Michael Jordan

For other people named Michael Jordan, see MichaelJordan (disambiguation).

Michael Jerey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), alsoknown by his initials,MJ,[1] is an American former pro-fessional basketball player. He is also a businessman, andprincipal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball As-sociation (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and WashingtonWizards. His biography on the NBA website states: Byacclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketballplayer of all time.[2] Jordan was one of the most eec-tively marketed athletes of his generation and was con-sidered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around theworld in the 1980s and 1990s.[3]

After a three-season stint at the University of North Car-olina, where he was a member of the Tar Heels nationalchampionship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBAsChicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a leaguestar, entertaining crowds with his prolic scoring. Hisleaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks fromthe free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him thenicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He alsogained a reputation for being one of the best defensiveplayers in basketball.[4] In 1991, he won his rst NBAchampionship with the Bulls, and followed that achieve-ment with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketballbefore the beginning of the 199394 NBA season to pur-sue a career in baseball, he returned to the Bulls in March1995 and led them to three additional championships in1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as an NBA-record 72regular-season wins in the 199596 NBA season. Jordanretired for a second time in January 1999, but returnedfor two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a mem-ber of the Wizards.Jordans individual accolades and accomplishments in-clude ve Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive FirstTeam honors, fourteen NBAAll-Star Game appearances,three All-Star Game MVP Awards, ten scoring titles,three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP Awards, and the1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. Amonghis numerous accomplishments, Jordan holds the NBArecords for highest career regular season scoring average(30.12 points per game) and highest career playo scor-ing average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he wasnamed the greatest North American athlete of the 20thcentury by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the

Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. Jordanis a two-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame,having been enshrined in 2009 for his individual career,and again in 2010 as part of the group induction of the1992 United States mens Olympic basketball team (TheDream Team).Jordan is also known for his product endorsements. Hefueled the success of Nikes Air Jordan sneakers, whichwere introduced in 1985 and remain popular today.[5]Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature lm Space Jam ashimself. In 2006, he became part-owner and head of bas-ketball operations for the then-Charlotte Bobcats, buyingcontrolling interest in 2010. In 2015, Jordan became therst NBA player in history to become a billionaire.

1 Early yearsJordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of De-loris (ne Peoples), who worked in banking, and James R.Jordan, Sr., an equipment supervisor. His family movedtoWilmington, North Carolina, when he was a toddler.[6]

Jordan is the fourth of ve children. He has two olderbrothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., one oldersister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordansbrother James retired in 2006 as the Command SergeantMajor of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII AirborneCorps in the U.S. Army.[7]

2 High schoolJordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilm-ington, where he anchored his athletic career by playingbaseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for thevarsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at5'11 (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at thatlevel. His taller friend, Harvest Leroy Smith, was the onlysophomore to make the team.[8]

Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star ofLaneys junior varsity squad, and tallied several 40-pointgames.[8] The following summer, he grew four inches (10cm)[2] and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on thevarsity roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per gameover his nal two seasons of high school play.[9][10] As asenior, he was selected to the McDonalds All-AmericanTeam[11] after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points,11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.[12]

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Jordan playing for the LaneyHigh School varsity basketball teamin 1979-80.

Jordan was recruited by numerous college basketballprograms, including Duke, North Carolina, South Car-olina, Syracuse, and Virginia.[13] In 1981, Jordan ac-cepted a basketball scholarship to North Carolina, wherehe majored in cultural geography.[14]

3 College

Michael Jordans jersey in the rafters of The Dean Smith Center

As a freshman in coach Dean Smith's team-oriented sys-tem, he was named ACC Freshman of the Year af-ter he averaged 13.4 points per game (ppg) on 53.4%shooting (eld goal percentage).[15] He made the game-winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championshipgame against Georgetown, which was led by future NBArival Patrick Ewing.[2] Jordan later described this shot asthe major turning point in his basketball career.[16] Dur-ing his three seasons at North Carolina, he averaged 17.7ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rebounds per game(rpg).[9] He was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) andjunior (1984) seasons. After winning the Naismith andthe Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984,Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduledgraduation to enter the 1984 NBA draft. The ChicagoBulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick, afterHakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie(Portland Trail Blazers). One of the primary reasons whyJordan was not drafted sooner was because the rst twoteams were in need of a center.[17] However, the TrailBlazers general manager Stu Inman contended that it wasnot a matter of drafting a center, but more a matter oftaking Sam Bowie over Jordan, in part because Portlandalready had a guard with similar skills to Jordan, ClydeDrexler.[18] In 2005 ESPN, citing Bowies injury-ladencollege career, named the Blazers choice of Bowie as theworst draft pick in North American professional sportshistory.[19] Jordan returned toNorth Carolina to completehis degree in 1986.[20]

4 Professional career

4.1 Early NBA years (19841987)

During his rst season in the NBA, Jordan averaged28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting.[15] He quickly became afan favorite even in opposing arenas,[21][22][23] and ap-peared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the head-ing A Star Is Born just over a month into his profes-sional career.[24][25] Jordan was also voted in as an All-Star starter by the fans in his rookie season.[2] Contro-versy arose before the All-Star game when word surfacedthat several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, wereupset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving.[2]This led to a so-called freeze-out on Jordan, where play-ers refused to pass him the ball throughout the game.[2]The controversy left Jordan relatively unaected when hereturned to regular season play, and he would go on to bevoted Rookie of the Year.[26] The Bulls nished the sea-son 3844,[27] and lost in the rst round of the playos infour games to the Milwaukee Bucks.[26]

