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This article is about the American basketball player. For other people with the same name, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan smiling at the camera

Jordan in 2014
Charlotte Hornets
Position Owner
League NBA
Personal information
Born February 17, 1963 (age 59)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg)[a]
Career information
High school Emsley A. Laney
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
College North Carolina (1981–1984)
NBA draft 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 1984–1993, 1995–1998, 2001–2003
Position Shooting guard
Number 23, 12,[b] 45
Career history
1984–1993,
1995–1998		 Chicago Bulls
2001–2003 Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
  • 6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
  • 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003)
  • 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
  • 10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • All-NBA Second Team (1985)
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
  • 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
  • NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
  • 10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 3× NBA steals leader (1988, 1990, 1993)
  • 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988)
  • No. 23 retired by Chicago Bulls
  • No. 23 retired by Miami Heat
  • 3× AP Athlete of the Year (1991–1993)
  • Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (1991)
  • 2× IBM Award (1985, 1989)
  • NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
  • NCAA champion (1982)
  • National college player of the year (1984)
  • 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Player of the Year (1984)
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Rookie of the Year (1982)
  • No. 23 retired by North Carolina Tar Heels
  • 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984)
  • McDonald’s All-American (1981)
  • First-team Parade All-American (1981)
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Career NBA statistics
Points 32,292 (30.1 ppg)
Rebounds 6,672 (6.2 rpg)
Assists 5,633 (5.3 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Medals

Men’s basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Men’s basketball
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men’s basketball
Tournament of the Americas
Gold medal – first place 1992 Portland Men’s basketball
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Men’s basketball

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ,[9] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: «By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.»[10] He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA and of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He was integral in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s,[11] becoming a global cultural icon in the process.[12]

Jordan played college basketball for three seasons under coach Dean Smith with the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels’ national championship team in 1982.[5] Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick,[5][13] and quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring while gaining a reputation as one of the game’s best defensive players.[14] His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free-throw line in Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames «Air Jordan» and «His Airness«.[5][13] Jordan won his first NBA title with the Bulls in 1991, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a three-peat. Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the 1993–94 NBA season to play Minor League Baseball but returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three more championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.[5] He retired for the second time in January 1999 but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.[5][13] During the course of his professional career he was also selected to play for the United States national team, winning four gold medals (at the 1983 Pan American Games, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1992 Tournament of the Americas and 1992 Summer Olympics), while also being undefeated.[15]

Jordan’s individual accolades and accomplishments include six NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, ten NBA scoring titles (both all-time records), five NBA MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game selections, three NBA All-Star Game MVP awards, three NBA steals titles, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.[13] He holds the NBA records for career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and career playoff scoring average (33.4 points per game).[16] In 1999, he was named the 20th century’s greatest North American athlete by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press’ list of athletes of the century.[5] Jordan was twice inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, once in 2009 for his individual career,[17] and again in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team («The Dream Team»).[18] He became a member of the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009,[19] a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2010,[20] and an individual member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015 and a «Dream Team» member in 2017.[21][22] In 2021, Jordan was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[23]

One of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation,[11] Jordan is known for his product endorsements.[24] He fueled the success of Nike’s Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1984 and remain popular today.[25] Jordan also starred as himself in the 1996 live-action animation hybrid film Space Jam and is the central focus of the Emmy Award-winning documentary miniseries The Last Dance (2020).[26] He became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats (now named the Hornets) in 2006,[25] and bought a controlling interest in 2010. In 2016, Jordan became the first billionaire player in NBA history.[27] That year, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[28] As of 2022, Jordan’s net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion.[29]

Early life

Jordan was born at Cumberland Hospital in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, on February 17, 1963,[30] the son of bank employee Deloris (née Peoples) and equipment supervisor James R. Jordan Sr.[30][31] In 1968, he moved with his family to Wilmington, North Carolina.[32] Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he highlighted his athletic career by playing basketball, baseball, and football. He tried out for the basketball varsity team during his sophomore year; at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that level. His taller friend Harvest Leroy Smith was the only sophomore to make the team.[33][34]

Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney’s junior varsity team, and tallied some 40-point games.[33] The following summer, he grew four inches (10 cm) and trained rigorously.[34] Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged more than 25 points per game (ppg) over his final two seasons of high school play.[35] As a senior, he was selected to play in the 1981 McDonald’s All-American Game and scored 30 points,[36][37] after averaging 27 ppg,[35] 12 rebounds (rpg),[38][39] and six assists per game (apg) for the season.[39][40][41] Jordan was recruited by numerous college basketball programs, including Duke, North Carolina, South Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia.[42] In 1981, he accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in cultural geography.[43]

College career

Jordan going in for a slam dunk for the Laney High School varsity basketball team, 1979–80

Jordan in action for North Carolina in 1983

As a freshman in coach Dean Smith’s team-oriented system, Jordan was named ACC Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 ppg on 53.4% shooting (field goal percentage).[44] He made the game-winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game against Georgetown, which was led by future NBA rival Patrick Ewing.[45] Jordan later described this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career.[46][47] During his three seasons with the Tar Heels, he averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rpg and 1.8 apg.[13]

Jordan was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons.[48][49] 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. Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986,[50] when he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography.[51] In 2002, Jordan was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s basketball team honoring the 50 greatest players in ACC history.[52]

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (1984–1993; 1995–1998)

Early NBA years (1984–1987)

The Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick of the 1984 NBA draft after Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers). One of the primary reasons why Jordan was not drafted sooner was because the first two teams were in need of a center.[53] Trail Blazers general manager Stu Inman contended that it was not a matter of drafting a center but more a matter of taking Bowie over Jordan, in part because Portland already had Clyde Drexler, who was a guard with similar skills to Jordan.[54] Citing Bowie’s injury-laden college career, ESPN named the Blazers’ choice of Bowie as the worst draft pick in North American professional sports history.[55]

Jordan made his NBA debut at Chicago Stadium on October 26, 1984, and scored 16 points. In 2021, a ticket stub from the game sold at auction for $264,000, setting a record for a collectible ticket stub.[56] During his rookie 1984–85 season with the Bulls, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting,[44] and helped make a team that had won 35% of games in the previous three seasons playoff contenders. He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas.[57][58][59] Roy S. Johnson of The New York Times described him as «the phenomenal rookie of the Bulls» in November,[59] and Jordan appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading «A Star Is Born» in December.[60][61] The fans also voted in Jordan as an All-Star starter during his rookie season.[5] Controversy arose before the 1985 NBA All-Star Game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving.[5] This led to a so-called «freeze-out» on Jordan, where players refused to pass the ball to him throughout the game.[5] The controversy left Jordan relatively unaffected when he returned to regular season play, and he would go on to be voted the NBA Rookie of the Year.[62] The Bulls finished the season 38–44,[63] and lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the first round of the playoffs.[62]

An often-cited moment was on August 26, 1985,[35][64] when Jordan shook the arena during a Nike exhibition game in Trieste, Italy, by shattering the glass of the backboard with a dunk.[65][66] The moment was filmed and is often referred to worldwide as an important milestone in Jordan’s rise.[66][67] The shoes Jordan wore during the game were auctioned in August 2020 and sold for $615,000, a record for a pair of sneakers.[68][69] Jordan’s 1985–86 season was cut short when he broke his foot in the third game of the year, causing him to miss 64 games.[70] The Bulls made the playoffs despite Jordan’s injury and a 30–52 record,[63] at the time the fifth-worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history.[71] Jordan recovered in time to participate in the postseason and performed well upon his return. Against a Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history,[72] Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in Game 2,[73] but the Celtics managed to sweep the series.[62]

Jordan completely recovered in time for the 1986–87 season,[74] 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 ppg on 48.2% shooting.[44][75] In addition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, as he became the first player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season.[76] Despite Jordan’s success, Magic Johnson won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.[77] The Bulls reached 40 wins,[63] and advanced to the playoffs for the third consecutive year but were again swept by the Celtics.[62]

Pistons roadblock (1987–1990)

Jordan again led the league in scoring during the 1987–88 season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting,[44] and he won his first league MVP Award. He was also named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, as he averaged 1.6 blocks per game (bpg), a league-high 3.1 steals per game (spg),[78] and led the Bulls defense to the fewest points per game allowed in the league.[79] The Bulls finished 50–32,[63] 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.[80] In the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Bulls lost in five games to the more experienced Detroit Pistons,[62] who were led by Isiah Thomas and a group of physical players known as the «Bad Boys».[81]

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 apg.[44] During the season, Sam Vincent, Chicago’s point guard, was having trouble running the offense, and Jordan expressed his frustration with head coach Doug Collins, who would put Jordan at point guard. In his time as a point guard, Jordan averaged 10 triple-doubles in eleven games, with 33.6 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 10.8 apg, 2.9 spg, and 0.8 bpg on 51% shooting.[82]

The Bulls finished with a 47–35 record,[63] and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers and New York Knicks along the way.[83] 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.[84] In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons again defeated the Bulls, this time in six games,[62] by utilizing their «Jordan Rules» method of guarding Jordan, which consisted of double and triple teaming him every time he touched the ball.[5]

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.[85] On March 28, 1990, Jordan scored a career-high 69 points in a 117–113 road win over the Cavaliers.[86] He averaged a league-leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting, to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg,[44] in leading the Bulls to a 55–27 record.[63] They again advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after beating the Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers;[87] despite pushing the series to seven games, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecutive season.[62]

First three-peat (1991–1993)

In the 1990–91 season, Jordan won his second MVP award after averaging 31.5 ppg on 53.9% shooting, 6.0 rpg, and 5.5 apg for the regular season.[44] The Bulls finished in first place in their division for the first time in sixteen years and set a franchise record with 61 wins in the regular season.[63] With Scottie Pippen developing into an All-Star, the Bulls had elevated their play. The Bulls defeated the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening two rounds of the playoffs. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where their rival, the Detroit Pistons, awaited them;[88] this time, the Bulls beat the Pistons in a four-game sweep.[89]

The Bulls advanced to the Finals for the first time in franchise history to face the Los Angeles Lakers, who had Magic Johnson and James Worthy, two formidable opponents. The Bulls won the series four games to one, and compiled a 15–2 playoff record along the way.[88] Perhaps the best-known moment of the series came in Game 2 when, attempting a dunk, Jordan avoided a potential Sam Perkins block by switching the ball from his right hand to his left in mid-air to lay the shot into the basket.[90] In his first Finals appearance, Jordan had 31.2 ppg on 56% shooting from the field, 11.4 apg, 6.6 rpg, 2.8 spg, and 1.4 bpg.[91] Jordan won his first NBA Finals MVP award,[92] and he cried while holding the Finals trophy.[93]

Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the 1991–92 season, establishing a 67–15 record, topping their franchise record from 1990–91.[63] Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1 ppg, 6.4 rbg, and 6.1 apg on 52% shooting.[78] After winning a physical seven-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 six 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.[94]

In the first game, Jordan scored a Finals-record 35 points in the first half, including a record-setting six three-point field goals.[95] 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.»[96] 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,[92] and finished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and 6.5 apg, while shooting 52.6% from the floor.[97]

In the 1992–93 season, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, and 5.5 apg campaign, including a second-place finish in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[78][98] Jordan’s streak of consecutive MVP seasons ended, as he lost the award to his friend Charles Barkley,[77] which upset him.[99] Coincidentally, Jordan and the Bulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. The Bulls won their third 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 leader. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0 ppg during the six-game series,[100] and became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP awards.[92] He scored more than 30 points in every game of the series, including 40 or more points in four consecutive games.[101] 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.[102]

Gambling

During the Bulls’ 1993 NBA playoffs, Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the night before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks.[103] The previous year, he admitted that he had to cover $57,000 in gambling losses,[104] and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book in 1993 claiming he had won $1.25 million from Jordan on the golf course.[105] David Stern, the commissioner of the NBA, denied in 1995 and 2006 that Jordan’s 1993 retirement was a secret suspension by the league for gambling,[106][107] but the rumor spread widely.[108]

In 2005, Jordan discussed his gambling with Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes and admitted that he made reckless decisions. Jordan stated: «Yeah, I’ve gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I’ve pushed the envelope. Is that compulsive? Yeah, it depends on how you look at it. If you’re willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family, then yeah.» When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordan replied: «No.»[109] In 2010, Ron Shelton, director of Jordan Rides the Bus, said that he began working on the documentary believing that the NBA had suspended him, but that research «convinced [him it] was nonsense».[108]

First retirement and stint in Minor League Baseball (1993–1995)

Michael Jordan
Jordan Scorpions.jpg

Jordan in training with the Scottsdale Scorpions in 1994
Birmingham Barons – No. 45, 35
Outfielder

Batted: Right

Threw: Right
Professional debut
Southern League: April 8, 1994, for the Birmingham Barons
Arizona Fall League: 1994, for the Scottsdale Scorpions
Last Southern League appearance
March 10, 1995, for the Birmingham Barons
Southern League statistics
(through 1994)
Batting average .202
Home runs 3
Runs batted in 51
Arizona Fall League statistics
Batting average .252
Runs batted in 8
Teams
  • Birmingham Barons (1994–1995)
  • Scottsdale Scorpions (1994)

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, saying that he lost his desire to play basketball. Jordan later said that the murder of his father three months earlier helped shape his decision.[110] James R. Jordan Sr. was murdered on July 23, 1993, at a highway rest area in Lumberton, North Carolina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry Martin Demery, who carjacked his Lexus bearing the license plate «UNC 0023».[111][112] His body, dumped in a South Carolina swamp, was not discovered until August 3.[112] Green and Demery were found after they made calls on James Jordan’s cell phone,[113] convicted at a trial, and sentenced to life in prison.[114]

Jordan was close to his father; as a child, he imitated the way his father stuck out his tongue while absorbed in work. He later adopted it as his own signature, often displaying it as he drove to the basket.[5] In 1996, he founded a Chicago-area Boys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.[115][116] In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game, Jordan wrote that he was preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992.[117] The added exhaustion due to the «Dream Team» run in the 1992 Summer 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.[118]

Jordan further surprised the sports world by signing a Minor League Baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox on February 7, 1994.[119] He reported to spring training in Sarasota, Florida, and was assigned to the team’s minor league system on March 31, 1994.[120] Jordan said that this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player.[121] The White Sox were owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan’s basketball contract during the years he played baseball.[122]

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, 114 strikeouts, 51 bases on balls, and 11 errors.[123][124] His strikeout total led the team and his games played tied for the team lead. His 30 stolen bases were second on the team only to Doug Brady.[125] He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the top prospects in baseball.[120] On November 1, 1994, his No. 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 Center.[126][127][128]

«I’m back»: Return to the NBA (1995)

The Bulls went 55–27 in 1993–94 without Jordan in the lineup,[63] and lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs.[129] The 1994–95 Bulls were a shell of the championship team 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;[130] the team received help when Jordan decided to return to the Bulls.[131]

In March 1995, Jordan decided to quit baseball because he feared he might become a replacement player during the Major League Baseball strike.[132] On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a two-word press release: «I’m back.»[133] The next day, Jordan took to the court with the Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scoring 19 points.[134] The game had the highest Nielsen rating of any regular season NBA game since 1975.[135] Although he could have worn his original number even though the Bulls retired it, Jordan wore No. 45, his baseball number.[134]

Despite his eighteen-month hiatus from the NBA, Jordan played well, making a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth game back. He scored 55 points in his next game, against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 1995.[62] 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.[136] At the end of Game 1, Orlando’s Nick Anderson stripped Jordan from behind, leading to the game-winning basket for the Magic; he later commented that Jordan «didn’t look like the old Michael Jordan»,[137] and said that «No. 45 doesn’t explode like No. 23 used to».[138]

Jordan responded by scoring 38 points in the next game, which Chicago won. Before the game, Jordan decided that he would immediately resume wearing his former No. 23. The Bulls were fined $25,000 for failing to report the impromptu number change to the NBA.[138] Jordan was fined an additional $5,000 for opting to wear white sneakers when the rest of the Bulls wore black.[139] He averaged 31 ppg in the playoffs, but Orlando won the series in six games.[140]

Second three-peat (1995–1998)

Jordan was freshly motivated by the playoff defeat, and he trained aggressively for the 1995–96 season.[141] The Bulls were strengthened by the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman, and the team dominated the league, starting the season at 41–3.[142] The Bulls eventually finished with the best regular season record in NBA history, 72–10, a mark broken two decades later by the 2015–16 Golden State Warriors.[143] Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 ppg,[144] and he won the league’s regular season and All-Star Game MVP awards.[13]

