run where he attained seven scoring titles and three championships, but there were signs that Jordan was tiring of his massive celebrity and all of the non-basketball hassles in his life.[37]
Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown during the 1993 Super Bowl XXVII featured Jordan and Bugs Bunny playing basketball against a group of Martian characters.[153] The Super Bowl commercial inspired the 1996 live action/animated movie Space Jam, which starred Jordan and Bugs in a fictional story set during his first retirement.[154] They have subsequently appeared together in several commercials for MCI.[154]
Stan Kroenke (Denver Nuggets)
Glen Taylor (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Clayton Bennett (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Paul Allen (Portland Trail Blazers)
Karen Gail Miller and family (Utah Jazz)
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Patrick Ewing • Michael Jordan • Akeem Olajuwon • Sam Perkins • Wayman Tisdale
"I'm back": Return to the NBA
In August 2009, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan exhibit containing items from his college and NBA careers, as well as from the 1992 "Dream Team". The exhibit also has a batting glove to signify Jordan's short career in baseball.[132] He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in September 2009, with former Bulls teammates Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and Toni Kukoc in attendance.[133]
Jordan is one of the most marketed sports figures in history. He has been a major spokesman for such brands as Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonald's, Ball Park Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI.[149] Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, appearing in over 20 commercials for the company since 1991, including the "Like Mike" commercials in which a song was sung by children wishing to be like Jordan.[149][150]
During the 2011 NBA lockout, The New York Times wrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline owners wanting to cap the players' share of basketball-related income at 50 percent and as low as 47. Journalists observed that, during the labor dispute in 1998, Jordan had told Washington Wizards then-owner Abe Pollin, "If you can’t make a profit, you should sell your team."[105] Jason Whitlock of FoxSports.com called Jordan a "sellout" wanting "current players to pay for his incompetence."[106] He cited Jordan's executive decisions to draft disappointing players Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.[106]
In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 20th most powerful celebrity in the world with $55 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to the Forbes article, Brand Jordan generates $1 billion in sales for Nike.[162]
Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signing a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox. He reported to spring training and was assigned to the team's minor league system on March 31, 1994.[47] Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player.[48] The White Sox were another team owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan's basketball contract during the years he played baseball.[49] In 1994, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, and 11 errors.[8] He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the top prospects in baseball.[50] On November 1, 1994, his number 23 was retired by the Bulls in a ceremony that included the erection of a permanent sculpture known as The Spirit outside the new United (...) final NBA game was on April 16, 2003 in Philadelphia. After scoring only 13 points in the game, Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter and with his team trailing the Philadelphia 76ers, 75–56. Just after the start of the fourth quarter, the First Union Center crowd began chanting "We want Mike!". After much encouragement from coach Doug Collins, Jordan finally rose from the bench and re-entered the game for Larry Hughes with 2:35 remaining. At 1:45, Jordan was intentionally fouled by the 76ers' Eric Snow, and stepped to the line to make both free throws. After the second foul shot, the 76ers in-bounded the ball to rookie John Salmons, who in turn was intentionally fouled by Bobby Simmons one second later, stopping time so that Jordan could return to the bench. Jordan received a three-minute standing ovation from his teammates, his opponents, the officials and a crowd of 21,257 fans.[90]
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Michael Jordan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other people named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jordan Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls in 1997 No. 23, 45, 9, 12 Shooting guard / Small forward Personal information Date of birth
February 17, 1963 (1963-02-17) (age 4
Brooklyn, New York High school
Emsley A. Laney Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Listed weight
216 lb (98 kg) Career information College
North Carolina (1981–1984) NBA Draft
1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall Selected by the Chicago Bulls Pro career
1984–2003 Career history 1984–1993, 1995–1998
Chicago Bulls 2001–2003
Washington Wizards Career highlights and awards 6× NBA Champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991–1992, 1996, 1998)
14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002–2003)
6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
3× NBA steals champion (1988, 1990, 1993)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
All-NBA Second Team (1985)
9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987–1988)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
#23 Retired by Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat
NCAA Champion (1982)
2× Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (1983–1984)
ACC Player of the Year (1984)
Oscar Robertson Trophy (1984)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1984)
John R. Wooden Award (1984)
Adolph Rupp Trophy (1984) Career statistics Points
32,292 (30.1 ppg) Rebounds
6,672 (6.2 rpg) Assists
5,633 (5.3 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Freshly motivated by the playoff defeat, Jordan trained aggressively for the 1995–96 season.[58] Strengthened by the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman, the Bulls dominated the league, starting the season 41–3,[59] and eventually finishing with the best regular season record in NBA history: 72–10.[21] Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 ppg,[60] and won the league's regular season and All-Star Game MVP awards.[1] In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA Finals to win the championship. Jordan was named Finals MVP for a record fourth time,[31] surpassing Magic Johnson's three Finals MVP awards. He also achieved only the second sweep of the MVP Awards in the All-Star Game, regular season and NBA Finals, Willis Reed having achieved the first, during the 1969–70 season.[19] Because this was Jordan's first championship since his father's murder, and it was won on Father's Day, Jordan reacted very emotionally upon winning the title, including a memorable scene of him sobbing on the locker room floor with the game ball.[1][32]
Second Team
Clyde Drexler • Sidney Green • John Paxson • Steve Stipanovich • Jon Sundvold • Darrell Walker • Randy Wittman
2 Dennis Hopson | 5 John Paxson | 10 B. J. Armstrong | 14 Craig Hodges | 23 Michael Jordan (Finals MVP) | 24 Bill Cartwright | 32 Will Perdue | 33 Scottie Pippen | 34 Stacey King | 42 Scott Williams | 53 Cliff Levingston | 54 Horace Grant
Head coach Phil Jackson
Assistant coaches Tex Winter | Johnny Bach | Jim Cleamons
On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a 2-word press release: "I'm back."[1] The next day, Jordan donned jersey number 45 (his number with the Barons), as his familiar 23 had been retired in his honor following his first retirement. He took to the court with the Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scoring 19 points.[55] The game had the highest Nielsen rating of a regular season NBA game since 1975.[56]
Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother James retired in 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.[134]
Jordan's athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back slam dunk contest championships in 1987 and 1988, is credited by many with having influenced a generation of young players.[123][124] Several current NBA All-Stars have stated that they considered Jordan their role model while growing up, including LeBron James[125] and Dwyane Wade.[126] In addition, commentators have dubbed a number of next-generation players "the next Michael Jordan" upon their entry to the NBA, including Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter, and Dwyane Wade.[127][128][129] Although Jordan was a well-rounded player, his "Air Jordan" image is also often credited with inadvertently decreasing the jump shooting skills, defense, and fundamentals of young players,[123] a fact Jordan himself has lamented.
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A scene from “Sita Sings the Blues,” directed by Nina Paley.
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