Jordans second season was cut short by a broken foot inthe third game of the season, which caused him tomiss 64games.[2] Despite Jordans injury and a 3052 record (atthe time it was fth worst record of any team to qualify

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for the playos in NBA history),[27][28] the Bulls madethe playos. Jordan recovered in time to participate inthe playos and performed well upon his return. Againsta 198586 Boston Celtics team that is often consideredone of the greatest in NBA history,[29] Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playo game with 63 inGame 2.[30] The Celtics, however, managed to sweep theseries.[26]

Jordan had recovered completely by the 198687 sea-son, and had one of the most prolic scoring seasons inNBA history. He became the only player other than WiltChamberlain to score 3,000 points in a season, averag-ing a league high 37.1 points on 48.2% shooting.[15] Inaddition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, ashe became the rst player in NBA history to record 200steals and 100 blocks in a season.[31] Despite Jordanssuccess, Magic Johnson won the leagues Most Valu-able Player Award. The Bulls reached 40 wins,[27] andadvanced to the playos for the third consecutive year.However, they were again swept by the Celtics.[26]

4.2 Pistons roadblock (19871990)

Jordan (center) in 1987

Jordan led the league in scoring again in the 198788season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting[15] andwon his rst league MVP Award. He was also namedthe Defensive Player of the Year, as he had averaged 1.6blocks and a league high 3.16 steals per game.[32] TheBulls nished 5032,[27] and made it out of the rst roundof the playos for the rst time in Jordans career, as theydefeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in ve games.[33] How-ever, the Bulls then lost in ve games to the more experi-enced Detroit Pistons,[26] who were led by Isiah Thomasand a group of physical players known as the "Bad Boys".In the 198889 season, Jordan again led the league inscoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from theeld, along with 8 rpg and 8 assists per game (apg).[15]The Bulls nished with a 4735 record,[27] and advancedto the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers

and New York Knicks along the way. The Cavaliers se-ries included a career highlight for Jordan when he hitThe Shot over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer in the fth andnal game of the series.[34] However, the Pistons againdefeated the Bulls, this time in six games,[26] by utilizingtheir "Jordan Rules" method of guarding Jordan, whichconsisted of double and triple teaming him every time hetouched the ball.[2]

The Bulls entered the 198990 season as a team on therise, with their core group of Jordan and young improv-ing players like Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, andunder the guidance of new coach Phil Jackson. Jordanaveraged a league leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting,to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg[15] in leading the Bullsto a 5527 record.[27] They again advanced to the East-ern Conference Finals beating the Bucks and Philadelphia76ers. However, despite pushing the series to sevengames, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecu-tive season.[26]

4.3 First three-peat (19911993)

In the 199091 season, Jordan won his second MVPaward after averaging 31.5 ppg on 53.9% shooting, 6.0rpg, and 5.5 apg for the regular season.[15] The Bulls n-ished in rst place in their division for the rst time in 16years and set a franchise record with 61 wins in the reg-ular season.[27] With Scottie Pippen developing into anAll-Star, the Bulls had elevated their play. The Bulls de-feated the NewYorkKnicks and the Philadelphia 76ers inthe opening two rounds of the playos. They advancedto the Eastern Conference Finals where their rival, theDetroit Pistons, awaited them. However, this time theBulls beat the Pistons in a four-game sweep.[35][36] In anunusual ending to the fourth and nal game, Isiah Thomasled his team o the court before the nal seconds had con-cluded. Most of the Pistons went directly to their lockerroom instead of shaking hands with the Bulls.[37][38]

The Bulls advanced to the NBA Finals for the rst time infranchise history to face Magic Johnson and James Wor-thy and beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one,compiling an outstanding 152 playo record along theway.[35] Perhaps the best known moment of the seriescame inGame 2when, attempting a dunk, Jordan avoideda potential Sam Perkins block by switching the ball fromhis right hand to his left in mid-air to lay the shot in.[39] Inhis rst Finals appearance, Jordan posted per game aver-ages of 31.2 points on 56% shooting from the eld, 11.4assists, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks.[40] Jordanwon his rst NBA Finals MVP award,[41] and he criedwhile holding the NBA Finals trophy.[42]

Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the199192 season, establishing a 6715 record, toppingtheir franchise record from 1990 to 91.[27] Jordan wonhis second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 52%

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shooting.[32] After winning a physical 7-game series overthe New York Knicks in the second round of the play-os and nishing o the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Con-ference Finals in 6 games, the Bulls met Clyde Drexlerand the Portland Trail Blazers in the Finals. The media,hoping to recreate a MagicBird rivalry, highlighted thesimilarities between Air Jordan and Clyde The Glideduring the pre-Finals hype.[43] In the rst game, Jordanscored a Finals-record 35 points in the rst half, includ-ing a record-setting six three-point eld goals.[44] Afterthe sixth three-pointer, he jogged down the court shrug-ging as he looked courtside. Marv Albert, who broadcastthe game, later stated that it was as if Jordan was saying,I can't believe I'm doing this.[45] The Bulls went on towin Game 1, and defeat the Blazers in six games. Jordanwas named Finals MVP for the second year in a row[41]and nished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and6.5 apg, while shooting 53% from the oor.[41]