In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series (Miami Heat 3–0, New York Knicks 4–1, and Orlando Magic 4–0), as they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 4–2 in the NBA Finals to win their fourth championship.[142] Jordan was named Finals MVP for a record fourth time, surpassing Magic Johnson’s three Finals MVP awards;[92] he also achieved only the second sweep of the MVP awards in the All-Star Game, regular season, and NBA Finals after Willis Reed in the 1969–70 season.[62] Upon winning the championship, his first since his father’s murder, Jordan reacted emotionally, clutching the game ball and crying on the locker room floor.[5][93]

In the 1996–97 season, the Bulls stood at a 69–11 record but ended the season by losing their final two games to finish the year 69–13, missing out on a second consecutive 70-win season.[145] The Bulls again advanced to the Finals, where they faced the Utah Jazz.[146] That team included Karl Malone, who had beaten Jordan for the NBA MVP award in a tight race (986–957).[147][148][149] 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.[146] The Bulls won 90–88 and went on to win the series in six games.[145] For the fifth time in as many Finals appearances, Jordan received the Finals MVP award.[92] During the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, Jordan posted the first triple-double in All-Star Game history in a victorious effort, but the MVP award went to Glen Rice.[150]

Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 62–20 record in the 1997–98 season.[63] Jordan led the league with 28.7 ppg,[78] securing his fifth regular season MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First Defensive Team, and the All-Star Game MVP.[13] The Bulls won the Eastern Conference Championship for a third straight season, including surviving a seven-game series with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; it was the first time Jordan had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals with the New York Knicks.[151][152] After winning, they moved on for a rematch with the Jazz in the Finals.[153]

The Bulls returned to the Delta Center for Game 6 on June 14, 1998, leading the series 3–2. Jordan executed a series of plays, considered to be one of the greatest clutch performances in NBA Finals history.[154] With 41.9 seconds remaining and the Bulls trailing 86–83, Phil Jackson called a timeout. When play resumed, Jordan received the inbound pass, drove to the basket, and sank a shot over several Jazz defenders, cutting Utah’s lead to 86–85.[154] The Jazz brought the ball upcourt and passed the ball to Malone, who was set up in the low post and was being guarded by Rodman. Malone jostled with Rodman and caught the pass, but Jordan cut behind him and stole the ball out of his hands.[154]

Jordan then dribbled down the court and paused, eyeing his defender, Jazz guard Bryon Russell. With 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started to dribble right, then crossed over to his left, possibly pushing off Russell, although the officials did not call a foul.[155][156][157][158] With 5.2 seconds left, Jordan made the climactic shot of his Bulls career,[159] a top-key jumper over a stumbling Russell to give Chicago an 87–86 lead. Afterwards, the Jazz’ John Stockton narrowly missed a game-winning three-pointer, and the buzzer sounded as Jordan and the Bulls won their sixth NBA championship,[160] achieving a second three-peat in the decade.[161] Once again, Jordan was voted Finals MVP,[92] having led all scorers by averaging 33.5 ppg, including 45 in the deciding Game 6.[162] Jordan’s six Finals MVPs is a record.[163] The 1998 Finals holds the highest television rating of any Finals series in history,[164] and Game 6 holds the highest television rating of any game in NBA history.[165]

Second retirement (1999–2001)

Plaque at the United Center that chronicles Jordan’s career achievements

With Phil Jackson’s contract expiring, the pending departures of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman 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.[166][167][168] 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.[169] Jordan’s responsibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive, as 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.[170][171] He managed to purge the team of several highly paid, unpopular players (like forward Juwan Howard and point guard Rod Strickland)[172][173] 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.[170][174]

Despite his January 1999 claim that he was «99.9% certain» he would never play another NBA game,[93] Jordan expressed interest in making another comeback in the summer of 2001, this time with his new team.[175][176] Inspired by the NHL comeback of his friend Mario Lemieux the previous winter,[177] Jordan spent much of the spring and summer of 2001 in training, holding several invitation-only camps for NBA players in Chicago.[178] In addition, Jordan hired his old Chicago Bulls head coach, Doug Collins, as Washington’s coach for the upcoming season, a decision that many saw as foreshadowing another Jordan return.[175][176]

Washington Wizards (2001–2003)

On September 25, 2001, Jordan announced his return to the NBA to play for the Washington Wizards, indicating his intention to donate his salary as a player to a relief effort for the victims of the September 11 attacks.[179][180] In an injury-plagued 2001–02 season, Jordan led the team in scoring (22.9 ppg), assists (5.2 apg), and steals (1.4 spg),[5] and was an MVP candidate, as he led the Wizards to a winning record and playoff contention;[181][182] he would eventually finish 13th in the MVP ballot.[183] After suffering torn cartilage in his right knee,[184] and subsequent knee soreness,[185] the Wizards missed the playoffs,[186] and Jordan’s season ended after only 60 games, the fewest he had played in a regular season since playing 17 games after returning from his first retirement during the 1994–95 season.[44] Jordan started 53 of his 60 games for the season, averaging 24.3 ppg, 5.4 apg, and 6.0 rpg, and shooting 41.9% from the field in his 53 starts. His last seven appearances were in a reserve role, in which he averaged just over 20 minutes per game.[187] The Wizards finished the season with a 37–45 record, an 18-game improvement.[186]

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

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, a record since broken by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.[188][189] That year, Jordan was the only Washington player to play in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them, and coming from off the bench in 15. He averaged 20.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 spg per game.[5] He also shot 45% from the field, and 82% from the free-throw line.[44] 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.[62] On February 21, 2003, Jordan became the first 40-year-old to tally 43 points in an NBA game.[190] 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.[191] Jordan’s final two seasons did not result in a playoff appearance for the Wizards, and he was often unsatisfied with the play of those around him.[192][193] At several points, he openly criticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack of focus and intensity, notably that of Kwame Brown, the number-one draft pick in the 2001 NBA draft.[192][193]

Final retirement (2003)

With the recognition that 2002–03 would be Jordan’s final season, tributes were paid to him throughout the NBA. In his final game at the United Center in Chicago, which was his old home court, Jordan received a four-minute standing ovation.[194] The Miami Heat retired the No. 23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan never played for the team.[195] At the 2003 All-Star Game, Jordan was offered a starting spot from Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson but refused both;[196] in the end, he accepted the spot of Vince Carter.[197] Jordan played in his final NBA game on April 16, 2003, in Philadelphia. After scoring 13 points in the game, Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter and 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, replacing 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 the crowd of 21,257 fans.[198]

National team career

Jordan on the «Dream Team» in 1992

Jordan made his debut for the U.S. national basketball team at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. He led the team in scoring with 17.3 ppg as the U.S., coached by Jack Hartman, won the gold medal in the competition.[199][200] A year later, he won another gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The 1984 U.S. team was coached by Bob Knight and featured players such as Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Chris Mullin, Steve Alford, and Wayman Tisdale. Jordan led the team in scoring, averaging 17.1 ppg for the tournament.[201]

In 1992, Jordan was a member of the star-studded squad that was dubbed the «Dream Team», which included Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. The team went on to win two gold medals: the first one in the 1992 Tournament of the Americas,[202] and the second one in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was the only player to start all eight games in the Olympics, averaged 14.9 ppg, and finished second on the team in scoring.[203] Jordan was undefeated in the four tournaments he played for the United States national team, winning all 30 games he took part in.[15]

Player profile

Jordan dunking the ball, 1987–88

Jordan was a shooting guard who could also play as a small forward, the position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards,[13] and as a point guard.[82] Jordan was known throughout his career as a strong clutch performer. With the Bulls, he decided 25 games with field goals or free throws in the last 30 seconds, including two NBA Finals games and five other playoff contests.[204] His competitiveness was visible in his prolific trash talk and well-known work ethic.[205][206][207] Jordan often used perceived slights to fuel his performances. Sportswriter Wright Thompson described him as «a killer, in the Darwinian sense of the word, immediately sensing and attacking someone’s weakest spot».[3] As the Bulls organization built the franchise around Jordan, management had to trade away players who were not «tough enough» to compete with him in practice. To help improve his defense, he spent extra hours studying film of opponents. On offense, he relied more upon instinct and improvization at game time.[208]

Noted as a durable player, Jordan did not miss four or more games while active for a full season from 1986–87 to 2001–02, when he injured his right knee.[13][209] Of the 15 seasons Jordan was in the NBA, he played all 82 regular season games nine times.[13] Jordan has frequently cited David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Jerry West as influences.[210][211] Confirmed at the start of his career, and possibly later on, Jordan had a special «Love of the Game Clause» written into his contract, which was unusual at the time, and allowed him to play basketball against anyone at any time, anywhere.[212]

Jordan had a versatile offensive game and 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 11th-highest total in NBA history.[213] 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 avoid block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, this move alone made him nearly unstoppable.[214] Despite media criticism by some as a selfish player early in his career, Jordan was willing to defer to this teammates, with a career average of 5.3 apg and a season-high of 8.0 apg.[44] For a guard, Jordan was also a good rebounder, finishing with 6.2 rpg. Defensively, he averaged 2.3 spg and 0.8 bpg.[44]

Three-point field goal was not Jordan’s strength, especially in his early years. Later on in Jordan’s career, he improved his three-point shooting, and finished his career with a respectable 32% success rate.[44] His three-point field-goal percentages ranged from 35% to 43% in seasons in which he attempted at least 230 three-pointers between 1989–90 and 1996–97.[13] Jordan’s effective field goal percentage was 50%, and he had six seasons with at least 50% shooting, five of which consecutively (1988–1992); he also shot 51% and 50%, and 30% and 33% from the three-point range, throughout his first and second retirements, respectively, finishing his Chicago Bulls career with 31.5 points per game on 50.5 FG% shooting and his overall career with 49.7 FG% shooting.[13]

Unlike NBA players often compared to Jordan, such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, who had a similar three-point percentage, he did not shoot as many threes as they did, as he did not need to rely on the three-pointer in order to be effective on offense. Three-point shooting was only introduced in 1979 and would not be a more fundamental aspect of the game until the first decades of the 21st century,[215] with the NBA having to briefly shorten the line to incentivize more shots.[216] Jordan’s three-point shooting was better selected, resulting in three-point field goals made in important games during the playoffs and the Finals, such as hitting six consecutive three-point shots in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals. Jordan shot 37%, 35%, 42%, and 37% in all the seasons he shot over 200 three-pointers, and also shot 38.5%, 38.6%, 38.9%, 40.3%, 19.4%, and 30.2% in the playoffs during his championship runs, improving his shooting even after the three-point line reverted to the original line.[217][218][219]

In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player awards, becoming the first NBA player to win both awards in a career let alone season. In addition, he set both seasonal and career records for blocked shots by a guard,[220] and combined this with his ball-thieving ability to become a standout defensive player. He ranks third in NBA history in total steals with 2,514, trailing John Stockton and Jason Kidd.[221] Jerry West often stated that he was more impressed with Jordan’s defensive contributions than his offensive ones.[222] Doc Rivers declared Jordan «the best superstar defender in the history of the game».[223]

Jordan was known to have strong eyesight. Broadcaster Al Michaels said that he was able to read baseball box scores on a 27-inch (69 cm) television clearly from about 50 feet (15 m) away.[224] During the 2001 NBA Finals, Phil Jackson compared Jordan’s dominance to Shaquille O’Neal, stating: «Michael would get fouled on every play and still have to play through it and just clear himself for shots instead and would rise to that occasion.»[225]

Legacy

Jordan’s talent was clear from his first NBA season; by November 1984, he was being compared to Julius Erving.[57][59] Larry Bird said that rookie Jordan was the best player he ever saw, and that he was «one of a kind», and comparable to Wayne Gretzky as an athlete.[226] In his first game in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Jordan received a near minute-long standing ovation.[59] After establishing the single game playoff record of 63 points against the Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986, Bird described him as «God disguised as Michael Jordan».[73]

Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain’s record of seven consecutive scoring titles.[5] He was also a fixture of the NBA All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times (NBA record shared with Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett, and Kobe Bryant).[227] Jordan also holds the top career regular season and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 ppg, respectively.[16][228] 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; he would always ask for the ball at crunch time.[229] Jordan’s total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the second-highest among NBA career playoff scoring leaders.[230] He retired with 32,292 points in regular season play,[231] placing him fifth on the NBA all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Karl Malone, and Bryant.[231]

With five regular season MVPs (tied for second place with Bill Russell—only Abdul-Jabbar has won more, with six), six Finals MVPs (NBA record), and three NBA All-Star Game MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated player in NBA history.[13][232] Jordan finished among the top three in regular season MVP voting 10 times.[13] He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996,[233] and selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.[23] Jordan is one of only seven players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal (doing so twice with the 1984 and 1992 U.S. men’s basketball teams).[234] Since 1976, the year of the ABA–NBA merger,[235] Jordan and Pippen are the only two players to win six NBA Finals playing for one team.[236] In the All-Star Game fan ballot, Jordan received the most votes nine times, more than any other player.[237]

«There’s Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us.»

—Magic Johnson[5]

Many of Jordan’s contemporaries have said that Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.[222] In 1999, an ESPN survey of journalists, athletes and other sports figures ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century, above Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali.[238] Jordan placed second to Ruth in the Associated Press’ December 1999 list of 20th century athletes.[239] In addition, the Associated Press voted him the greatest basketball player of the 20th century.[240] Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 50 times.[241] 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.[242]

Jordan’s athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back Slam Dunk Contest championships in 1987 and 1988, is credited by many people with having influenced a generation of young players.[243][244] Several NBA players, including James and Dwyane Wade, have stated that they considered Jordan their role model while they were growing up.[245][246] In addition, commentators have dubbed a number of next-generation players «the next Michael Jordan» upon their entry to the NBA, including Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Bryant, Vince Carter, James, and Wade.[247][248][249] Some analysts, such as The Ringer’s Dan Devine, drew parallels between Jordan’s experiment at point guard in the 1988–89 season and the modern NBA; for Devine, it «inadvertently foreshadowed the modern game’s stylistic shift toward monster-usage primary playmakers», such as Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Luka Dončić, and James.[250] Don Nelson stated: «I would’ve been playing him at point guard the day he showed up as a rookie.»[251]

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,[243] a fact Jordan himself has lamented, saying: «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.»[243] During his heyday, Jordan did much to increase the status of the game; television ratings increased only during his time in the league.[252] The popularity of the NBA in the U.S. declined after his last title.[252] As late as 2020, NBA Finals television ratings had not returned to the level reached during his last championship-winning season.[253]

In August 2009, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan exhibit that contained items from his college and NBA careers as well as from the 1992 «Dream Team»; the exhibit also has a batting baseball glove to signify Jordan’s short career in the Minor League Baseball.[254] After Jordan received word of his acceptance into the Hall of Fame, he selected Class of 1996 member David Thompson to present him.[255] As Jordan would later explain during his induction speech in September 2009, he was not a fan of the Tar Heels when growing up in North Carolina but greatly admired Thompson, who played for the rival NC State Wolfpack. In September, he was inducted into the Hall with several former Bulls teammates in attendance, including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and Toni Kukoč.[17] Dean Smith and Doug Collins, two of Jordan’s former coaches, were also among those present. His emotional reaction during his speech when he began to cry was captured by Associated Press photographer Stephan Savoia and would later go viral on social media as the «Crying Jordan» Internet meme.[256][257] In 2016, President Barack Obama honored Jordan with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[28] In October 2021, Jordan was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[23] In September 2022, Jordan’s jersey in which he played the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals was sold for $10.1 million, making it the most expensive game-worn sports memorabilia in history.[258]

NBA career statistics

Legend

  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league  double-dagger  NBA record

