







Michael Jeffery Jordan played about 14 years in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards, but is best remembered as a Chicago Bull. Michael Jordan has been said by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time and greatest athlete of all time because of his iconic performances and achievements.
Bio:
Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina. For high school, Jordan would attend would attend Laney High School, where he was first noticed to have a special talent on the court. When Jordan was a sophomore, he was cut from the school varsity team because he wasn't considered to be tall enough. This became a motivation to Jordan as he would work hard to perform his best on the JV team. He would later grow in skill as well as in height and play on the varsity for the rest of his high school years. Jordan was being recruited by colleges all over the country, but decided to play for the North Carolina Tar Heel's in his home state of North Carolina. Jordan would make his popular game winning jump shot against Georgetown to win an NCAA National Championship in his freshman year and play two more seasons with North Carolina. Jordan was drafted as the third pick in the first round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to victory like no player has ever done before with one of if not the best rookie seasons ever winning Rookie of the Year and leading his team in scoring, assists, rebounds, and steals. His first iconic stat highlight is his unbroken record for most points in a playoff game with 63 points versus the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the first round of the 1986 NBA Playoffs.
Accolades:
Championships- 6(1991-1993, 1996-1998)
MVP's- 5 (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
Finals MVP's- 6(1991-1993, 1996-1998)
Rookie of the Year- 1985
NBA All-Star- 14(1985-1993, 1996-1998, 2002, 2003)
Career Highs- 69pts, 19reb, 17ast, 10stl, 6blk
Work Cited:
1. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jordan-scores-63-points-in-playoff-game
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apUd2Uarw1E
3. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Michael-Jordan/Bests/1192
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGgnEIX5f4E
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan
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