In the 199293 season, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpgand 5.5 apg campaign,[32] Jordans streak of consecu-tive MVP seasons ended as he lost the award to hisfriend Charles Barkley. Coincidentally, Jordan and theBulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993NBA Finals. The Bulls won their third NBA champi-onship on a game-winning shot by John Paxson and alast-second block by Horace Grant, but Jordan was onceagain Chicagos leader. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0ppg during the six-game series,[46] and became the rstplayer in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVPawards.[41] He scored more than 30 points in every gameof the series, including 40 or more points in 4 consecu-tive games. With his third Finals triumph, Jordan cappedo a seven-year run where he attained seven scoring ti-tles and three championships, but there were signs thatJordan was tiring of his massive celebrity and all of thenon-basketball hassles in his life.[47]

4.3.1 Gambling controversy

During the Bulls playo run in 1993, controversy arosewhen Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City, NewJersey, the night before a game against the New YorkKnicks.[48] In that same year, he admitted to having tocover $57,000 in gambling losses,[49] and author RichardEsquinas wrote a book claiming he had won $1.25 mil-lion from Jordan on the golf course.[49] In 2005, Jordantalked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show 60 Min-utes about his gambling and admitted that he made somereckless decisions. Jordan stated, Yeah, I've gotten my-self into situations where I would not walk away and I'vepushed the envelope. Is that compulsive? Yeah, it de-pends on how you look at it. If you're willing to jeop-ardize your livelihood and your family, then yeah.[50]When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to thelevel where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordanreplied, No.[50]

4.4 First retirement and baseball career(19931994)

Michael Jordan while playing with the Scottsdale Scorpions

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement,citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later statedthat themurder of his father earlier in the year also shapedhis decision.[51] Jordans father was murdered on July 23,1993, at a highway rest area in Lumberton, North Car-olina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry MartinDemery. The assailants were traced from calls they madeon James Jordans cellular phone,[52] caught, convicted,and sentenced to life in prison. Jordan was close to hisfather; as a child he had imitated his fathers proclivityto stick out his tongue while absorbed in work. He lateradopted it as his own signature, displaying it each time hedrove to the basket.[2] In 1996, he founded a Chicago areaBoys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.[53][54]

In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game, Jor-dan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement asearly as the summer of 1992.[55] The added exhaustiondue to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics so-lidied Jordans feelings about the game and his ever-growing celebrity status. Jordans announcement sentshock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on thefront pages of newspapers around the world.[56]

Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signinga minor league baseball contract with the Chicago WhiteSox on February 7, 1994.[57] He reported to spring train-ing in Sarasota, Florida, and was assigned to the teamsminor league system on March 31, 1994.[58] Jordan hasstated this decision was made to pursue the dream of hislate father, who had always envisioned his son as a MajorLeague Baseball player.[59] The White Sox were anotherteam owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who con-tinued to honor Jordans basketball contract during theyears he played baseball.[60] In 1994, Jordan played forthe Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league al-

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iate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with threehome runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, and 11errors.[10] He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpionsin the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against thetop prospects in baseball.[61] On November 1, 1994, hisnumber 23 was retired by the Bulls in a ceremony thatincluded the erection of a permanent sculpture known asThe Spirit outside the new United Center.[62][63][64]

4.5 I'm back": Return to the NBA (1995)In the 199394 season, the Bulls, without Jordan,achieved a 5527 record,[27] and lost to the New YorkKnicks in the second round of the playos. But the 199495 Bulls were a shell of the championship team of justtwo years earlier. Struggling at mid-season to ensure aspot in the playos, Chicago was 3131 at one point inmid-March.[65] The team received help, however, whenJordan decided to return to the NBA for the Bulls.In March 1995, Jordan decided to quit baseball due tothe ongoing Major League Baseball strike, as he wantedto avoid becoming a potential replacement player.[66] OnMarch 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBAthrough a two-word press release: I'm back.[2] The nextday, Jordan wore jersey number 45 (his number with theBarons), as his familiar 23 had been retired in his honorfollowing his rst retirement. He took to the court withthe Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scor-ing 19 points.[67] The game had the highest Nielsen ratingof a regular season NBA game since 1975.[68]

Although he had not played an NBA game in a yearand a half, Jordan played well upon his return, makinga game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourthgame back. He then scored 55 points in the next gameagainst the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March28, 1995.[26] Boosted by Jordans comeback, the Bullswent 134 to make the playos and advanced to the East-ern Conference Seminals against the OrlandoMagic. Atthe end of Game 1, Orlandos Nick Anderson strippedJordan from behind, leading to the game-winning bas-ket for the Magic; he would later comment that Jordandidn't look like the oldMichael Jordan[69] and that No.45 doesn't explode like No. 23 used to. Jordan thenreturned to wearing his old number in the next game,scoring 38 points in a Bulls win. The Bulls were ned$30,000 for the game: $25,000 for failing to report theimpromptu number change to the NBA and $5,000 forJordan wearing dierent shoes.[70] Jordan averaged 31points per game in the series, but Orlando won the seriesin 6 games.[9]