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 Chicago 82* 82* 38.3 .515 .173 .845 6.5 5.9 2.4 .8 28.2
1985–86 Chicago 18 7 25.1 .457 .167 .840 3.6 2.9 2.1 1.2 22.7
1986–87 Chicago 82* 82* 40.0 .482 .182 .857 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 37.1*
1987–88 Chicago 82 82* 40.4* .535 .132 .841 5.5 5.9 3.2* 1.6 35.0*
1988–89 Chicago 81 81 40.2* .538 .276 .850 8.0 8.0 2.9 .8 32.5*
1989–90 Chicago 82* 82* 39.0 .526 .376 .848 6.9 6.3 2.8* .7 33.6*
1990–91† Chicago 82* 82* 37.0 .539 .312 .851 6.0 5.5 2.7 1.0 31.5*
1991–92† Chicago 80 80 38.8 .519 .270 .832 6.4 6.1 2.3 .9 30.1*
1992–93† Chicago 78 78 39.3 .495 .352 .837 6.7 5.5 2.8* .8 32.6*
1994–95 Chicago 17 17 39.3 .411 .500 .801 6.9 5.3 1.8 .8 26.9
1995–96† Chicago 82 82* 37.7 .495 .427 .834 6.6 4.3 2.2 .5 30.4*
1996–97† Chicago 82 82* 37.9 .486 .374 .833 5.9 4.3 1.7 .5 29.6*
1997–98† Chicago 82* 82* 38.8 .465 .238 .784 5.8 3.5 1.7 .5 28.7*
2001–02 Wash­ington 60 53 34.9 .416 .189 .790 5.7 5.2 1.4 .4 22.9
2002–03 Wash­ington 82 67 37.0 .445 .291 .821 6.1 3.8 1.5 .5 20.0
Career[13] 1,072 1,039 38.3 .497 .327 .835 6.2 5.3 2.3 .8 30.1double-dagger
All-Star[13] 13 13 29.4 .472 .273 .750 4.7 4.2 2.8 .5 20.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985 Chicago 4 4 42.8 .436 .125 .828 5.8 8.5 2.8 1.0 29.3
1986 Chicago 3 3 45.0 .505 1.000 .872 6.3 5.7 2.3 1.3 43.7
1987 Chicago 3 3 42.7 .417 .400 .897 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.3 35.7
1988 Chicago 10 10 42.7 .531 .333 .869 7.1 4.7 2.4 1.1 36.3
1989 Chicago 17 17 42.2 .510 .286 .799 7.0 7.6 2.5 .8 34.8
1990 Chicago 16 16 42.1 .514 .320 .836 7.2 6.8 2.8 .9 36.7
1991† Chicago 17 17 40.5 .524 .385 .845 6.4 8.4 2.4 1.4 31.1
1992† Chicago 22 22 41.8 .499 .386 .857 6.2 5.8 2.0 .7 34.5
1993† Chicago 19 19 41.2 .475 .389 .805 6.7 6.0 2.1 .9 35.1
1995 Chicago 10 10 42.0 .484 .367 .810 6.5 4.5 2.3 1.4 31.5
1996† Chicago 18 18 40.7 .459 .403 .818 4.9 4.1 1.8 .3 30.7
1997† Chicago 19 19 42.3 .456 .194 .831 7.9 4.8 1.6 .9 31.1
1998† Chicago 21 21 41.5 .462 .302 .812 5.1 3.5 1.5 .6 32.4
Career[13] 179 179 41.8 .487 .332 .828 6.4 5.7 2.1 .8 33.4double-dagger

Awards and honors

NBA
  • Six-time NBA champion – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998[5]
  • Six-time NBA Finals MVP – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998[13]
  • Five-time NBA MVP – 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998[5]
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year – 1987–88[259]
  • NBA Rookie of the Year – 1984–85[5]
  • 10-time NBA scoring leader – 1987–1993, 1996–1998[13]
  • Three-time NBA steals leader – 1988, 1990, 1993[13]
  • 14-time NBA All-Star – 1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003[13]
  • Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP – 1988, 1996, 1998[13]
  • 10-time All-NBA First Team – 1987–1993, 1996–1998[5]
  • One-time All-NBA Second Team – 1985[5]
  • Nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team – 1988–1993, 1996–1998[5]
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team – 1985[13]
  • Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion – 1987, 1988[5]
  • Two-time IBM Award winner – 1985, 1989[259]
  • Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996[5]
  • Selected on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021[23]
  • No. 23 retired by the Chicago Bulls[260]
  • No. 23 retired by the Miami Heat[260]
  • NBA MVP trophy renamed in Jordan’s honor («Michael Jordan Trophy») in 2022[261]
USA Basketball
  • Two-time Olympic gold medal winner – 1984, 1992[5]
  • Tournament of the Americas gold medal winner – 1992[262]
  • Pan American Games gold medal winner – 1983[263]
NCAA
  • NCAA national championship – 1981–82[259]
  • ACC Freshman of the Year – 1981–82[264]
  • Two-time Consensus NCAA All-American First Team – 1982–83, 1983–84[264]
  • ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year – 1983–84[264]
  • USBWA College Player of the Year – 1983–84[265]
  • Naismith College Player of the Year – 1983–84[5]
  • Adolph Rupp Trophy – 1983–84[266]
  • John R. Wooden Award – 1983–84[5]
  • No. 23 retired by the North Carolina Tar Heels[267]
High school
  • McDonald’s All-American – 1981[36]
  • Parade All-American First Team – 1981[268]
Halls of Fame
  • Two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee:
    • Class of 2009 – individual[17]
    • Class of 2010 – as a member of the «Dream Team»[18]
  • United States Olympic Hall of Fame – Class of 2009 (as a member of the «Dream Team»)[19]
  • North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame – Class of 2010[20]
  • Two-time FIBA Hall of Fame inductee:
    • Class of 2015 – individual[21]
    • Class of 2017 – as a member of the «Dream Team»[22]
Media
  • Three-time Associated Press Athlete of the Year – 1991, 1992, 1993[269]
  • Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year – 1991[270]
  • Ranked No. 1 by Slam magazine’s «Top 50 Players of All-Time»[271]
  • Ranked No. 1 by ESPN SportsCentury‘s «Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century»[238]
  • 10-time ESPY Award winner (in various categories)[272]
  • 1997 Marca Leyenda winner[273]
National
  • 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom[28]
State/local
  • Statue inside the United Center[274]
  • Section of Madison Street in Chicago renamed Michael Jordan Drive – 1994[275]

Post-retirement

Jordan on a golf course in 2007

After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he would be able to return to his front office position as Director of Basketball Operations with the Wizards.[276] His previous tenure in the Wizards’ front office had produced 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.[170] On May 7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as the team’s president of basketball operations.[170] Jordan later stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he had known he would be fired upon retiring, he never would have come back to play for the Wizards.[109]

Jordan kept busy over the next few years. He stayed in shape, played golf in celebrity charity tournaments, and spent time with his family in Chicago. He also promoted his Jordan Brand clothing line and rode motorcycles.[277] Since 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motorsports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road racing team that competed with two Suzukis in the premier Superbike championship sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) until the end of the 2013 season.[278][279]

Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets

On June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats (known as the Hornets since 2013), becoming the team’s second-largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson. As part of the deal, Jordan took full control over the basketball side of the operation, with the title Managing Member of Basketball Operations.[280][281] Despite Jordan’s previous success as an endorser, he has made an effort not to be included in Charlotte’s marketing campaigns.[282] A decade earlier, Jordan had made a bid to become part-owner of Charlotte’s original NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets, but talks collapsed when owner George Shinn refused to give Jordan complete control of basketball operations.[283]

In February 2010, it was reported that Jordan was seeking majority ownership of the Bobcats.[284] As February wore on, it became apparent that Jordan and former Houston Rockets president George Postolos were the leading contenders for ownership of the team. On February 27, the Bobcats announced that Johnson had reached an agreement with Jordan and his group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy the team from Johnson pending NBA approval.[285] On March 17, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan’s purchase, making him the first former player to become the majority owner of an NBA team.[286] It also made him the league’s only African-American majority owner.[287]

During the 2011 NBA lockout, The New York Times wrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline owners who wanted 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.»[288] Jason Whitlock of FoxSports.com called Jordan «a hypocrite sellout who can easily betray the very people who made him a billionaire global icon» for wanting «current players to pay for his incompetence».[289] He cited Jordan’s executive decisions to draft disappointing players Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.[289]

During the 2011–12 NBA season that was shortened to 66 games by the lockout, the Bobcats posted a 7–59 record. The team closed out the season with a 23-game losing streak; their .106 winning percentage was the worst in NBA history.[290] Before the next season, Jordan said: «I’m not real happy about the record book scenario last year. It’s very, very frustrating.»[291]

During the 2019 NBA offseason, Jordan sold a minority piece of the Hornets to Gabe Plotkin and Daniel Sundheim, retaining the majority of the team for himself,[292] as well as the role of chairman.[293]

23XI Racing

On September 21, 2020, Jordan and NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin announced they would be fielding a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace driving, beginning competition in the 2021 season. [294] On October 22, the team’s name was confirmed to be 23XI Racing (pronounced twenty-three eleven) and the team’s entry would bear No. 23.[295] As of the end of the 2022 season, 23XI Racing have 3 wins, 2 of them coming from Wallace, and 1 coming from Kurt Busch.[296]

Personal life

Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and one younger sister, Roslyn.[297][298] James retired in 2006 as the command sergeant major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.[299] Jordan’s nephew through Larry, Justin Jordan, played NCAA Division I basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans and is a scout for the Charlotte Hornets.[300][301]

Jordan married Juanita Vanoy on September 2, 1989, at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada.[302][303] They had two sons, Jeffrey and Marcus, and a daughter, Jasmine.[304] The Jordans 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».[305][306] It is reported that Juanita received a $168 million settlement (equivalent to $226 million in 2021), making it the largest celebrity divorce settlement on public record at the time.[307][308]

In 1991, Jordan purchased a lot in Highland Park, Illinois, where he planned to build a 56,000 square-foot (5,200 m2) mansion. It was completed in 1995. He listed the mansion for sale in 2012.[309] He also owns homes in North Carolina and Jupiter Island, Florida.[310] His two sons attended Loyola Academy, a private Catholic school in Wilmette, Illinois.[311] Jeffrey graduated in 2007 and played his first collegiate basketball game for the University of Illinois on November 11, 2007. After two seasons, he left the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the team for a third season,[312][313] then received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending.[314][315] 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,[316] and played three seasons of basketball for the school.[317]

On July 21, 2006, a judge in Cook County, Illinois, determined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former lover Karla Knafel $5 million in a breach of contract claim.[318] Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret.[319][320][321] 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.[318]

Jordan proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas 2011,[322] and they were married on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.[323][324] It was announced on November 30, 2013, that the two were expecting their first child together.[325][326] On February 11, 2014, Prieto gave birth to identical twin daughters named Victoria and Ysabel.[327] In 2019, Jordan became a grandfather when his daughter Jasmine gave birth to a son, whose father is professional basketball player Rakeem Christmas.[328]

Media figure and business interests

Endorsements

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.[329] Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, appearing in over 20 commercials for the company since 1991, including the «Be Like Mike» commercials in which a song was sung by children wishing to be like Jordan.[329][330]

Nike created a signature shoe for Jordan, called the Air Jordan, in 1984.[331] 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».[329] 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.[332][333] The brand has also sponsored college sports programs such as those of North Carolina, UCLA, California, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgetown, and Marquette.[334][335]

Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown during 1992’s Super Bowl XXVI featured Jordan and Bugs Bunny playing basketball.[336] The Super Bowl commercial inspired the 1996 live action/animated film Space Jam, which starred Jordan and Bugs in a fictional story set during the former’s first retirement from basketball.[337] They have subsequently appeared together in several commercials for MCI.[337] Jordan also made an appearance in the music video for Michael Jackson’s «Jam» (1992).[338]

Since 2008, Jordan’s yearly income from the endorsements is estimated to be over $40 million.[339][340] In addition, when Jordan’s power at the ticket gates was at its highest point, the Bulls regularly sold out both their home and road games.[341] Due to this, Jordan set records in player salary by signing annual contracts worth in excess of US$30 million per season.[342] 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 $1 billion.[343]

Most of Jordan’s endorsement deals, including his first deal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, David Falk.[344] Jordan has described Falk as «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.'»[345]

Business ventures

In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes as the 20th-most powerful celebrity in the world with $55 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to Forbes, Jordan Brand generates $1 billion in sales for Nike.[346] In June 2014, Jordan was named the first NBA player to become a billionaire, after he increased his stake in the Charlotte Hornets from 80% to 89.5%.[347][348] On January 20, 2015, Jordan was honored with the Charlotte Business Journal’s Business Person of the Year for 2014.[349] In 2017, he became a part owner of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.[350]

Forbes designated Jordan as the athlete with the highest career earnings in 2017.[351] From his Jordan Brand income and endorsements, Jordan’s 2015 income was an estimated $110 million, the most of any retired athlete.[352] As of 2022, his net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion by Forbes,[29] making him the sixth-richest African-American, behind Robert F. Smith, David Steward, Oprah Winfrey, Kanye West, and Rihanna.[353]

Jordan co-owns an automotive group which bears his name. The company has a Nissan dealership in Durham, North Carolina, acquired in 1990,[354] and formerly had a Lincoln–Mercury dealership from 1995 until its closure in June 2009.[355][356] The company also owned a Nissan franchise in Glen Burnie, Maryland.[355] The restaurant industry is another business interest of Jordan’s. Restaurants he has owned include a steakhouse in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, among others;[357] that restaurant closed in 2018.[358] Jordan is the majority investor in a golf course, Grove XXIII, under construction in Hobe Sound, Florida.[359]

In September 2020, Jordan became an investor and advisor for DraftKings.[360]

Philanthropy

From 2001 to 2014, Jordan hosted an annual golf tournament, the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational, that raised money for various charities.[361] In 2006, Jordan and his wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicago’s Hales Franciscan High School.[362] The Jordan Brand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity and a Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.[363]

The Make-A-Wish Foundation named Jordan its Chief Wish Ambassador in 2008.[361] In 2013, he granted his 200th wish for the organization.[364] As of 2019, he has raised more than $5 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[361]

In 2015, Jordan donated a settlement of undisclosed size from a lawsuit against supermarkets that had used his name without permission to 23 different Chicago charities.[365] In 2017, Jordan funded two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in Charlotte, North Carolina, by giving $7 million, the biggest donation he had made at the time.[366] In 2018, after Hurricane Florence damaged parts of North Carolina, including his former hometown of Wilmington, Jordan donated $2 million to relief efforts.[367] He gave $1 million to aid the Bahamas’ recovery following Hurricane Dorian in 2019.[368]

On June 5, 2020, in the wake of the protests following the murder of George Floyd, Jordan and his brand announced in a joint statement that they would be donating $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations dedicated to «ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education».[369] In February 2021, Jordan funded two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in New Hanover County, North Carolina, by giving $10 million.[370][371]

Film and television

Jordan played himself in the 1996 comedy film Space Jam. The film received mixed reviews,[26] but it was a box office success, making $230 million worldwide, and earned more than $1 billion through merchandise sales.[372]

In 2000, Jordan was the subject of an IMAX documentary about his career with the Chicago Bulls, especially the 1998 NBA playoffs, entitled Michael Jordan to the Max.[373] Two decades later, the same period of Jordan’s life was covered in much greater and more personal detail by the Emmy Award-winning The Last Dance, a 10-part TV documentary which debuted on ESPN in April and May 2020. The Last Dance relied heavily on about 500 hours of candid film of Jordan’s and his teammates’ off-court activities which an NBA Entertainment crew had shot over the course of the 1997–98 NBA season for use in a documentary. The project was delayed for many years because Jordan had not yet given his permission for the footage to be used.[374][375] He was interviewed at three homes associated with the production and did not want cameras in his home or on his plane, as according to director Jason Hehir «there are certain aspects of his life that he wants to keep private».[376]

Jordan granted rapper Travis Scott permission to film a music video for his single «Franchise» at his home in Highland Park, Illinois.[377] Jordan appeared in the 2022 miniseries The Captain, which follows the life and career of Derek Jeter.[378]

Books

Jordan has authored several books focusing on his life, basketball career, and world view.

  • Rare Air: Michael on Michael, with Mark Vancil and Walter Iooss (Harper San Francisco, 1993).[379][380]
  • I Can’t Accept Not Trying: Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence, with Mark Vancil and Sandro Miller (Harper San Francisco, 1994).[381]
  • For the Love of the Game: My Story, with Mark Vancil (Crown Publishers, 1998).[382]
  • Driven from Within, with Mark Vancil (Atria Books, 2005).[383]

See also

  • Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes
  • List of athletes who came out of retirement
  • List of NBA teams by single season win percentage
  • Michael Jordan’s Restaurant
  • Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
  • Michael Jordan in Flight
  • NBA 2K11
  • NBA 2K12

Notes

  1. ^ Jordan’s weight fluctuated from 195 lb (88 kg) to 218 lb (99 kg) during the course of his professional career;[1][2][3] his NBA listed weight was 216 lb (98 kg).[4][5][6]
  2. ^ Jordan wore a nameless No. 12 jersey in a February 14, 1990, game against the Orlando Magic because his No. 23 jersey had been stolen.[7] Jordan scored 49 points, setting a franchise record for players wearing that jersey number.[8]

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video icon Discussion with Halberstam on Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made, February 22, 1999, C-SPAN
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  • Halberstam, David (2000). Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made. Broadway Books. ISBN 978-0-7679-0444-5.
  • Jordan, Michael (1998). For the Love of the Game: My Story. New York City: Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-609-60206-5.
  • Kotler, Philip; Rein, Irving J.; Shields, Ben (2006). The Elusive Fan: Reinventing Sports in a Crowded Marketplace. The McGraw-Hill Companies. ISBN 978-0-07-149114-3.
  • Kruger, Mitchell (2003). One Last Shot: The Story of Michael Jordan’s Comeback. New York City: St. Martin’s Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-312-99223-1.
  • Lazenby, Roland (2014). Michael Jordan: The Life. New York City: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 978-0-316-19477-8.
  • LaFeber, Walter (2002). Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-32369-6.
  • Markovits, Andrei S.; Rensman, Lars (June 3, 2010). Gaming the World: How Sports are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-13751-3.
  • Porter, David L. (2007). Michael Jordan: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33767-3.
  • The Sporting News Official NBA Register 1994–95 (1994). The Sporting News. ISBN 978-0-89204-501-3.

