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Michael Jordan
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Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American
professional basketball player and active businessman. His biography on
the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By
acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all
time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his
generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the
world in the 1980s and 1990s.
After a standout career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, where he led the Tar Heels to a National Championship in 1982,
Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a
league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping
ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line
in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His
Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best
defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA
championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles
in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly
retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to
pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them
to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an
NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 season. Jordan retired
for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons in
2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
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 (33.4 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 elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April
6, 2009 and was inducted on September 11, 2009.
Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the
success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985
and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film
Space Jam as himself. He is currently a part-owner and Managing Member
of Basketball Operations of the Charlotte Bobcats in North Carolina.
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