4.6 Second three-peat (19951998)Freshly motivated by the playo defeat, Jordan trainedaggressively for the 199596 season.[71] Strengthenedby the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman,

the Bulls dominated the league, starting the season 413,[72] and eventually nishing with the best regular seasonrecord in NBA history: 7210.[29] Jordan led the leaguein scoring with 30.4 ppg,[73] and won the leagues regularseason and All-Star Game MVP awards.[2] In the play-os, the Bulls lost only three games in four series, defeat-ing the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBAFinals to win theirfourth championship. Jordan was named Finals MVP fora record fourth time,[41] surpassingMagic Johnson's threeFinals MVP awards. He also achieved only the secondsweep of the MVP Awards in the All-Star Game, regu-lar season and NBA Finals, Willis Reed having achievedthe rst, during the 196970 season.[26] Because this wasJordans rst championship since his fathers murder, andit was won on Fathers Day, Jordan reacted very emotion-ally upon winning the title, including a memorable sceneof him crying on the locker room oor with the gameball.[2][42]

In the 199697 season, the Bulls started out 6911, butnarrowly missed out on a second consecutive 70-win sea-son by losing their nal two games to nish 6913.[74]However, this year Jordan was beaten for the NBA MVPAward by Karl Malone. The Bulls again advanced to theFinals, where they faced Malone and the Utah Jazz. Theseries against the Jazz featured two of the more memo-rable clutch moments of Jordans career. He won Game1 for the Bulls with a buzzer-beating jump shot. In Game5, with the series tied at 2, Jordan played despite be-ing feverish and dehydrated from a stomach virus. Inwhat is known as the "Flu Game", Jordan scored 38points, including the game-deciding 3-pointer with 25seconds remaining.[75] The Bulls won 9088 and went onto win the series in six games.[74] For the fth time inas many Finals appearances, Jordan received the FinalsMVP award.[41] During the 1997 NBA All-Star Game,Jordan posted the rst triple double in All-Star Game his-tory in a victorious eort; however, he did not receive theMVP award.Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 6220 record in the199798 season.[27] Jordan led the league with 28.7points per game,[32] securing his fth regular-seasonMVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, FirstDefensive Team and the All-Star Game MVP.[2] TheBulls won the Eastern Conference Championship for athird straight season, including surviving a grueling seven-game series with Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers in theEastern Conference Finals; it was the rst time Jordanhad played in a Game 7 since the 1992 series with theKnicks. After winning, they moved on for a rematch withthe Jazz in the Finals.The Bulls returned to the Delta Center for Game 6 onJune 14, 1998, leading the series 32. Jordan executed aseries of plays, considered to be one of the greatest clutchperformances in NBA Finals history.[76] With the Bullstrailing 8683 with 41.9 seconds remaining, Phil Jack-son called a timeout. When play resumed, Jordan re-ceived the inbound pass, drove to the basket, and hit a

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Jordan with coach Phil Jackson in 1997

shot over several Jazz defenders, cutting the Utah lead to8685.[76] The Jazz brought the ball upcourt and passedthe ball to forward KarlMalone, whowas set up in the lowpost and was being guarded by Rodman. Malone jostledwith Rodman and caught the pass, but Jordan cut behindhim and stole the ball out of his hands for a steal.[76] Jor-dan then slowly dribbled down the court and paused atthe top of the key, eyeing his defender, Jazz guard BryonRussell. With 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started todribble right, then crossed over to his left, possibly push-ing o Russell,[77][78][79] although the ocials did not calla foul. With 5.2 seconds left, Jordan gave Chicago an 8786 lead by making the climactic jump shot of his career.After John Stockton missed a desperation three-pointer,Jordan and the Bulls won their sixth NBA championship,and secured a second three-peat. Once again, Jordan wasvoted the Finals MVP,[41] having led all scorers by aver-aging 33.5 points per game, including 45 in the decid-ing Game 6.[80] Jordans six Finals MVPs is a record;Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, and Tim Duncan aretied for second place with three apiece.[41] The 1998 Fi-nals holds the highest television rating of any Finals seriesin history, and Game 6 holds the highest television ratingof any game in NBA history.[81][82]

4.7 Second retirement (19992001)

With Phil Jackson's contract expiring, the pending depar-tures of Scottie Pippen (who stated his desire to be tradedduring the oseason) and Dennis Rodman (who wouldsign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent) loom-ing, and being in the latter stages of an owner-induced

Plaque at the United Center chronicling Jordans career achieve-ments.

lockout of NBA players, Jordan retired for the secondtime on January 13, 1999.On January 19, 2000, Jordan returned to theNBAnot as aplayer, but as part owner and President of Basketball Op-erations for theWashingtonWizards.[83] Jordans respon-sibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive. He con-trolled all aspects of the Wizards basketball operations,and had the nal say in all personnel matters. Opinionsof Jordan as a basketball executive were mixed.[84][85] Hemanaged to purge the team of several highly paid, unpop-ular players (such as forward Juwan Howard and pointguard Rod Strickland),[86][87] but used the rst pick in the2001 NBA draft to select high schooler Kwame Brown,who did not live up to expectations and was traded awayafter four seasons.[84][88]

Despite his January 1999 claim that he was 99.9% cer-tain that he would never play another NBA game,[42]in the summer of 2001 Jordan expressed interest inmaking another comeback,[89][90] this time with his newteam. Inspired by the NHL comeback of his friendMario Lemieux the previous winter,[91] Jordan spentmuch of the spring and summer of 2001 in training,holding several invitation-only camps for NBA playersin Chicago.[92] In addition, Jordan hired his old ChicagoBulls head coach, Doug Collins, as Washingtons coachfor the upcoming season, a decision that many saw asforeshadowing another Jordan return.[89][90]