Further reading

  • Leahy, Michael (2004). When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan’s Last Comeback. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-7648-1.
  • McGovern, Mike (2005). Michael Jordan: Basketball Player. Ferguson. ISBN 978-0-8160-5876-1.

External links

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  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Michael Jordan at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Michael Jordan at Curlie
  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Michael Jordan Career Retrospective on YouTube
  • Michael Jordan at IMDb
  • «Jordan archives». Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 5, 1997. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
Источник

This article is about the American basketball player. For other people with the same name, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan smiling at the camera

Jordan in 2014
Charlotte Hornets
Position Owner
League NBA
Personal information
Born February 17, 1963 (age 59)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg)[a]
Career information
High school Emsley A. Laney
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
College North Carolina (1981–1984)
NBA draft 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career 1984–1993, 1995–1998, 2001–2003
Position Shooting guard
Number 23, 12,[b] 45
Career history
1984–1993,
1995–1998		 Chicago Bulls
2001–2003 Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
  • 6× NBA champion (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 6× NBA Finals MVP (1991–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 5× NBA Most Valuable Player (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998)
  • 14× NBA All-Star (1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003)
  • 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1988, 1996, 1998)
  • 10× All-NBA First Team (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • All-NBA Second Team (1985)
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988)
  • 9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1988–1993, 1996–1998)
  • NBA Rookie of the Year (1985)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985)
  • 10× NBA scoring champion (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
  • 3× NBA steals leader (1988, 1990, 1993)
  • 2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion (1987, 1988)
  • No. 23 retired by Chicago Bulls
  • No. 23 retired by Miami Heat
  • 3× AP Athlete of the Year (1991–1993)
  • Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (1991)
  • 2× IBM Award (1985, 1989)
  • NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
  • NCAA champion (1982)
  • National college player of the year (1984)
  • 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Player of the Year (1984)
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (1983, 1984)
  • ACC Rookie of the Year (1982)
  • No. 23 retired by North Carolina Tar Heels
  • 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984)
  • McDonald’s All-American (1981)
  • First-team Parade All-American (1981)
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016)
Career NBA statistics
Points 32,292 (30.1 ppg)
Rebounds 6,672 (6.2 rpg)
Assists 5,633 (5.3 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
FIBA Hall of Fame as player

Medals

Men’s basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Men’s basketball
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Men’s basketball
Tournament of the Americas
Gold medal – first place 1992 Portland Men’s basketball
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas Men’s basketball

Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ,[9] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. His biography on the official NBA website states: «By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.»[10] He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan is the principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA and of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He was integral in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s,[11] becoming a global cultural icon in the process.[12]

Jordan played college basketball for three seasons under coach Dean Smith with the North Carolina Tar Heels. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels’ national championship team in 1982.[5] Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick,[5][13] and quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring while gaining a reputation as one of the game’s best defensive players.[14] His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing slam dunks from the free-throw line in Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames «Air Jordan» and «His Airness«.[5][13] Jordan won his first NBA title with the Bulls in 1991, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a three-peat. Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the 1993–94 NBA season to play Minor League Baseball but returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three more championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.[5] He retired for the second time in January 1999 but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.[5][13] During the course of his professional career he was also selected to play for the United States national team, winning four gold medals (at the 1983 Pan American Games, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1992 Tournament of the Americas and 1992 Summer Olympics), while also being undefeated.[15]

Jordan’s individual accolades and accomplishments include six NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards, ten NBA scoring titles (both all-time records), five NBA MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game selections, three NBA All-Star Game MVP awards, three NBA steals titles, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.[13] He holds the NBA records for career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and career playoff scoring average (33.4 points per game).[16] In 1999, he was named the 20th century’s greatest North American athlete by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press’ list of athletes of the century.[5] Jordan was twice inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, once in 2009 for his individual career,[17] and again in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team («The Dream Team»).[18] He became a member of the United States Olympic Hall of Fame in 2009,[19] a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2010,[20] and an individual member of the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2015 and a «Dream Team» member in 2017.[21][22] In 2021, Jordan was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[23]

One of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation,[11] Jordan is known for his product endorsements.[24] He fueled the success of Nike’s Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1984 and remain popular today.[25] Jordan also starred as himself in the 1996 live-action animation hybrid film Space Jam and is the central focus of the Emmy Award-winning documentary miniseries The Last Dance (2020).[26] He became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats (now named the Hornets) in 2006,[25] and bought a controlling interest in 2010. In 2016, Jordan became the first billionaire player in NBA history.[27] That year, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[28] As of 2022, Jordan’s net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion.[29]

Early life

Jordan was born at Cumberland Hospital in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, on February 17, 1963,[30] the son of bank employee Deloris (née Peoples) and equipment supervisor James R. Jordan Sr.[30][31] In 1968, he moved with his family to Wilmington, North Carolina.[32] Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he highlighted his athletic career by playing basketball, baseball, and football. He tried out for the basketball varsity team during his sophomore year; at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that level. His taller friend Harvest Leroy Smith was the only sophomore to make the team.[33][34]

Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of Laney’s junior varsity team, and tallied some 40-point games.[33] The following summer, he grew four inches (10 cm) and trained rigorously.[34] Upon earning a spot on the varsity roster, Jordan averaged more than 25 points per game (ppg) over his final two seasons of high school play.[35] As a senior, he was selected to play in the 1981 McDonald’s All-American Game and scored 30 points,[36][37] after averaging 27 ppg,[35] 12 rebounds (rpg),[38][39] and six assists per game (apg) for the season.[39][40][41] Jordan was recruited by numerous college basketball programs, including Duke, North Carolina, South Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia.[42] In 1981, he accepted a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in cultural geography.[43]

College career

Jordan going in for a slam dunk for the Laney High School varsity basketball team, 1979–80

Jordan in action for North Carolina in 1983

As a freshman in coach Dean Smith’s team-oriented system, Jordan was named ACC Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 ppg on 53.4% shooting (field goal percentage).[44] He made the game-winning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship game against Georgetown, which was led by future NBA rival Patrick Ewing.[45] Jordan later described this shot as the major turning point in his basketball career.[46][47] During his three seasons with the Tar Heels, he averaged 17.7 ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rpg and 1.8 apg.[13]

Jordan was selected by consensus to the NCAA All-American First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and junior (1984) seasons.[48][49] 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. Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete his degree in 1986,[50] when he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography.[51] In 2002, Jordan was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men’s basketball team honoring the 50 greatest players in ACC history.[52]

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (1984–1993; 1995–1998)

Early NBA years (1984–1987)

The Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick of the 1984 NBA draft after Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers). One of the primary reasons why Jordan was not drafted sooner was because the first two teams were in need of a center.[53] Trail Blazers general manager Stu Inman contended that it was not a matter of drafting a center but more a matter of taking Bowie over Jordan, in part because Portland already had Clyde Drexler, who was a guard with similar skills to Jordan.[54] Citing Bowie’s injury-laden college career, ESPN named the Blazers’ choice of Bowie as the worst draft pick in North American professional sports history.[55]

Jordan made his NBA debut at Chicago Stadium on October 26, 1984, and scored 16 points. In 2021, a ticket stub from the game sold at auction for $264,000, setting a record for a collectible ticket stub.[56] During his rookie 1984–85 season with the Bulls, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting,[44] and helped make a team that had won 35% of games in the previous three seasons playoff contenders. He quickly became a fan favorite even in opposing arenas.[57][58][59] Roy S. Johnson of The New York Times described him as «the phenomenal rookie of the Bulls» in November,[59] and Jordan appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading «A Star Is Born» in December.[60][61] The fans also voted in Jordan as an All-Star starter during his rookie season.[5] Controversy arose before the 1985 NBA All-Star Game when word surfaced that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving.[5] This led to a so-called «freeze-out» on Jordan, where players refused to pass the ball to him throughout the game.[5] The controversy left Jordan relatively unaffected when he returned to regular season play, and he would go on to be voted the NBA Rookie of the Year.[62] The Bulls finished the season 38–44,[63] and lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the first round of the playoffs.[62]

An often-cited moment was on August 26, 1985,[35][64] when Jordan shook the arena during a Nike exhibition game in Trieste, Italy, by shattering the glass of the backboard with a dunk.[65][66] The moment was filmed and is often referred to worldwide as an important milestone in Jordan’s rise.[66][67] The shoes Jordan wore during the game were auctioned in August 2020 and sold for $615,000, a record for a pair of sneakers.[68][69] Jordan’s 1985–86 season was cut short when he broke his foot in the third game of the year, causing him to miss 64 games.[70] The Bulls made the playoffs despite Jordan’s injury and a 30–52 record,[63] at the time the fifth-worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history.[71] Jordan recovered in time to participate in the postseason and performed well upon his return. Against a Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history,[72] Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in Game 2,[73] but the Celtics managed to sweep the series.[62]

Jordan completely recovered in time for the 1986–87 season,[74] 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 ppg on 48.2% shooting.[44][75] In addition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, as he became the first player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season.[76] Despite Jordan’s success, Magic Johnson won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.[77] The Bulls reached 40 wins,[63] and advanced to the playoffs for the third consecutive year but were again swept by the Celtics.[62]

Pistons roadblock (1987–1990)

Jordan again led the league in scoring during the 1987–88 season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting,[44] and he won his first league MVP Award. He was also named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, as he averaged 1.6 blocks per game (bpg), a league-high 3.1 steals per game (spg),[78] and led the Bulls defense to the fewest points per game allowed in the league.[79] The Bulls finished 50–32,[63] 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.[80] In the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Bulls lost in five games to the more experienced Detroit Pistons,[62] who were led by Isiah Thomas and a group of physical players known as the «Bad Boys».[81]

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 apg.[44] During the season, Sam Vincent, Chicago’s point guard, was having trouble running the offense, and Jordan expressed his frustration with head coach Doug Collins, who would put Jordan at point guard. In his time as a point guard, Jordan averaged 10 triple-doubles in eleven games, with 33.6 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 10.8 apg, 2.9 spg, and 0.8 bpg on 51% shooting.[82]

The Bulls finished with a 47–35 record,[63] and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers and New York Knicks along the way.[83] 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.[84] In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pistons again defeated the Bulls, this time in six games,[62] by utilizing their «Jordan Rules» method of guarding Jordan, which consisted of double and triple teaming him every time he touched the ball.[5]

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.[85] On March 28, 1990, Jordan scored a career-high 69 points in a 117–113 road win over the Cavaliers.[86] He averaged a league-leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting, to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg,[44] in leading the Bulls to a 55–27 record.[63] They again advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals after beating the Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers;[87] despite pushing the series to seven games, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecutive season.[62]

First three-peat (1991–1993)

In the 1990–91 season, Jordan won his second MVP award after averaging 31.5 ppg on 53.9% shooting, 6.0 rpg, and 5.5 apg for the regular season.[44] The Bulls finished in first place in their division for the first time in sixteen years and set a franchise record with 61 wins in the regular season.[63] With Scottie Pippen developing into an All-Star, the Bulls had elevated their play. The Bulls defeated the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers in the opening two rounds of the playoffs. They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals where their rival, the Detroit Pistons, awaited them;[88] this time, the Bulls beat the Pistons in a four-game sweep.[89]

The Bulls advanced to the Finals for the first time in franchise history to face the Los Angeles Lakers, who had Magic Johnson and James Worthy, two formidable opponents. The Bulls won the series four games to one, and compiled a 15–2 playoff record along the way.[88] Perhaps the best-known moment of the series came in Game 2 when, attempting a dunk, Jordan avoided a potential Sam Perkins block by switching the ball from his right hand to his left in mid-air to lay the shot into the basket.[90] In his first Finals appearance, Jordan had 31.2 ppg on 56% shooting from the field, 11.4 apg, 6.6 rpg, 2.8 spg, and 1.4 bpg.[91] Jordan won his first NBA Finals MVP award,[92] and he cried while holding the Finals trophy.[93]

Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the 1991–92 season, establishing a 67–15 record, topping their franchise record from 1990–91.[63] Jordan won his second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1 ppg, 6.4 rbg, and 6.1 apg on 52% shooting.[78] After winning a physical seven-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 six 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.[94]

In the first game, Jordan scored a Finals-record 35 points in the first half, including a record-setting six three-point field goals.[95] 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.»[96] 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,[92] and finished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and 6.5 apg, while shooting 52.6% from the floor.[97]

In the 1992–93 season, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, and 5.5 apg campaign, including a second-place finish in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[78][98] Jordan’s streak of consecutive MVP seasons ended, as he lost the award to his friend Charles Barkley,[77] which upset him.[99] Coincidentally, Jordan and the Bulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. The Bulls won their third 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 leader. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0 ppg during the six-game series,[100] and became the first player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP awards.[92] He scored more than 30 points in every game of the series, including 40 or more points in four consecutive games.[101] 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.[102]

Gambling

During the Bulls’ 1993 NBA playoffs, Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the night before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks.[103] The previous year, he admitted that he had to cover $57,000 in gambling losses,[104] and author Richard Esquinas wrote a book in 1993 claiming he had won $1.25 million from Jordan on the golf course.[105] David Stern, the commissioner of the NBA, denied in 1995 and 2006 that Jordan’s 1993 retirement was a secret suspension by the league for gambling,[106][107] but the rumor spread widely.[108]

In 2005, Jordan discussed his gambling with Ed Bradley of 60 Minutes and admitted that he made reckless decisions. Jordan stated: «Yeah, I’ve gotten myself into situations where I would not walk away and I’ve pushed the envelope. Is that compulsive? Yeah, it depends on how you look at it. If you’re willing to jeopardize your livelihood and your family, then yeah.» When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordan replied: «No.»[109] In 2010, Ron Shelton, director of Jordan Rides the Bus, said that he began working on the documentary believing that the NBA had suspended him, but that research «convinced [him it] was nonsense».[108]

First retirement and stint in Minor League Baseball (1993–1995)

Michael Jordan
Jordan Scorpions.jpg

Jordan in training with the Scottsdale Scorpions in 1994
Birmingham Barons – No. 45, 35
Outfielder

Batted: Right

Threw: Right
Professional debut
Southern League: April 8, 1994, for the Birmingham Barons
Arizona Fall League: 1994, for the Scottsdale Scorpions
Last Southern League appearance
March 10, 1995, for the Birmingham Barons
Southern League statistics
(through 1994)
Batting average .202
Home runs 3
Runs batted in 51
Arizona Fall League statistics
Batting average .252
Runs batted in 8
Teams
  • Birmingham Barons (1994–1995)
  • Scottsdale Scorpions (1994)

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement, saying that he lost his desire to play basketball. Jordan later said that the murder of his father three months earlier helped shape his decision.[110] James R. Jordan Sr. was murdered on July 23, 1993, at a highway rest area in Lumberton, North Carolina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry Martin Demery, who carjacked his Lexus bearing the license plate «UNC 0023».[111][112] His body, dumped in a South Carolina swamp, was not discovered until August 3.[112] Green and Demery were found after they made calls on James Jordan’s cell phone,[113] convicted at a trial, and sentenced to life in prison.[114]

Jordan was close to his father; as a child, he imitated the way his father stuck out his tongue while absorbed in work. He later adopted it as his own signature, often displaying it as he drove to the basket.[5] In 1996, he founded a Chicago-area Boys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.[115][116] In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game, Jordan wrote that he was preparing for retirement as early as the summer of 1992.[117] The added exhaustion due to the «Dream Team» run in the 1992 Summer 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.[118]

Jordan further surprised the sports world by signing a Minor League Baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox on February 7, 1994.[119] He reported to spring training in Sarasota, Florida, and was assigned to the team’s minor league system on March 31, 1994.[120] Jordan said that this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who always envisioned his son as a Major League Baseball player.[121] The White Sox were owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan’s basketball contract during the years he played baseball.[122]