4.8 WashingtonWizards comeback (20012003)

On September 25, 2001, Jordan announced his return tothe NBA to play for the Washington Wizards, indicat-ing his intention to donate his salary as a player to a re-lief eort for the victims of the September 11, 2001 at-tacks.[93][94] In an injury-plagued 200102 season, he ledthe team in scoring (22.9 ppg), assists (5.2 apg), and steals(1.42 spg).[2] However, torn cartilage in his right kneeended Jordans season after only 60 games, the fewest he

7Jordan as a member of the Washington Wizards on April 14,2003

had played in a regular season since playing 17 games af-ter returning from his rst retirement during the 199495season.[15] Jordan started 53 of his 60 games for the sea-son, averaging 24.3 points, 5.4 assists, and 6.0 rebounds,and shooting 41.9% from the eld in his 53 starts. Hislast seven appearances were in a reserve role, in which heaveraged just over 20 minutes per game.[95]

Playing in his 14th and nal NBAAll-Star Game in 2003,Jordan passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time lead-ing scorer in All-Star Game history (a record since bro-ken by Kobe Bryant).[96] That year, Jordan was the onlyWashington player to play in all 82 games, starting in67 of them. He averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds,3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[2] He also shot 45%from the eld, and 82% from the free throw line.[2] Eventhough he turned 40 during the season, he scored 20 ormore points 42 times, 30 or more points nine times, and40 or more points three times.[26] On February 21, 2003,Jordan became the rst 40-year-old to tally 43 points inan NBA game.[97] During his stint with the Wizards, allof Jordans home games at the MCI Center were soldout, and theWizards were the second most-watched teamin the NBA, averaging 20,172 fans a game at home and19,311 on the road.[98] However, neither of Jordans -nal two seasons resulted in a playo appearance for theWizards, and Jordan was often unsatised with the playof those around him.[99][100] At several points he openlycriticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack offocus and intensity, notably that of the number one draftpick in the 2001 NBA draft, Kwame Brown.[99][100]

With the recognition that 200203 would be Jordansnal season, tributes were paid to him throughout theNBA. In his nal game at his old home court, the UnitedCenter in Chicago, Jordan received a four-minute stand-ing ovation.[101] The Miami Heat retired the number23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan neverplayed for the team.[102] At the 2003 All-Star Game, Jor-dan was oered a starting spot from Tracy McGrady andAllen Iverson,[103] but refused both. In the end he ac-cepted the spot of Vince Carter, who decided to give it

up under great public pressure.[104]

Jordans nal NBA game was on April 16, 2003 inPhiladelphia. After scoring only 13 points in the game,Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 secondsremaining in the third quarter and with his team trailingthe Philadelphia 76ers, 7556. Just after the start of thefourth quarter, the First Union Center crowd began chant-ing We want Mike!". After much encouragement fromcoach Doug Collins, Jordan nally rose from the benchand re-entered the game, replacing Larry Hughes with2:35 remaining. At 1:45, Jordan was intentionally fouledby the 76ers Eric Snow, and stepped to the line to makeboth free throws. After the second foul shot, the 76ers in-bounded the ball to rookie John Salmons, who in turn wasintentionally 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 histeammates, his opponents, the ocials and the crowd of21,257 fans.[105]

5 Olympic career

Jordan on the Dream Team in 1992

Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winningAmerican basketball teams. As a college player he partic-ipated, and won the gold, in the 1984 Summer Olympics.The team was coached by Bob Knight and featured play-ers such as Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Chris Mullin,Steve Alford, and Wayman Tisdale. Jordan led the teamin scoring, averaging 17.1 ppg for the tournament.[106]

In the 1992 Summer Olympics, he was a member of thestar-studded squad that included Magic Johnson, LarryBird, and David Robinson and was dubbed the "DreamTeam". Jordan was the only player to start all 8 gamesin the Olympics. Playing limited minutes due to thefrequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 14.9 ppg,[107] nish-ing second on the team in scoring.[108] Jordan and fellowDream Team members Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullinare the only American mens basketball players to winOlympic gold as amateurs and professionals.[106][107]

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6 Post-retirement

Jordan on a golf course in 2007

After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he wouldbe able to return to his front oce position of Directorof Basketball Operations with theWizards.[109] However,his previous tenure in the Wizards front oce had pro-duced the aforementioned mixed results and may havealso inuenced the trade of Richard Rip Hamilton forJerry Stackhouse (although Jordan was not technicallyDirector of Basketball Operations in 2002).[84] On May7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin red Jordan asWash-ingtons President of Basketball Operations.[84] Jordanlater stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he knew hewould be red upon retiring he never would have comeback to play for the Wizards.[50]

Jordan kept busy over the next few years by stayingin shape, playing golf in celebrity charity tournaments,spending time with his family in Chicago, promoting hisJordan Brand clothing line, and riding motorcycles.[110]Since 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motor-sports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road rac-ing team that competes with two Suzukis in the premierSuperbike championship sanctioned by the AmericanMotorcyclist Association (AMA).[111][112] Jordan and histhen-wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicagos HalesFranciscan High School in 2006,[113] and the JordanBrand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity anda Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Amer-ica.[114]