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, 114 strikeouts, 51 bases on balls, and 11 errors.[123][124] His strikeout total led the team and his games played tied for the team lead. His 30 stolen bases were second on the team only to Doug Brady.[125] He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the top prospects in baseball.[120] On November 1, 1994, his No. 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 Center.[126][127][128]

«I’m back»: Return to the NBA (1995)

The Bulls went 55–27 in 1993–94 without Jordan in the lineup,[63] and lost to the New York Knicks in the second round of the playoffs.[129] The 1994–95 Bulls were a shell of the championship team 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;[130] the team received help when Jordan decided to return to the Bulls.[131]

In March 1995, Jordan decided to quit baseball because he feared he might become a replacement player during the Major League Baseball strike.[132] On March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA through a two-word press release: «I’m back.»[133] The next day, Jordan took to the court with the Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scoring 19 points.[134] The game had the highest Nielsen rating of any regular season NBA game since 1975.[135] Although he could have worn his original number even though the Bulls retired it, Jordan wore No. 45, his baseball number.[134]

Despite his eighteen-month hiatus from the NBA, Jordan played well, making a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth game back. He scored 55 points in his next game, against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 1995.[62] 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.[136] At the end of Game 1, Orlando’s Nick Anderson stripped Jordan from behind, leading to the game-winning basket for the Magic; he later commented that Jordan «didn’t look like the old Michael Jordan»,[137] and said that «No. 45 doesn’t explode like No. 23 used to».[138]

Jordan responded by scoring 38 points in the next game, which Chicago won. Before the game, Jordan decided that he would immediately resume wearing his former No. 23. The Bulls were fined $25,000 for failing to report the impromptu number change to the NBA.[138] Jordan was fined an additional $5,000 for opting to wear white sneakers when the rest of the Bulls wore black.[139] He averaged 31 ppg in the playoffs, but Orlando won the series in six games.[140]

Second three-peat (1995–1998)

Jordan was freshly motivated by the playoff defeat, and he trained aggressively for the 1995–96 season.[141] The Bulls were strengthened by the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman, and the team dominated the league, starting the season at 41–3.[142] The Bulls eventually finished with the best regular season record in NBA history, 72–10, a mark broken two decades later by the 2015–16 Golden State Warriors.[143] Jordan led the league in scoring with 30.4 ppg,[144] and he won the league’s regular season and All-Star Game MVP awards.[13]

In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series (Miami Heat 3–0, New York Knicks 4–1, and Orlando Magic 4–0), as they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 4–2 in the NBA Finals to win their fourth championship.[142] Jordan was named Finals MVP for a record fourth time, surpassing Magic Johnson’s three Finals MVP awards;[92] he also achieved only the second sweep of the MVP awards in the All-Star Game, regular season, and NBA Finals after Willis Reed in the 1969–70 season.[62] Upon winning the championship, his first since his father’s murder, Jordan reacted emotionally, clutching the game ball and crying on the locker room floor.[5][93]

In the 1996–97 season, the Bulls stood at a 69–11 record but ended the season by losing their final two games to finish the year 69–13, missing out on a second consecutive 70-win season.[145] The Bulls again advanced to the Finals, where they faced the Utah Jazz.[146] That team included Karl Malone, who had beaten Jordan for the NBA MVP award in a tight race (986–957).[147][148][149] 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.[146] The Bulls won 90–88 and went on to win the series in six games.[145] For the fifth time in as many Finals appearances, Jordan received the Finals MVP award.[92] During the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, Jordan posted the first triple-double in All-Star Game history in a victorious effort, but the MVP award went to Glen Rice.[150]

Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 62–20 record in the 1997–98 season.[63] Jordan led the league with 28.7 ppg,[78] securing his fifth regular season MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First Defensive Team, and the All-Star Game MVP.[13] The Bulls won the Eastern Conference Championship for a third straight season, including surviving a seven-game series with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals; it was the first time Jordan had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals with the New York Knicks.[151][152] After winning, they moved on for a rematch with the Jazz in the Finals.[153]

The Bulls returned to the Delta Center for Game 6 on June 14, 1998, leading the series 3–2. Jordan executed a series of plays, considered to be one of the greatest clutch performances in NBA Finals history.[154] With 41.9 seconds remaining and the Bulls trailing 86–83, Phil Jackson called a timeout. When play resumed, Jordan received the inbound pass, drove to the basket, and sank a shot over several Jazz defenders, cutting Utah’s lead to 86–85.[154] The Jazz brought the ball upcourt and passed the ball to Malone, who was set up in the low post and was being guarded by Rodman. Malone jostled with Rodman and caught the pass, but Jordan cut behind him and stole the ball out of his hands.[154]

Jordan then dribbled down the court and paused, eyeing his defender, Jazz guard Bryon Russell. With 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started to dribble right, then crossed over to his left, possibly pushing off Russell, although the officials did not call a foul.[155][156][157][158] With 5.2 seconds left, Jordan made the climactic shot of his Bulls career,[159] a top-key jumper over a stumbling Russell to give Chicago an 87–86 lead. Afterwards, the Jazz’ John Stockton narrowly missed a game-winning three-pointer, and the buzzer sounded as Jordan and the Bulls won their sixth NBA championship,[160] achieving a second three-peat in the decade.[161] Once again, Jordan was voted Finals MVP,[92] having led all scorers by averaging 33.5 ppg, including 45 in the deciding Game 6.[162] Jordan’s six Finals MVPs is a record.[163] The 1998 Finals holds the highest television rating of any Finals series in history,[164] and Game 6 holds the highest television rating of any game in NBA history.[165]

Second retirement (1999–2001)

Plaque at the United Center that chronicles Jordan’s career achievements

With Phil Jackson’s contract expiring, the pending departures of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman 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.[166][167][168] 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.[169] Jordan’s responsibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive, as 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.[170][171] He managed to purge the team of several highly paid, unpopular players (like forward Juwan Howard and point guard Rod Strickland)[172][173] 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.[170][174]

Despite his January 1999 claim that he was «99.9% certain» he would never play another NBA game,[93] Jordan expressed interest in making another comeback in the summer of 2001, this time with his new team.[175][176] Inspired by the NHL comeback of his friend Mario Lemieux the previous winter,[177] Jordan spent much of the spring and summer of 2001 in training, holding several invitation-only camps for NBA players in Chicago.[178] In addition, Jordan hired his old Chicago Bulls head coach, Doug Collins, as Washington’s coach for the upcoming season, a decision that many saw as foreshadowing another Jordan return.[175][176]

Washington Wizards (2001–2003)

On September 25, 2001, Jordan announced his return to the NBA to play for the Washington Wizards, indicating his intention to donate his salary as a player to a relief effort for the victims of the September 11 attacks.[179][180] In an injury-plagued 2001–02 season, Jordan led the team in scoring (22.9 ppg), assists (5.2 apg), and steals (1.4 spg),[5] and was an MVP candidate, as he led the Wizards to a winning record and playoff contention;[181][182] he would eventually finish 13th in the MVP ballot.[183] After suffering torn cartilage in his right knee,[184] and subsequent knee soreness,[185] the Wizards missed the playoffs,[186] and Jordan’s season ended after only 60 games, the fewest he had played in a regular season since playing 17 games after returning from his first retirement during the 1994–95 season.[44] Jordan started 53 of his 60 games for the season, averaging 24.3 ppg, 5.4 apg, and 6.0 rpg, and shooting 41.9% from the field in his 53 starts. His last seven appearances were in a reserve role, in which he averaged just over 20 minutes per game.[187] The Wizards finished the season with a 37–45 record, an 18-game improvement.[186]

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

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, a record since broken by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.[188][189] That year, Jordan was the only Washington player to play in all 82 games, starting in 67 of them, and coming from off the bench in 15. He averaged 20.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 spg per game.[5] He also shot 45% from the field, and 82% from the free-throw line.[44] 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.[62] On February 21, 2003, Jordan became the first 40-year-old to tally 43 points in an NBA game.[190] 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.[191] Jordan’s final two seasons did not result in a playoff appearance for the Wizards, and he was often unsatisfied with the play of those around him.[192][193] At several points, he openly criticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack of focus and intensity, notably that of Kwame Brown, the number-one draft pick in the 2001 NBA draft.[192][193]

Final retirement (2003)

With the recognition that 2002–03 would be Jordan’s final season, tributes were paid to him throughout the NBA. In his final game at the United Center in Chicago, which was his old home court, Jordan received a four-minute standing ovation.[194] The Miami Heat retired the No. 23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan never played for the team.[195] At the 2003 All-Star Game, Jordan was offered a starting spot from Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson but refused both;[196] in the end, he accepted the spot of Vince Carter.[197] Jordan played in his final NBA game on April 16, 2003, in Philadelphia. After scoring 13 points in the game, Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter and 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, replacing 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 the crowd of 21,257 fans.[198]

National team career

Jordan on the «Dream Team» in 1992

Jordan made his debut for the U.S. national basketball team at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Venezuela. He led the team in scoring with 17.3 ppg as the U.S., coached by Jack Hartman, won the gold medal in the competition.[199][200] A year later, he won another gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The 1984 U.S. team was coached by Bob Knight and featured players such as Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Chris Mullin, Steve Alford, and Wayman Tisdale. Jordan led the team in scoring, averaging 17.1 ppg for the tournament.[201]

In 1992, Jordan was a member of the star-studded squad that was dubbed the «Dream Team», which included Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. The team went on to win two gold medals: the first one in the 1992 Tournament of the Americas,[202] and the second one in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was the only player to start all eight games in the Olympics, averaged 14.9 ppg, and finished second on the team in scoring.[203] Jordan was undefeated in the four tournaments he played for the United States national team, winning all 30 games he took part in.[15]

Player profile

Jordan dunking the ball, 1987–88

Jordan was a shooting guard who could also play as a small forward, the position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards,[13] and as a point guard.[82] Jordan was known throughout his career as a strong clutch performer. With the Bulls, he decided 25 games with field goals or free throws in the last 30 seconds, including two NBA Finals games and five other playoff contests.[204] His competitiveness was visible in his prolific trash talk and well-known work ethic.[205][206][207] Jordan often used perceived slights to fuel his performances. Sportswriter Wright Thompson described him as «a killer, in the Darwinian sense of the word, immediately sensing and attacking someone’s weakest spot».[3] As the Bulls organization built the franchise around Jordan, management had to trade away players who were not «tough enough» to compete with him in practice. To help improve his defense, he spent extra hours studying film of opponents. On offense, he relied more upon instinct and improvization at game time.[208]

Noted as a durable player, Jordan did not miss four or more games while active for a full season from 1986–87 to 2001–02, when he injured his right knee.[13][209] Of the 15 seasons Jordan was in the NBA, he played all 82 regular season games nine times.[13] Jordan has frequently cited David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Jerry West as influences.[210][211] Confirmed at the start of his career, and possibly later on, Jordan had a special «Love of the Game Clause» written into his contract, which was unusual at the time, and allowed him to play basketball against anyone at any time, anywhere.[212]

Jordan had a versatile offensive game and 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 11th-highest total in NBA history.[213] 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 avoid block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, this move alone made him nearly unstoppable.[214] Despite media criticism by some as a selfish player early in his career, Jordan was willing to defer to this teammates, with a career average of 5.3 apg and a season-high of 8.0 apg.[44] For a guard, Jordan was also a good rebounder, finishing with 6.2 rpg. Defensively, he averaged 2.3 spg and 0.8 bpg.[44]

Three-point field goal was not Jordan’s strength, especially in his early years. Later on in Jordan’s career, he improved his three-point shooting, and finished his career with a respectable 32% success rate.[44] His three-point field-goal percentages ranged from 35% to 43% in seasons in which he attempted at least 230 three-pointers between 1989–90 and 1996–97.[13] Jordan’s effective field goal percentage was 50%, and he had six seasons with at least 50% shooting, five of which consecutively (1988–1992); he also shot 51% and 50%, and 30% and 33% from the three-point range, throughout his first and second retirements, respectively, finishing his Chicago Bulls career with 31.5 points per game on 50.5 FG% shooting and his overall career with 49.7 FG% shooting.[13]

Unlike NBA players often compared to Jordan, such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, who had a similar three-point percentage, he did not shoot as many threes as they did, as he did not need to rely on the three-pointer in order to be effective on offense. Three-point shooting was only introduced in 1979 and would not be a more fundamental aspect of the game until the first decades of the 21st century,[215] with the NBA having to briefly shorten the line to incentivize more shots.[216] Jordan’s three-point shooting was better selected, resulting in three-point field goals made in important games during the playoffs and the Finals, such as hitting six consecutive three-point shots in Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals. Jordan shot 37%, 35%, 42%, and 37% in all the seasons he shot over 200 three-pointers, and also shot 38.5%, 38.6%, 38.9%, 40.3%, 19.4%, and 30.2% in the playoffs during his championship runs, improving his shooting even after the three-point line reverted to the original line.[217][218][219]

In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBA Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player awards, becoming the first NBA player to win both awards in a career let alone season. In addition, he set both seasonal and career records for blocked shots by a guard,[220] and combined this with his ball-thieving ability to become a standout defensive player. He ranks third in NBA history in total steals with 2,514, trailing John Stockton and Jason Kidd.[221] Jerry West often stated that he was more impressed with Jordan’s defensive contributions than his offensive ones.[222] Doc Rivers declared Jordan «the best superstar defender in the history of the game».[223]

Jordan was known to have strong eyesight. Broadcaster Al Michaels said that he was able to read baseball box scores on a 27-inch (69 cm) television clearly from about 50 feet (15 m) away.[224] During the 2001 NBA Finals, Phil Jackson compared Jordan’s dominance to Shaquille O’Neal, stating: «Michael would get fouled on every play and still have to play through it and just clear himself for shots instead and would rise to that occasion.»[225]

Legacy

Jordan’s talent was clear from his first NBA season; by November 1984, he was being compared to Julius Erving.[57][59] Larry Bird said that rookie Jordan was the best player he ever saw, and that he was «one of a kind», and comparable to Wayne Gretzky as an athlete.[226] In his first game in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Jordan received a near minute-long standing ovation.[59] After establishing the single game playoff record of 63 points against the Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986, Bird described him as «God disguised as Michael Jordan».[73]

Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain’s record of seven consecutive scoring titles.[5] He was also a fixture of the NBA All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times (NBA record shared with Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett, and Kobe Bryant).[227] Jordan also holds the top career regular season and playoff scoring averages of 30.1 and 33.4 ppg, respectively.[16][228] 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; he would always ask for the ball at crunch time.[229] Jordan’s total of 5,987 points in the playoffs is the second-highest among NBA career playoff scoring leaders.[230] He retired with 32,292 points in regular season play,[231] placing him fifth on the NBA all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, Karl Malone, and Bryant.[231]

With five regular season MVPs (tied for second place with Bill Russell—only Abdul-Jabbar has won more, with six), six Finals MVPs (NBA record), and three NBA All-Star Game MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated player in NBA history.[13][232] Jordan finished among the top three in regular season MVP voting 10 times.[13] He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996,[233] and selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.[23] Jordan is one of only seven players in history to win an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal (doing so twice with the 1984 and 1992 U.S. men’s basketball teams).[234] Since 1976, the year of the ABA–NBA merger,[235] Jordan and Pippen are the only two players to win six NBA Finals playing for one team.[236] In the All-Star Game fan ballot, Jordan received the most votes nine times, more than any other player.[237]

«There’s Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us.»

—Magic Johnson[5]

Many of Jordan’s contemporaries have said that Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.[222] In 1999, an ESPN survey of journalists, athletes and other sports figures ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century, above Babe Ruth and Muhammad Ali.[238] Jordan placed second to Ruth in the Associated Press’ December 1999 list of 20th century athletes.[239] In addition, the Associated Press voted him the greatest basketball player of the 20th century.[240] Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 50 times.[241] 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.[242]

Jordan’s athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his back-to-back Slam Dunk Contest championships in 1987 and 1988, is credited by many people with having influenced a generation of young players.[243][244] Several NBA players, including James and Dwyane Wade, have stated that they considered Jordan their role model while they were growing up.[245][246] In addition, commentators have dubbed a number of next-generation players «the next Michael Jordan» upon their entry to the NBA, including Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson, Bryant, Vince Carter, James, and Wade.[247][248][249] Some analysts, such as The Ringer’s Dan Devine, drew parallels between Jordan’s experiment at point guard in the 1988–89 season and the modern NBA; for Devine, it «inadvertently foreshadowed the modern game’s stylistic shift toward monster-usage primary playmakers», such as Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Luka Dončić, and James.[250] Don Nelson stated: «I would’ve been playing him at point guard the day he showed up as a rookie.»[251]

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,[243] a fact Jordan himself has lamented, saying: «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.»[243] During his heyday, Jordan did much to increase the status of the game; television ratings increased only during his time in the league.[252] The popularity of the NBA in the U.S. declined after his last title.[252] As late as 2020, NBA Finals television ratings had not returned to the level reached during his last championship-winning season.[253]

In August 2009, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan exhibit that contained items from his college and NBA careers as well as from the 1992 «Dream Team»; the exhibit also has a batting baseball glove to signify Jordan’s short career in the Minor League Baseball.[254] After Jordan received word of his acceptance into the Hall of Fame, he selected Class of 1996 member David Thompson to present him.[255] As Jordan would later explain during his induction speech in September 2009, he was not a fan of the Tar Heels when growing up in North Carolina but greatly admired Thompson, who played for the rival NC State Wolfpack. In September, he was inducted into the Hall with several former Bulls teammates in attendance, including Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr, and Toni Kukoč.[17] Dean Smith and Doug Collins, two of Jordan’s former coaches, were also among those present. His emotional reaction during his speech when he began to cry was captured by Associated Press photographer Stephan Savoia and would later go viral on social media as the «Crying Jordan» Internet meme.[256][257] In 2016, President Barack Obama honored Jordan with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.[28] In October 2021, Jordan was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[23] In September 2022, Jordan’s jersey in which he played the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals was sold for $10.1 million, making it the most expensive game-worn sports memorabilia in history.[258]

NBA career statistics

Legend

  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league  double-dagger  NBA record

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984–85 Chicago 82* 82* 38.3 .515 .173 .845 6.5 5.9 2.4 .8 28.2
1985–86 Chicago 18 7 25.1 .457 .167 .840 3.6 2.9 2.1 1.2 22.7
1986–87 Chicago 82* 82* 40.0 .482 .182 .857 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 37.1*
1987–88 Chicago 82 82* 40.4* .535 .132 .841 5.5 5.9 3.2* 1.6 35.0*
1988–89 Chicago 81 81 40.2* .538 .276 .850 8.0 8.0 2.9 .8 32.5*
1989–90 Chicago 82* 82* 39.0 .526 .376 .848 6.9 6.3 2.8* .7 33.6*
1990–91† Chicago 82* 82* 37.0 .539 .312 .851 6.0 5.5 2.7 1.0 31.5*
1991–92† Chicago 80 80 38.8 .519 .270 .832 6.4 6.1 2.3 .9 30.1*
1992–93† Chicago 78 78 39.3 .495 .352 .837 6.7 5.5 2.8* .8 32.6*
1994–95 Chicago 17 17 39.3 .411 .500 .801 6.9 5.3 1.8 .8 26.9
1995–96† Chicago 82 82* 37.7 .495 .427 .834 6.6 4.3 2.2 .5 30.4*
1996–97† Chicago 82 82* 37.9 .486 .374 .833 5.9 4.3 1.7 .5 29.6*
1997–98† Chicago 82* 82* 38.8 .465 .238 .784 5.8 3.5 1.7 .5 28.7*
2001–02 Wash­ington 60 53 34.9 .416 .189 .790 5.7 5.2 1.4 .4 22.9
2002–03 Wash­ington 82 67 37.0 .445 .291 .821 6.1 3.8 1.5 .5 20.0
Career[13] 1,072 1,039 38.3 .497 .327 .835 6.2 5.3 2.3 .8 30.1double-dagger
All-Star[13] 13 13 29.4 .472 .273 .750 4.7 4.2 2.8 .5 20.2

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1985 Chicago 4 4 42.8 .436 .125 .828 5.8 8.5 2.8 1.0 29.3
1986 Chicago 3 3 45.0 .505 1.000 .872 6.3 5.7 2.3 1.3 43.7
1987 Chicago 3 3 42.7 .417 .400 .897 7.0 6.0 2.0 2.3 35.7
1988 Chicago 10 10 42.7 .531 .333 .869 7.1 4.7 2.4 1.1 36.3
1989 Chicago 17 17 42.2 .510 .286 .799 7.0 7.6 2.5 .8 34.8
1990 Chicago 16 16 42.1 .514 .320 .836 7.2 6.8 2.8 .9 36.7
1991† Chicago 17 17 40.5 .524 .385 .845 6.4 8.4 2.4 1.4 31.1
1992† Chicago 22 22 41.8 .499 .386 .857 6.2 5.8 2.0 .7 34.5
1993† Chicago 19 19 41.2 .475 .389 .805 6.7 6.0 2.1 .9 35.1
1995 Chicago 10 10 42.0 .484 .367 .810 6.5 4.5 2.3 1.4 31.5
1996† Chicago 18 18 40.7 .459 .403 .818 4.9 4.1 1.8 .3 30.7
1997† Chicago 19 19 42.3 .456 .194 .831 7.9 4.8 1.6 .9 31.1
1998† Chicago 21 21 41.5 .462 .302 .812 5.1 3.5 1.5 .6 32.4
Career[13] 179 179 41.8 .487 .332 .828 6.4 5.7 2.1 .8 33.4double-dagger

Awards and honors

NBA
  • Six-time NBA champion – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998[5]
  • Six-time NBA Finals MVP – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998[13]
  • Five-time NBA MVP – 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998[5]
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year – 1987–88[259]
  • NBA Rookie of the Year – 1984–85[5]
  • 10-time NBA scoring leader – 1987–1993, 1996–1998[13]
  • Three-time NBA steals leader – 1988, 1990, 1993[13]
  • 14-time NBA All-Star – 1985–1993, 1996–1998, 2002, 2003[13]
  • Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP – 1988, 1996, 1998[13]
  • 10-time All-NBA First Team – 1987–1993, 1996–1998[5]
  • One-time All-NBA Second Team – 1985[5]
  • Nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team – 1988–1993, 1996–1998[5]
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team – 1985[13]
  • Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion – 1987, 1988[5]
  • Two-time IBM Award winner – 1985, 1989[259]
  • Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996[5]
  • Selected on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021[23]
  • No. 23 retired by the Chicago Bulls[260]
  • No. 23 retired by the Miami Heat[260]
  • NBA MVP trophy renamed in Jordan’s honor («Michael Jordan Trophy») in 2022[261]
USA Basketball
  • Two-time Olympic gold medal winner – 1984, 1992[5]
  • Tournament of the Americas gold medal winner – 1992[262]
  • Pan American Games gold medal winner – 1983[263]
NCAA
  • NCAA national championship – 1981–82[259]
  • ACC Freshman of the Year – 1981–82[264]
  • Two-time Consensus NCAA All-American First Team – 1982–83, 1983–84[264]
  • ACC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year – 1983–84[264]
  • USBWA College Player of the Year – 1983–84[265]
  • Naismith College Player of the Year – 1983–84[5]
  • Adolph Rupp Trophy – 1983–84[266]
  • John R. Wooden Award – 1983–84[5]
  • No. 23 retired by the North Carolina Tar Heels[267]
High school
  • McDonald’s All-American – 1981[36]
  • Parade All-American First Team – 1981[268]
Halls of Fame
  • Two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee:
    • Class of 2009 – individual[17]
    • Class of 2010 – as a member of the «Dream Team»[18]
  • United States Olympic Hall of Fame – Class of 2009 (as a member of the «Dream Team»)[19]
  • North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame – Class of 2010[20]
  • Two-time FIBA Hall of Fame inductee:
    • Class of 2015 – individual[21]
    • Class of 2017 – as a member of the «Dream Team»[22]
Media
  • Three-time Associated Press Athlete of the Year – 1991, 1992, 1993[269]
  • Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year – 1991[270]
  • Ranked No. 1 by Slam magazine’s «Top 50 Players of All-Time»[271]
  • Ranked No. 1 by ESPN SportsCentury‘s «Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century»[238]
  • 10-time ESPY Award winner (in various categories)[272]
  • 1997 Marca Leyenda winner[273]
National
  • 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom[28]
State/local
  • Statue inside the United Center[274]
  • Section of Madison Street in Chicago renamed Michael Jordan Drive – 1994[275]

Post-retirement

Jordan on a golf course in 2007

After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he would be able to return to his front office position as Director of Basketball Operations with the Wizards.[276] His previous tenure in the Wizards’ front office had produced 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.[170] On May 7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin fired Jordan as the team’s president of basketball operations.[170] Jordan later stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he had known he would be fired upon retiring, he never would have come back to play for the Wizards.[109]

Jordan kept busy over the next few years. He stayed in shape, played golf in celebrity charity tournaments, and spent time with his family in Chicago. He also promoted his Jordan Brand clothing line and rode motorcycles.[277] Since 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motorsports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road racing team that competed with two Suzukis in the premier Superbike championship sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) until the end of the 2013 season.[278][279]

Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets

On June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in the Charlotte Bobcats (known as the Hornets since 2013), becoming the team’s second-largest shareholder behind majority owner Robert L. Johnson. As part of the deal, Jordan took full control over the basketball side of the operation, with the title Managing Member of Basketball Operations.[280][281] Despite Jordan’s previous success as an endorser, he has made an effort not to be included in Charlotte’s marketing campaigns.[282] A decade earlier, Jordan had made a bid to become part-owner of Charlotte’s original NBA team, the Charlotte Hornets, but talks collapsed when owner George Shinn refused to give Jordan complete control of basketball operations.[283]

In February 2010, it was reported that Jordan was seeking majority ownership of the Bobcats.[284] As February wore on, it became apparent that Jordan and former Houston Rockets president George Postolos were the leading contenders for ownership of the team. On February 27, the Bobcats announced that Johnson had reached an agreement with Jordan and his group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy the team from Johnson pending NBA approval.[285] On March 17, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordan’s purchase, making him the first former player to become the majority owner of an NBA team.[286] It also made him the league’s only African-American majority owner.[287]

During the 2011 NBA lockout, The New York Times wrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline owners who wanted 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.»[288] Jason Whitlock of FoxSports.com called Jordan «a hypocrite sellout who can easily betray the very people who made him a billionaire global icon» for wanting «current players to pay for his incompetence».[289] He cited Jordan’s executive decisions to draft disappointing players Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.[289]

During the 2011–12 NBA season that was shortened to 66 games by the lockout, the Bobcats posted a 7–59 record. The team closed out the season with a 23-game losing streak; their .106 winning percentage was the worst in NBA history.[290] Before the next season, Jordan said: «I’m not real happy about the record book scenario last year. It’s very, very frustrating.»[291]

During the 2019 NBA offseason, Jordan sold a minority piece of the Hornets to Gabe Plotkin and Daniel Sundheim, retaining the majority of the team for himself,[292] as well as the role of chairman.[293]

23XI Racing

On September 21, 2020, Jordan and NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin announced they would be fielding a NASCAR team with Bubba Wallace driving, beginning competition in the 2021 season. [294] On October 22, the team’s name was confirmed to be 23XI Racing (pronounced twenty-three eleven) and the team’s entry would bear No. 23.[295] As of the end of the 2022 season, 23XI Racing have 3 wins, 2 of them coming from Wallace, and 1 coming from Kurt Busch.[296]

Personal life

Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and one younger sister, Roslyn.[297][298] James retired in 2006 as the command sergeant major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.[299] Jordan’s nephew through Larry, Justin Jordan, played NCAA Division I basketball for the UNC Greensboro Spartans and is a scout for the Charlotte Hornets.[300][301]

Jordan married Juanita Vanoy on September 2, 1989, at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada.[302][303] They had two sons, Jeffrey and Marcus, and a daughter, Jasmine.[304] The Jordans 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».[305][306] It is reported that Juanita received a $168 million settlement (equivalent to $226 million in 2021), making it the largest celebrity divorce settlement on public record at the time.[307][308]

In 1991, Jordan purchased a lot in Highland Park, Illinois, where he planned to build a 56,000 square-foot (5,200 m2) mansion. It was completed in 1995. He listed the mansion for sale in 2012.[309] He also owns homes in North Carolina and Jupiter Island, Florida.[310] His two sons attended Loyola Academy, a private Catholic school in Wilmette, Illinois.[311] Jeffrey graduated in 2007 and played his first collegiate basketball game for the University of Illinois on November 11, 2007. After two seasons, he left the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the team for a third season,[312][313] then received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending.[314][315] 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,[316] and played three seasons of basketball for the school.[317]

On July 21, 2006, a judge in Cook County, Illinois, determined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former lover Karla Knafel $5 million in a breach of contract claim.[318] Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret.[319][320][321] 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.[318]

Jordan proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas 2011,[322] and they were married on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.[323][324] It was announced on November 30, 2013, that the two were expecting their first child together.[325][326] On February 11, 2014, Prieto gave birth to identical twin daughters named Victoria and Ysabel.[327] In 2019, Jordan became a grandfather when his daughter Jasmine gave birth to a son, whose father is professional basketball player Rakeem Christmas.[328]

Media figure and business interests

Endorsements

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.[329] Jordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, appearing in over 20 commercials for the company since 1991, including the «Be Like Mike» commercials in which a song was sung by children wishing to be like Jordan.[329][330]

Nike created a signature shoe for Jordan, called the Air Jordan, in 1984.[331] 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».[329] 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.[332][333] The brand has also sponsored college sports programs such as those of North Carolina, UCLA, California, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgetown, and Marquette.[334][335]

Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunes cartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown during 1992’s Super Bowl XXVI featured Jordan and Bugs Bunny playing basketball.[336] The Super Bowl commercial inspired the 1996 live action/animated film Space Jam, which starred Jordan and Bugs in a fictional story set during the former’s first retirement from basketball.[337] They have subsequently appeared together in several commercials for MCI.[337] Jordan also made an appearance in the music video for Michael Jackson’s «Jam» (1992).[338]

Since 2008, Jordan’s yearly income from the endorsements is estimated to be over $40 million.[339][340] In addition, when Jordan’s power at the ticket gates was at its highest point, the Bulls regularly sold out both their home and road games.[341] Due to this, Jordan set records in player salary by signing annual contracts worth in excess of US$30 million per season.[342] 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 $1 billion.[343]

Most of Jordan’s endorsement deals, including his first deal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, David Falk.[344] Jordan has described Falk as «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.'»[345]

Business ventures

In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes as the 20th-most powerful celebrity in the world with $55 million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to Forbes, Jordan Brand generates $1 billion in sales for Nike.[346] In June 2014, Jordan was named the first NBA player to become a billionaire, after he increased his stake in the Charlotte Hornets from 80% to 89.5%.[347][348] On January 20, 2015, Jordan was honored with the Charlotte Business Journal’s Business Person of the Year for 2014.[349] In 2017, he became a part owner of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball.[350]

Forbes designated Jordan as the athlete with the highest career earnings in 2017.[351] From his Jordan Brand income and endorsements, Jordan’s 2015 income was an estimated $110 million, the most of any retired athlete.[352] As of 2022, his net worth is estimated at $1.7 billion by Forbes,[29] making him the sixth-richest African-American, behind Robert F. Smith, David Steward, Oprah Winfrey, Kanye West, and Rihanna.[353]

Jordan co-owns an automotive group which bears his name. The company has a Nissan dealership in Durham, North Carolina, acquired in 1990,[354] and formerly had a Lincoln–Mercury dealership from 1995 until its closure in June 2009.[355][356] The company also owned a Nissan franchise in Glen Burnie, Maryland.[355] The restaurant industry is another business interest of Jordan’s. Restaurants he has owned include a steakhouse in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, among others;[357] that restaurant closed in 2018.[358] Jordan is the majority investor in a golf course, Grove XXIII, under construction in Hobe Sound, Florida.[359]

In September 2020, Jordan became an investor and advisor for DraftKings.[360]

Philanthropy

From 2001 to 2014, Jordan hosted an annual golf tournament, the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational, that raised money for various charities.[361] In 2006, Jordan and his wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicago’s Hales Franciscan High School.[362] The Jordan Brand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity and a Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.[363]

The Make-A-Wish Foundation named Jordan its Chief Wish Ambassador in 2008.[361] In 2013, he granted his 200th wish for the organization.[364] As of 2019, he has raised more than $5 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[361]

In 2015, Jordan donated a settlement of undisclosed size from a lawsuit against supermarkets that had used his name without permission to 23 different Chicago charities.[365] In 2017, Jordan funded two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in Charlotte, North Carolina, by giving $7 million, the biggest donation he had made at the time.[366] In 2018, after Hurricane Florence damaged parts of North Carolina, including his former hometown of Wilmington, Jordan donated $2 million to relief efforts.[367] He gave $1 million to aid the Bahamas’ recovery following Hurricane Dorian in 2019.[368]

On June 5, 2020, in the wake of the protests following the murder of George Floyd, Jordan and his brand announced in a joint statement that they would be donating $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations dedicated to «ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education».[369] In February 2021, Jordan funded two Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Clinics in New Hanover County, North Carolina, by giving $10 million.[370][371]

Film and television

Jordan played himself in the 1996 comedy film Space Jam. The film received mixed reviews,[26] but it was a box office success, making $230 million worldwide, and earned more than $1 billion through merchandise sales.[372]

In 2000, Jordan was the subject of an IMAX documentary about his career with the Chicago Bulls, especially the 1998 NBA playoffs, entitled Michael Jordan to the Max.[373] Two decades later, the same period of Jordan’s life was covered in much greater and more personal detail by the Emmy Award-winning The Last Dance, a 10-part TV documentary which debuted on ESPN in April and May 2020. The Last Dance relied heavily on about 500 hours of candid film of Jordan’s and his teammates’ off-court activities which an NBA Entertainment crew had shot over the course of the 1997–98 NBA season for use in a documentary. The project was delayed for many years because Jordan had not yet given his permission for the footage to be used.[374][375] He was interviewed at three homes associated with the production and did not want cameras in his home or on his plane, as according to director Jason Hehir «there are certain aspects of his life that he wants to keep private».[376]

Jordan granted rapper Travis Scott permission to film a music video for his single «Franchise» at his home in Highland Park, Illinois.[377] Jordan appeared in the 2022 miniseries The Captain, which follows the life and career of Derek Jeter.[378]

Books

Jordan has authored several books focusing on his life, basketball career, and world view.