6.1 Charlotte Bobcats/HornetsOn June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in theCharlotte Bobcats, becoming the teams second-largestshareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson.As part of the deal, Jordan took full control over the bas-ketball side of the operation, with the title ManagingMember of Basketball Operations.[115] Despite Jordansprevious success as an endorser, he has made an eort notto be included in Charlottes marketing campaigns.[116] Adecade earlier, Jordan had made a bid to become part-owner of Charlottes original NBA team, the Charlotte

Hornets, but talks collapsed when owner George Shinnrefused to give Jordan complete control of basketballoperations.[117]

In February 2010, it was reported that Jordan was seek-ing majority ownership of the Bobcats.[118] As Febru-ary wore on, it emerged that the leading contenders forthe team were Jordan and former Houston Rockets pres-ident George Postolos. On February 27, the Bobcats an-nounced that Johnson had reached an agreement with Jor-dan and his group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy theteam pending NBA approval.[119] OnMarch 17, the NBABoard of Governors unanimously approved Jordans pur-chase, making him the rst former player ever to becomethemajority owner of an NBA team.[120] It alsomade himthe leagues only African-American majority owner.[121]

During the 2011 NBA lockout, The New York Timeswrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline ownerswanting to cap the players share of basketball-related in-come at 50 percent and as low as 47. Journalists observedthat, during the labor dispute in 1998, Jordan had toldWashingtonWizards then-owner Abe Pollin, If you can'tmake a prot, you should sell your team.[122] JasonWhit-lock of FoxSports.com called Jordan a sellout wantingcurrent players to pay for his incompetence.[123] Hecited Jordans executive decisions to draft disappointingplayers Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.[123]

During the 201112NBA season, whichwas shortened to66 games, the Bobcats posted a 759 record. Their .106winning percentage was the worst in NBA history.[124]I'm not real happy about the record book scenario lastyear. Its very, very frustrating, Jordan said later thatyear.[125]

OnMay 21, 2013, Jordan led papers to change the Bob-cats name to the Hornets, eective with the 201415season. The Hornets name had become available whenthe original Hornets, who had moved to New Orleansin 2002, changed their name to the New Orleans Peli-cans for the 201314 season.[126] The NBA approved thechange on July 18.[127] The name change became ocialon May 20, 2014. On the same day, the team announcedthat it had reclaimed the history and records of the origi-nal 19882002 Hornets.[128]

7 Player proleJordan was a shooting guard who was also capable ofplaying as a small forward (the position he would pri-marily play during his second return to professional bas-ketball with the Washington Wizards), and as a pointguard.[9] Jordan was known throughout his career for be-ing a strong clutch performer. With the Bulls, he de-cided 25 games with eld goals or free throws in the last30 seconds, including two NBA Finals games and veother playo contests.[129] His competitiveness was vis-ible in his prolic trash-talk[130] and well-known work

9Jordan goes to the basket for a score in 1997.

ethic.[131][132] As the Bulls organization built the fran-chise around Jordan, management had to trade away play-ers who were not tough enough to compete with himin practice. To help improve his defense, he spent extrahours studying lm of opponents. On oense, he reliedmore upon instinct and improvisation at game time.[133]Noted as a durable player, Jordan did not miss four ormore games while active for a full season from 198687 to 200102, when he injured his right knee.[9][134] Heplayed all 82 games nine times. Jordan has frequentlycited David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Jerry West asinuences.[135][136] From the start of his career, Jordanwas unique among NBA players in that he had a spe-cial Love of the Game Clause written into his contract,which allowed him to play basketball against anyone atanytime, anywhere.[137]

Jordan had a versatile oensive game. He was capableof aggressively driving to the basket, as well as drawingfouls from his opponents at a high rate; his 8,772 freethrow attempts are the ninth-highest total of all time.[138]As his career progressed, Jordan also developed the abil-ity to post up his opponents and score with his trademarkfadeaway jump shot, using his leaping ability to fadeaway from block attempts. According to Hubie Brown,this move alone made him nearly unstoppable.[139] De-spite media criticism as a selsh player early in his ca-reer, Jordans 5.3 assists per game[15] also indicate hiswillingness to defer to his teammates. In later years,the NBA shortened its three-point line to 22 feet (from23 feet, 9 inches), which coupled with Jordans extendedshooting 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 inthe 199596 season.[15] For a guard, Jordan was also agood rebounder (6.2 per game).[15]

In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBAs Defen-sive Player of the Year Award and became the rst NBAplayer to win both the Defensive Player of the Year andMVP awards in a career (since equaled by Hakeem Ola-juwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett; Olajuwon isthe only player other than Jordan to win both during thesame season). In addition he set both seasonal and careerrecords for blocked shots by a guard,[140] and combinedthis with his ball-thieving ability to become a standoutdefensive player. He ranks third in NBA history in to-tal steals with 2,514, trailing John Stockton and JasonKidd.[141] Jerry West often stated that he was more im-pressed with Jordans defensive contributions than his of-fensive ones.[142] He was also known to have strong eye-sight; broadcaster Al Michaels said that he was able toread baseball box scores on a 27-inch television clearlyfrom about 50 feet away.[143]

8 NBA career statisticsFor a comprehensive listing of Jordans statis-tics, see List of career achievements by MichaelJordan

8.1 Regular season

8.2 Playos

9 LegacyJordans basketball talent was clear from his rookieseason.[21][23] In his rst game in Madison Square Gar-den against the New York Knicks, Jordan received aprolonged standing ovation,[23] a rarity for an opposingplayer. After Jordan scored a playo record 63 pointsagainst the Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986, Celtics starLarry Bird described him as God disguised as MichaelJordan.[30]

Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBArecord) and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven con-secutive scoring titles.[2] Hewas also a xture on the NBAAll-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times(NBA record shared with Gary Payton, Kevin Garnettand Kobe Bryant).[144] Jordan also holds the top careerregular season and playo scoring averages of 30.1 and33.4 points per game,[2] respectively. By 1998, the sea-son of his Finals-winning shot against the Jazz, he waswell known throughout the league as a clutch performer.In the regular season, Jordan was the Bulls primary threatin the nal seconds of a close game and in the playos,

10 10 PERSONAL LIFE

Jordan would always demand the ball at crunch time.[145]Jordans total of 5,987 points in the playos is the high-est in NBA history.[146] He retired with 32,292 points inregular season play,[147] placing him fourth on the NBAsall-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, KarlMalone, and Kobe Bryant.[147]

With ve regular-season MVPs (tied for second placewith Bill Russell; only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has wonmore, six), six FinalsMVPs (NBA record), and three All-Star MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated player ever toplay in the NBA. Jordan nished among the top three inregular-season MVP voting a record 10 times, and wasnamed one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in1996. He is one of only seven players in history to winan NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and anOlympic gold medal (doing so twice with the 1984 and1992 U.S. mens basketball teams).[148]

Theres Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us.Magic Johnson[2]

Many of Jordans contemporaries label Jordan as thegreatest basketball player of all time.[142] An ESPNsurvey of journalists, athletes and other sports guresranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the20th century, above such luminaries as Babe Ruth andMuhammad Ali.[149] Jordan placed second to Babe Ruthin the Associated Press's list of 20th century athletes.[150]In addition, the Associated Press voted him as the bas-ketball player of the 20th century.[151] Jordan has also ap-peared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 50times.[152] In the September 1996 issue of Sport, whichwas the publications 50th anniversary issue, Jordan wasnamed the greatest athlete of the past 50 years.[153]

Jordans athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back slam dunk contest championships in 1987 and1988, is credited bymany with having inuenced a gener-ation of young players.[154][155] Several current NBA All-Stars have stated that they considered Jordan their rolemodel while growing up, including LeBron James[156]and Dwyane Wade.[157] In addition, commentators havedubbed a number of next-generation players the nextMichael Jordan upon their entry to the NBA, includingAnfernee Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson,Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter, and DwyaneWade.[158][159][160] Although Jordan was a well-roundedplayer, his Air Jordan image is also often credited withinadvertently decreasing the jump shooting skills, de-fense, and fundamentals of young players,[154] a fact Jor-dan himself has lamented.

I think it was the exposure of Michael Jor-dan; the marketing of Michael Jordan. Ev-erything was marketed towards the things thatpeople wanted to see, which was scoring anddunking. That Michael Jordan still played de-fense and an all-around game, but it was never

really publicized.[154]

Although Jordan has done much to increase the status ofthe game, some of his impact on the games popularityin America appears to be eeting.[161][162] Television rat-ings in particular increased only during his time in theleague and have subsequently lowered each time he leftthe game.[161][162]

In August 2009, the Basketball Hall of Fame inSpringeld, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan ex-hibit containing items from his college and NBA careers,as well as from the 1992 Dream Team. The exhibitalso has a batting glove to signify Jordans short careerin baseball.[163] After Jordan received word of his be-ing accepted into the Hall of Fame, he selected Class of1996 member David Thompson to present him.[164] AsJordan would later explain during his induction speech inSeptember 2009, growing up in North Carolina, he wasnot a fan of the Tar Heels, and greatly admired Thomp-son, who played at rival North Carolina State. He wasinducted into the Hall in September, with several formerBulls teammates in attendance, including Scottie Pip-pen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, RonHarper, SteveKerr, and Toni Kukoc.[165] Former coaches of Jordans,Dean Smith and Doug Collins, were also among thosepresent.

10 Personal life

Jordan in 2006

11

He married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and theyhave two sons, Jerey Michael and Marcus James, anda daughter, Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy led for divorceon January 4, 2002, citing irreconcilable dierences, butreconciled shortly thereafter. They again led for divorceand were granted a nal decree of dissolution of marriageon December 29, 2006, commenting that the decisionwas made mutually and amicably.[166][167] It is reportedthat Juanita received a $168 million settlement, makingit the largest celebrity divorce settlement in history at thetime on public record.[168][169]

In 1991, Jordan purchased a lot in Highland Park, Illi-nois, to build a 56,000 square foot mansion, which wascompleted four years later.[170] Both of his sons attendedLoyola Academy, a private Roman Catholic high schoollocated in Wilmette, Illinois.[171] Jerey graduated as amember of the 2007 graduating class and played his rstcollegiate basketball game on November 11, 2007, forthe University of Illinois. After two seasons, Jerey leftthe Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined theteam for a third season,[172][173] then received a release totransfer to the University of Central Florida, where Mar-cus was attending.[174][175] Marcus transferred toWhitneyYoung High School after his sophomore year at LoyolaAcademy and graduated in 2009. He began attendingUCF in the fall of 2009,[176] and played three seasons ofbasketball for the school.[177]