  • Rare Air: Michael on Michael, with Mark Vancil and Walter Iooss (Harper San Francisco, 1993).[379][380]
  • I Can’t Accept Not Trying: Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence, with Mark Vancil and Sandro Miller (Harper San Francisco, 1994).[381]
  • For the Love of the Game: My Story, with Mark Vancil (Crown Publishers, 1998).[382]
  • Driven from Within, with Mark Vancil (Atria Books, 2005).[383]

See also

  • Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes
  • List of athletes who came out of retirement
  • List of NBA teams by single season win percentage
  • Michael Jordan’s Restaurant
  • Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
  • Michael Jordan in Flight
  • NBA 2K11
  • NBA 2K12

Notes

  1. ^ Jordan’s weight fluctuated from 195 lb (88 kg) to 218 lb (99 kg) during the course of his professional career;[1][2][3] his NBA listed weight was 216 lb (98 kg).[4][5][6]
  2. ^ Jordan wore a nameless No. 12 jersey in a February 14, 1990, game against the Orlando Magic because his No. 23 jersey had been stolen.[7] Jordan scored 49 points, setting a franchise record for players wearing that jersey number.[8]

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Further reading

  • Leahy, Michael (2004). When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan’s Last Comeback. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7432-7648-1.
  • McGovern, Mike (2005). Michael Jordan: Basketball Player. Ferguson. ISBN 978-0-8160-5876-1.

External links

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  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Michael Jordan at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Michael Jordan at Curlie
  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Michael Jordan Career Retrospective on YouTube
  • Michael Jordan at IMDb
  • «Jordan archives». Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 5, 1997. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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Джордан Майкл – легенда баскетбола, игравший в североамериканской баскетбольной лиге (НБА). Игровым номером Майкла является 23, под которым он провел все основные матчи, однако несколько раз в связи с разными обстоятельствами Джордан оказывался на поле с 9, 12 и 45-м номерами, чем немало удивлял фанатов и соперников.

Bucs

Первый раз форму с 23-м номером Майкл надел, выступая за школьную команду «Bucs».

Тар Хилз

В баскетбольной команде в старшей школе Майкл не отличался чересчур высоким ростом – его 186 см не являлись феноменальным параметром. Тем не менее по поступлении в университет Джордан уже хорошо играл, и его взяли в команду, в составе которой он выступал под 23-м номером. Позднее 23-й номер стал основным для Майкла и был выведен из обращения, а наименование MJ23 получило нарицательное значение.

Чикаго Буллз

В «Чикаго Буллз» Джордан выступал под 23-м номером. По результатам первого сезона Майкл заслужил звание «Новичок года в НБА», вошёл в тройку самых результативных игроков и во вторую пятёрку лучших игроков НБА. Также Джордан стал первым игроком в истории НБА, который сделал 200 перехватов и 100 блок-шотов в течение сезона.

Однажды Джордану пришлось выйти в составе «Чикаго» против «Орландо» под номером 12. Незадолго до матча его майку украли, и Майкл остался без верхней части формы. Помощь фаната не помогла разрешить ситуацию, так как габариты Майкла были ощутимо больше. Из неприятной ситуации помог выйти администратор при помощи запасной майки с 12-м номером.

В течение карьеры Майкл неоднократно заявлял о своём уходе из спорта, но через некоторое время возвращался. Однажды, вернувшись после ухода из НБА в «Чикаго Буллз», Джордан был вынужден надеть майку с номером 45, так как 23 номер в его честь вывели из обращения.

Вашингтон Уизардс

В течение двух сезонов Джордан выступал за команду «Вашингтон Уизардс», сохранив за собой любимый 23 номер.

Сборная США

Ещё в период обучения в колледже Джордан стал членом американской сборной по баскетболу и принял участие в Панамериканских играх, поспособствовав своей более успешной в нападении команде с обороной. Национальной командой с участием Майкла было выиграно 8 матчей и завоевано золото. Успехи в соревнованиях открыли Майклу путь на Олимпийские игры, после которых началась его головокружительная карьера.

Интересно, что в соответствии с правилами ФИБА спортсмены могут выступать только под номерами в диапазоне от 4 до 15. Следуя регламенту, Майкл выбрал для себя номер 9, под которым и выступал на Олимпийских играх.

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Почему Майкл Джордан носил номер 23?

Почему Майкл Джордан носил номер 23?

Для поклонников баскетбола по всей стране, № 23 часто вызывает в воображении образы Майкла Джордана, парящего через баскетбольную площадку в майке Chicago Bulls. Считается одним из величайших игроков НБА, Иордания остается одним из самых известных спортсменов спустя годы после его выхода на пенсию. Будь вы боритесь за Быков, история выбора Иордании, чтобы носить номер 23, — это трогательная история семейных связей Иордании.

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Майкл Джордан

Родился в семье среднего класса в 1963 году, Джордан вырос в Уилмингтоне, Северная Каролина. Четвертый из пяти детей, Иордания провел свое детство и подростковые годы, занимаясь спортом. После игры в три сезона баскетбола в колледже Университета Северной Каролины в кампусе Хилл, Иордания была призвана для Быков в 1984 году. Команда выиграла чемпионаты мира в 1991, 1992 и 1993 годах. В 1993 году Иордания отступила от Быков до играть в профессиональный бейсбол. В 1995 году Иордания вернулась к Быкам и помогла им обеспечить еще один чемпионат мира. Своим окончательным выходом на пенсию с Быками в 1999 году Иордания помогла возглавить команду до шести чемпионатов НБА.

В детстве любимый номер Иордании составлял 45 лет, номер баскетбольного барабана его брата Ларри. Когда Майкл начал играть в баскетбол средней школы, Ларри уже использовал майку № 45. Майкл решил сократить вдвое число Ларри, округленное до 23. Иордания продолжала носить номер 23 для колледжа и профессионального баскетбола. Джерси Джерси номер был уволен после его первого выхода на пенсию от Быков. Вернувшись к Быкам в 1995 году, Иордания носила майку номер 45 всего за один сезон, прежде чем вернуться к своей оригинальной 23-й майке.

Ларри Джордан

На один год старше Майкла Ларри Джордан также активно занимался спортом с детства. Фактически, в книге «Playing For Keeps, Michael Jordan и World Made» автор Дэвид Хальберстам утверждает, что Ларри был «грозным спортсменом в своем собственном праве, хотя он был упакован в тело неправильного размера. «Несколько дюймов короче, чем брат Майкл, рост Ларри никогда не позволял ему превзойти в баскетболе так, как Майкл. Тем не менее, Ларри сыграл профессиональный баскетбол в Чикаго в своей «6-4» и под профессиональной баскетбольной лигой. «

Веселый факт

С 2004 по 2010 год суперзвезда Леброн Джеймс сыграла с майне № 23 в профессиональной баскетбольной команде Кливленда Кавальерса. В ноябре 2009 года Леброн публично объявил о том, что он рассматривал изменение числа из уважения к своему герою, Майклу Джордану. Став свободным агентом в июле 2010 года, Джеймс подал документы, чтобы изменить номер Джерси с 23 до 6.Спустя несколько дней Джеймс объявил, что покидает кавалеров, чтобы играть за Майами-Хит.

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Я вообще большой любитель баскетбола. Вспоминаю, как с пацанами в школе и в институте не вылазили из спортивного зала да площадок на улице. Сколько десяток пар обуви было стерто до дыр. Следили за матчами NBA, знали чуть ли не все составы команд наизусть. Помните, тогда еще хорошие обзоры показывали днем по каналу Россия.  Играли до 100 очков, потом еще до 100 , потом просто бросали …

Я бы и сейчас побегал (вернее и бегал недавно), но у же нет столько свободного времени, да и физическая форма оставляет желать лучшего :-)

А к чему я все это.  17 февраля исполнилось 50 лет живой легенде баскетбола, «Его Воздушеству»,  MJ , «Летающему Майклу» — Майклу Джордану. Кто хоть немного интересовался баскетболом знает,  чем является этот человек для этого вида спорта. А кто видел его молодым на площадке, наверное не один раз усомнились в том, что он не на тросиках летит к кольцу.

Раз есть такой повод, давайте я вам немного расскажу историю успеха этого спортсмена.

«Я промахнулся более 9000 раз за свою карьеру. Проиграл почти 300 игр. 26 раз мне доверяли сделать бросок, который должен был привести к победе и я промахивался.

Терпел неудачу снова и снова. И вот поэтому я достиг успеха.»

Майкл Джордан

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Ярчайшей баскетбольной звездой первой величины по праву считается Майкл Джордан, на деле доказавший, что он способен выигрывать что хочет, когда хочет и сколько хочет. Игрой Майкла невозможно было не любоваться. В ней в разумных пропорциях сочетались высочайшее исполнительское мастерство, невероятная физическая одаренность и уникальная игровая дисциплина. Великолепно играя в баскетбол, он одновременно торговал. Причем весьма успешно. Игра в баскетбол в конечном счете – тоже товар, и Майкл продал его миллионам людей, не знавших доселе о существовании этого увлекательного вида спорта. Он продал его и миллионам тех, кто был знакомы с баскетболом, но не представлял, что в него можно играть так, как Майкл.

Майкл Джеффри Джордан родился 17 февраля 1963 года, в Бруклине (Нью-Йорк), в семье Джеймса Джордана и Делорис Пиплс имевших на тот момент уже троих детей. В 1970 году Джорданы переехали в другой город. В Уилмингтоне (Северной Каролина) родители Майкла получили повышение по работе. Когда его братья и сёстры после школы подрабатывали и помогали родителям по хозяйству, Майкл был на столько ленив, что не хотел работать и увиливал от домашних обязанностей. В средней школе он особо не старался, имел проблемы с дисциплиной.

В детстве любимым видом спорта Майкла был бейсбол. Он довольно хорошо играл и в 12 лет со своей командой дошёл до финала чемпионата младшей лиги, а уже позже стал чемпионом штата и был признан лучшим игроком чемпионата, получив титул самого ценного игрока (MVP — Most Valuable Professionals).

Позже Майкл серьёзно увлёкся баскетболом, самой популярной игрой у местной чернокожей молодёжи и его отец сделал ему баскетбольную площадку на заднем дворе дома, чтобы он мог играть со своим старшим братом Лари. Хотя Джордан и не отличался высоким ростом и мощным телосложением, он тренировал прыжок, чтобы компенсировать недостаток роста.

В девятом классе Джордан уже был весьма неплохим баскетболистом. Хотя ему всё ещё не хватало роста (к лету 1978 года он составлял 175 см), Майкл отличался высокой скоростью и усердием. Он пытался попасть в баскетбольную команду старшей школы, но тренер, высоко оценив игровые качества Джордана, всё же предпочёл формировать команду из ребят постарше и покрепче. Непопадание в команду очень сильно огорчило Майкла.

Чтобы показать тренеру его ошибку, он стал выкладываться на полную силу на матчах младшей школьной команды, демонстрируя высокий уровень игры и в среднем набирая 28 очков за игру. Всё последующее лето он усиленно тренировался и вырос на 10 см. В десятом классе Майкл также поиграл за школьную команду по американскому футболу, участвовал в соревнованиях по лёгкой атлетике, а также играл в бейсбол

В одиннадцатом классе Майкла, подросшего до 186 см, наконец, взяли в школьную баскетбольную команду, где под 45-м номером играл его брат Ларри. Майкл взял себе 23-й номер, объяснив свой выбор желанием быть хотя бы наполовину таким же хорошим спортсменом как его брат. Под этим номером он играл на протяжении почти всей своей карьеры.

Майкл постоянно работал над собой, тренировался каждое утро перед школой и летом 1980 года побывал на сборах в Университете Северной Каролины, где произвёл неизгладимое впечатление на тренерский штаб. Сразу последовало предложение об обучении, которое понравилось родителям Майкла, и он написал письмо о намерении поступить именно в этот Университет.

Не успел Джордан поступить в Университет Северной Каролины в 1981, как он уже стал незаменимой частью баскетбольной команды, хотя поначалу и нервничал в новой для себя обстановке, где его партнёрами были игроки гораздо более высокого уровня по сравнению со школой. Майкл показал себя разносторонним и многоплановым защитником, в мастерстве владения мячом ему не было равных.

На ежедневных тренировках главный тренер Дин Смит был к Джордану более требовательным, чем к остальным игрокам. Он понимал, что Майкл с его огромным потенциалом чрезвычайно честолюбив. Следовательно, если ставить ему планку повыше, он, по всем законам логики, будет стараться изо всех сил.

Второй тренер Рой Уильямс тоже заставлял Джордана работать до седьмого пота. «Чем вы недовольны? Я тружусь, как все», – недоумевал Майкл. «Но, Майкл, ты же сам говорил, что хочешь стать лучшим из лучших, – ответил Уильямс. – А если это так, то и работать ты должен больше всех». Наступила пауза, Джордан задумался. Наконец он сказал: «Я понял, тренер. Увидите, я буду работать, как лошадь».

За три сезона в Университете Северной Каролины, Джордан в среднем за игру набирал 17,7 очка при 54,0 % реализации бросков. Его команда выиграла чемпионат  NCAA (Национальная атлетическая ассоциация колледжа) первой дивизии в 1982. В финальном матче против Университета Джорджтауна Джордан закинул решающий мяч. В 1983 и 1984 он был игроком года NCAA. И в том же 1984 году он был выбран клубом «Чикаго Буллз» в первом круге драфта (ежегодная процедура выбора клубами NBA (National Basketball Association — Национальная баскетбольная ассоциация — профессиональная баскетбольная лига Северной Америки) новых баскетболистов, которые хотят вступить в лигу) под номером 3.

В 1985 году Джордан стал лучшим новичком сезона, хоть первый год в клубе был во многом тяжким испытанием для него. И дело не в том, что по сравнению с его студенческими годами число матчей в сезоне возросло в четыре раза, Майкл любил баскетбол, а запас его сил, казалось, не иссякал. Трудно было погружаться в новую атмосферу – вернее, вживаться в слабую тренировочную программу после сильной программы, разработанной и утвердившейся в «Каролине». В Чепел-Хилл все было по первому классу. Тщательно продуманная программа, блестяще организованный тренировочный процесс, прекрасный тренерский состав. Работавшие там помощники тренеров считались лучшими специалистами, лучше чем многие главные тренеры других студенческих команд. Да и играли там очень хорошие баскетболисты, бесконечно преданные спорту.

Совсем другое дело – Чикаго. Сам Кевин Лафери оказался хорошим, знающим тренером, но весь его штат ни в какое сравнение не шел со штатом Дина Смита. Оборудование было ужасным. Но больше всего Майкла разочаровали игроки. Они отличались весьма средними способностями. У некоторых из них были проблемы с наркотиками, что, конечно, сказывалось на их спортивной форме, а самое худшее – они не горели желанием побеждать и никакой цели впереди себя не видели. Однажды в свой первый год в «Буллз» Джордан, приехавший на выездной матч, узнал, что в номере одного из игроков проходит веселая вечеринка. Заглянув туда, он увидел нескольких своих партнеров по команде. Кто-то курил марихуану, кто-то предпочитал кокаин. Майкл вылетел оттуда пулей. Да, такое в «Каролине» даже вообразить было невозможно.