On July 21, 2006, a judge in Cook County, Illinois, de-termined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former loverKarla Knafel $5 million in a breach of contract claim.[178]Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep theirrelationship a secret.[179][180][181] Knafel claimed Jordanpromised her $5 million for remaining silent and agree-ing not to le a paternity suit after Knafel learned she waspregnant in 1991. A DNA test showed Jordan was not thefather of the child.[178]

He proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Cuban-Americanmodel Yvette Prieto, on Christmas Eve, 2011,[182] andthey were married on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.[183][184] It was announced onNovember 30, 2013, that the two were expecting theirrst child together.[185][186] Jordan listed his HighlandParkmansion for sale in 2012.[170] OnFebruary 11, 2014,Prieto gave birth to identical twin daughters named Vic-toria and Ysabel.[187]

Jordans private jet features a stripe in Carolina blue, theAir Jordan logo on the tail, and references to his careerin the identication number.[188]

11 Media gure and business in-terests

Jordan is one of the most marketed sports gures in his-tory. He has been a major spokesman for such brands as

Michael Jordan in 2008

Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonalds, BallPark Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI.[189]Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, ap-pearing in over 20 commercials for the company since1991, including the "Be Like Mike" commercials inwhich a song was sung by children wishing to be likeJordan.[189][190]

Nike created a signature shoe for him, called the Air Jor-dan. One of Jordans more popular commercials for theshoe involved Spike Lee playing the part of Mars Black-mon. In the commercials Lee, as Blackmon, attemptedto nd the source of Jordans abilities and became con-vinced that its gotta be the shoes.[189] The hype anddemand for the shoes even brought on a spate of shoe-jackings where people were robbed of their sneakersat gunpoint. Subsequently, Nike spun o the Jordanline into its own division named the Jordan Brand.The company features an impressive list of athletes andcelebrities as endorsers.[191][192] The brand has also spon-sored college sports programs such as those of North Car-olina, Cal, Georgetown, and Marquette.[193]

Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunescartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown dur-ing 1992s Super Bowl XXVI featured Jordan and BugsBunny playing basketball.[194] The Super Bowl commer-cial inspired the 1996 live action/animated lm SpaceJam, which starred Jordan and Bugs in a ctional story setduring the formers rst retirement from basketball.[195]They have subsequently appeared together in severalcommercials for MCI.[195]

Jordans yearly income from the endorsements is esti-

12 12 AWARDS AND HONORS

mated to be over forty million dollars.[196][197] In addi-tion, when Jordans power at the ticket gates was at itshighest point, the Bulls regularly sold out both their homeand road games.[198] Due to this, Jordan set records inplayer salary by signing annual contracts worth in excessof US $30 million per season.[199] An academic studyfound that Jordans rst NBA comeback resulted in anincrease in the market capitalization of his client rms ofmore than $1 billion.[200]

Most of Jordans endorsement deals, including his rstdeal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, DavidFalk.[201] Jordan has described Falk as the best at whathe does and that marketing-wise, hes great. Hes theone who came up with the concept of 'Air Jordan.'"[202]

In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes magazine asthe 20th-most powerful celebrity in the world with $55million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. Ac-cording to the Forbes article, Jordan Brand generates $1billion in sales for Nike.[203] In June 2014, Jordan wasnamed the rst NBA player to become a billionaire; af-ter he increased his stake in the Charlotte Hornets from80% to 89.5%.[204][205] On January 20, 2015, Jordan washonored with the Charlotte Business Journal's BusinessPerson of the Year for 2014.[206]

12 Awards and honorsMain article: List of career achievements by MichaelJordan

[2][207][208]

Two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall ofFame

class of 2009 - individual class of 2010 - as a member of the DreamTeam

U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame - class of 2009 (as amember of the Dream Team)

FIBA Hall of Fame - class of 2015 Two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner 1984,1992

Six-time NBA champion Six-time NBA Finals MVP Five-time NBA MVP 10-time NBA scoring leader (19871993, 19961998)

14-time NBA All-Star Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP

James Worthy, Jordan, and Dean Smith at a North Carolina TarHeels mens basketball game honoring the 1957 and 1982 mensbasketball teams.

11-time All-NBA Nine-time All-Defensive First Team Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1987, 1988

NBA Rookie of the Year 198485 NBA Defensive Player of the Year 198788 1985 IBM Award winner NCAAnational championship University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill: 198182

ACC Freshman of the Year 198182 Two-time Consensus NCAA All-American FirstTeam 198283, 198384

ACC Mens Basketball Player of the Year 198384

USBWA College Player of the Year 198384 Naismith College Player of the Year 198384 John R. Wooden Award 198384 Adolph Rupp Trophy 198384

13

Triple Crown winner[148]

Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1991 Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA His-tory in 1996

Ranked No.1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Playersof All-Time[209]

Ranked No.1 by ESPN SportsCentury's Top NorthAmerican Athletes of the 20th century[149]

North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame 1997 Marca Leyenda winner Seven-time ESPY Award winner (in various cate-gories)

Number 23 retired by the Chicago Bulls Number 23 retired by the North Carolina Tar Heels Number 23 retired by the Miami Heat Statue in front of the United Center

13 See also Michael Jordan Steakhouse Michael Jordans Restaurant Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City Michael Jordan in Flight NBA 2K11 NBA 2K12

14 Notes a Jordan wore a nameless no. 12 jersey in a Febru-ary 14, 1990 game against the Orlando Magic be-cause his no. 23 jersey had been stolen.[210] Jordanscored 49 points, setting a franchise record for play-ers wearing that jersey number.[211]

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