Первый год пребывания Джордана в НБА ознаменовался двумя пророчествами, касающимися его дальнейшей судьбы. Одно сделал Ларри Бёрд, когда его грозная команда «Бостон Селтикс» приехала в Чикаго на матч с «Буллз». Как вспоминал Дан Шонесси, репортер, приставленный тогда к бостонцам, никто из журналистов даже не интересовался мнением великого игрока о новом парнишке, появившемся в стане соперников. Ларри сам пожелал высказаться. Выразился он в спокойном тоне, но в его словах сквозило явное восхищение. «Никогда не видел, – сказал Бёрд, – чтобы один игрок мог так преобразить команду. Я в первый свой год в НБА так играть еще не умел. Вот хотя бы один эпизод сегодняшнего матча. Майкл держит мяч в правой руке, затем стучит им об пол и снова подхватывает. Я на него бросаюсь, пытаюсь отобрать мяч, даже правила, признаться, нарушаю, а он все равно умудряется забросить. И все это он проделал в прыжке, находясь в воздухе. Очень скоро на стадион будут ходить специально «на Джордана».

Автор второго пророчества – несравненный Джерри Уэст, игрок настолько знаменитый, что для фирменного знака НБА был использован его силуэт. К тому времени он уже не играл, став генеральным менеджером «Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс». В лиге считалось, что никто точнее Уэста не может оценить талант молодого игрока. Он увидел игру Джордана в самом начале его первого сезона. Повернувшись к Джошу Розенфельду, Джерри сказал: «Первый раз в жизни вижу парня, который напоминает мне меня в молодости».

В общем, первый сезон сложился для Майкла более чем удачно. Хотя Джордан играл в окружении непривычно слабых для него партнеров, все же помог «Буллз» улучшить показатели: выиграть на 10 матчей больше, чем в предыдущем сезоне.

Сезон 1985 — 1986 гг.

Большую часть второго сезона Джордан пропустил из-за травмы ноги (за всю его спортивную карьеру это была единственная серьезная травма), он сломал левую стопу. Всего второй сезон в НБА, а он уже отлучен от любимой игры и лежит в маленькой квартирке, в городе, который пока еще для него чужой. Зима в Чикаго без баскетбола – вынести это было невозможно. Майкл попросил руководство клуба, чтобы его отпустили на какое-то время в Чепел-Хилл: может, там он быстрее поправится? Жилье у него там было, а главное – куча друзей включая всех тренеров университета Северной Каролины. Ему пошли навстречу.

Сезон 1986 — 1987 гг.

На смену прежнему тренеру в «Буллз» пришел 35-летний Дуг Коллинз, один из самых молодых главных тренеров в истории НБА. Познакомившись с Джорданом в июне 1986 г., он сразу же заговорил о его преждней травме и предупредил Майкла, что в его стопе могут возникнуть проблемы с кровоснабжением. Поэтому он и посоветовал Джордану не изнурять себя на тренировках. Рассказав, что у него была аналогичная травма, Коллинз чистосердечно признался Майклу в том, что ему не хотелось бы, чтобы его подопечный повторил его путь, пройдя через адовы муки. Джордан холодно взглянул на Коллинза и столь же холодным тоном ответил: «Одно дело – ваша нога, другое – моя».

В сезоне 1986-87, Майкл побеждает в конкурсе по броскам сверху. Набирает за сезон 3041 очко (третий результат в истории НБА) — в среднем 37,1 за матч. Кроме того, Джордан продемонстрировал свои оборонительные навыки, став первым игроком в истории НБА, сделавшим 200 перехватов и 100 блокшотов за сезон. «Буллз» одержали 40 побед, и вышли в плей-офф третий год подряд. Однако, вновь проиграли Бостону в первом раунде.

Сезон 1987 — 1988 гг.

Сезон 1987 — 1988 гг. можно назвать эпохой перестройки команды. Наконец-то сложился удачно подобранный коллектив. От балласта руководители и тренеры «Буллз» избавились. На драфте команде достались два отличных игрока Скотти Пиппен и Хорес Грант. Талант ударного форварда Чарльза Оукли расцветал буквально на глазах. Джон Паксон вырос в талантливого партнера Джордана, умевшего, если Майкл был надежно прикрыт, сделать точный решающий бросок в самый ответственный момент матча. Но многие проблемы предстояло еще решить.

Само участие Джордана в тренировках значительно облегчало задачи Коллинза. Майкл подавал всем прекрасный пример, и, кстати, его требовательные возгласы слышались на площадке чаще, чем выкрики тренера. Коллинз этому только радовался: он понимал, что, будучи человеком эмоциональным, он может «загнать» игроков и тем самым потерять свой авторитет, а парни попросту разочаруются в баскетболе и завянут. А тут у него такой помощник – лучший игрок клуба, которому игроки доверяют как товарищу.

В этом сезоне Джордан снова возглавил список лучших бомбардиров Лиги, набирая в среднем 35,0 очков за игру при 53,5 % реализации и завоевал свой первый титул MVP регулярного сезона. Он также был назван Лучшим оборонительным игроком года, делая 1,6 блокшотов и 3,16 перехватов в среднем за игру. Регулярный сезон Буллз закончили с показателем побед 50-32 и впервые преодолели первый раунд плей-офф, победив «Кливленд Кавальерс» в пяти играх. В следующем раунде «Буллз» проиграли в пяти играх более опытным «Детройт Пистонс».

Сезон 1988 — 1989 гг.

В сезоне 1988-89, Джордан вновь стал лучшим в Лиге по количеству набранных очков за игру — 32,5 при 53,8 % реализации, добавив к своей статистике 8 подборов и 8 передач в среднем за игру. Чикаго закончили сезон с показателем 47-35 и вышли в финал Восточной конференции где опять встретились с Детройтом, который победил Чикаго, на этот раз в шести играх.

Детройтцы в те времена были очень неудобной командой для «Быков», которые тогда только еще находили зрелую игру. Молодые игроки чикагцев были, безусловно, талантливы, но для того чтобы стать чемпионами, им еще не хватало психологической устойчивости и физической выносливости. Для команды, еще набиравшей силу, «Детройт» был, конечно, грозным соперником. Он всегда мог нащупать уязвимые места противника и умело этим воспользоваться. Детройтцам играл даже на руку и неудержимый спортивный азарт Майкла Джордана. Чак Дейли создал оборонительную систему, назвав ее «сюрприз для Джордана». Она вынуждала Майкла играть на пределе своих физических возможностей, и он, будучи прирожденным бойцом, легко на эту приманку купился. И, как он ни старался, чуть-чуть для победы над «Пистонс» его неимоверных усилий не хватало.

Сезон 1989 — 1990 гг.

В глубине души Джордан чувствовал, что баскетбол изменился. С приходом нового поколения игроков, парней талантливых, высокорослых и быстрых, традиционная система строгой установки на игру устарела. Все решало индивидуальное мастерство игроков, которые умели точно бросать по кольцу в любых ситуациях и из любых положений. И в НБА никто в индивидуальном мастерстве не мог сравниться с Джорданом. Поэтому Майкл воспротивился намерениям нового тренера Фила Джексона возродить систему «тройной пост». Прежний тренер Коллинз в свое время пытался сделать пробные шаги в этом же направлении. Майкл тогда не проявил энтузиазма. Сейчас же его протест был более категоричен. Он опасался, что новая тактика ограничит свободу его действий и ничего хорошего взамен не принесет. Джексон пытался объяснить ему свой план иносказательно: мяч, мол, напоминает бегающее световое пятно от луча прожектора, а прожектором не может управлять один человек. Втайне Джексон надеялся на неимоверное спортивное честолюбие Джордана. Он знал, что Майкл больше всего стремится не к личным достижениям, а к тому, чтобы «Буллз» стали чемпионами НБА. Беседуя с Джорданом, тренер всегда подчеркивал: да, до серии «плей-офф» команда дошла благодаря блестящей игре Майкла. Но на этом ее потенциал исчерпан. На следующих этапах этой серии Джордан столкнется с гигантскими защитниками, которые нейтрализуют даже его – великого игрока, и все усилия команды окажутся тщетными. Джексон даже сказал Майклу, что, если он не станет в очередной раз лучшим снайпером НБА (а им он становился последние два сезона), это не столь уж большая потеря.

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Но несмотря на противостояние с Филом Джексоном Джордан стал приучаться к коллективной игре, и, чем больше он делился мячом с партнерами тем лучше они с ним взаимодействовали. Команда преобразилась. «Чикаго» закончил его с рекордным показателем побед 55-27.  В серии «плей-офф» «Буллз» в первом круге победили «Милуоки» со счетом 3:1, а во втором круге одолели «Филадельфию» (4:1). И снова вышли в финал Восточной конференции, однако вновь уступили Детройту третий сезон подряд.

Сезон 1990 — 1991 гг.

В сезоне 1990-91 Джордан завоевал свой второй титул MVP регулярного сезона, набирая в среднем 31,5 очков за игру при 53,9 % реализации, сделав 6,0 подборов и 5,5 передач. «Буллз» закончили сезон на первом месте в своем дивизионе впервые за 16 лет, установив рекорд клуба, одержав 61 победу в регулярном сезоне. В плей-офф Чикаго поочередно выбили из борьбы «Нью-Йорк Никс» и «Филадельфию-76» и вышли в финал Восточной конференции, где им вновь противостоял «Детройт Пистонс».

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Буллз разгромили Детройт Пистонс в четырёх матчах и впервые в своей истории вышли в финал НБА, где разгромили со счетом 4-1 более именитую командой – «Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс», победившую в финале Западной конференции.

После пятого матча, осознав, что за семь лет в НБА он наконец-то стал чемпионом, Майкл не выдержал и разрыдался.

Сезон 1991 — 1992 гг.

Джордан и «Буллз» доминировали в сезоне 1991-92, установив рекорд по количеству одержанных побед (67-15), улучшив показатель сезона 1990-91. Джордан выиграл свой третий титул MVP подряд, и вместе со своей командой дошел до финала.

В финале «Буллз» противостоял клуб «Портленд Трейл Блейзерс». В этой команде подобрались очень одаренные игроки, которые предпочитали не плести кружева комбинаций, а играть в атакующий открытый баскетбол. Серия встреч между «Портлендом» и «Чикаго» представляла особый интерес еще и потому, что ожидалась захватывающая дуэль между Майклом Джорданом и Клайдом Дрекслером.

В серии, состоявшей из 6 матчей, «Буллз» победили соперников довольно легко, и второй год подряд стали чемпионами НБА. После чего нашумевшие в свое время сравнения между Клайдом Дрекслером и Майклом Джорданом безвозвратно исчезли.

Сезон 1992 — 1993 гг.

В сезоне 1992-93, несмотря на отличную статистику Джордан уступил награду MVP регулярного сезона своему другу Чарльзу Баркли. Знаменательно, что Джордан и «Буллз» встретили Баркли и его «Финикс Санз» в финале НБА.

После финального свистка, ознаменовавшего окончание шестого матча с «Финиксом», Майкл подхватил победный мяч, заброшенный в кольцо Паксоном, и высоко поднял его над головой. Товарищи решили, что сейчас Джордан скажет что-нибудь о предстоящей поездке в Диснейленд. Но вместо этого Майкл радостно завопил: «Ну что, Дэн Гром? Мы все-таки надрали тебе задницу?». «Быки» выиграли третий чемпионат НБА.

Уход Майкла Джордана из баскетбола в бейсбол

В третий раз, приведя свой клуб к чемпионскому званию, Джордан посчитал, что пришло время расстаться с баскетболом. С тяжелым чувством он отправился на беседу со своим тренером Филом Джексоном, зная, что эта новость его расстроит. Впрочем, про себя Майкл решил, что хоть это и правильный выбор, но если тот будет его отговаривать, он, возможно, одумается. Джордан начал разговор осторожно, побаиваясь, что хитрюга и большой дипломат Джексон его в конце концов действительно переубедит. Но тренер сразу же заметил в резкой форме, что уговаривать его не собирается, – пусть, мол, Майкл слушает то, что говорит ему его внутренний голос. Он лишь напомнил Джордану, что, уйдя из баскетбола, он лишит удовольствия миллионы простых людей. Его талант, как выразился Джексон, не просто талант спортсмена – здесь спорт уже превратился в искусство, и посему дарование Майкла сродни дарованию Микеланджело. А художник творит не для себя, а для миллионов людей, которые отдыхают от унылой повседневности. «Майкл, – закончил свою тираду Джексон, – гении встречаются очень редко, и раз уж тебя Бог наградил таким талантом, то хорошенько подумай, прежде чем зарыть его в землю».

Джордан, внимательно выслушав тренера, сказал: «Ценю ваши слова, но у меня такое чувство, будто во мне что-то выключилось. Я исчерпал свои возможности».

Уход легенды американского баскетбола поверг в шок многомиллионную армию его поклонников. Майкл заявил, что для него в баскетболе не осталось непокоренных вершин, поэтому он принял решение уйти, находясь в зените славы, и заняться бейсболом. Правильно говорят: от добра добра не ищут. Проведя в бейсбольном «Чикаго Уайт Соксл» сезон-1994, Джордан стал лидером лиги по числу ошибок. Через два года он отправил факс в клуб НБА «Чикаго Буллз»: «Я возвращаюсь!»

Возвращение Майкла Джордана в НБА, сезон 1994 – 1995 гг.

За 21 месяц Джордан утратил, естественно, игровые навыки. Помимо прочего, он очутился в совершенно другой команде. Новая смена «Буллз», никогда раньше не игравшая вместе с Джорданом, испытывала благоговейный страх перед ним и никак не могла к нему приспособиться. И все же с его возвращением дела у чикагского клуба заметно поправились. До появления Майкла на счету «Буллз» было 34 победы и 31 поражение. С его приходом команда наверстала упущенное – в 17 матчах она одержала 13 побед. В памятной игре с «Никс» Джордан предстал во всем своем былом величии, набрав 55 очков. В сериях «плей-офф» «Буллз» выиграли три матча из четырех, проведенных с «Шарлотт Хорнетс», но затем уступили «Орландо». Сказался тот факт, что Майкл еще не обрел свою настоящую форму.

После последнего матча в серии «плей-офф», решившего печальную участь чикагского клуба, Джордан более часа проговорил с репортерами. Он ничего от них не скрывал и целиком признал свою вину в неудаче «Буллз». По его словам, он не успел еще восстановить форму и сыграться как следует с новыми партнерами. Журналисты почувствовали, что Майкл ждет не дождется следующего сезона, в котором уж он точно преподаст урок мастерства.

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Сезон 1995 — 1996 гг.

В прессе творилось нечто невероятное. Впрочем, Майкл всегда был в центре внимания журналистов, но сейчас они ловили каждое его слово, следили за каждым его шагом. Тим Хэллэм, пресс-секретарь чикагского клуба, называл свою команду не иначе как «Иисус Христос и апостолы». Пародируя стиль телеведущих, комментирующих местные новости, он говорил репортерам: «Иисус сейчас в своем номере – подкрепляется перед матчем. Подробности в 11 часов».

Джордана серьёзно подготовиться к сезону 1995-96. С самого начала сезона Чикаго доминировали в лиге, в конечном счете закончив регулярный сезон с лучшим результатом в истории НБА: 72-10. Джордан стал лидером Лиги по результативности, набирая в среднем 30,4 очка, выиграл звания MVP регулярного сезона и Матча всех звёзд. В плей-офф, Чикаго потерпело только три поражения в четырёх сериях, уверенно победив «Сиэтл Суперсоникс» в финале НБА. Джордан был назван MVP Финала в рекордный четвёртый раз.

Сезон 1996 — 1997 гг.

Никто, кроме самого Джордана, не отслеживал с такой тщательностью каждое свое выступление. Он хорошо понимал, что в ином матче он может допустить огрехи, за которые с радостью зацепится пресса. Поднимется вой: Джордан, мол, уже не тот. Поэтому в послематчевых интервью он постоянно говорил: «Я знаю, ребята, что вы заметили пару моих ошибок, но ведь я справляюсь с моей работой, и, по-моему, неплохо».

Поскольку Джордан был невероятно самолюбив, он очень не хотел разделить судьбу тех спортсменов, которые искусственно продлевали свою карьеру, хотя все уже видели, что их время прошло. Самому разобраться в том, пора ли уходить из спорта или нет, очень трудно. Здесь, как говорится, со стороны виднее. Например, Майклу было тяжело смотреть на стареющего Ларри Бёрда, которого мучили боли в спине. Некогда великий игрок, он не выдерживал сейчас единоборства с неумехами и недоумками.

Сезон 1996 — 1997 гг.

«Буллз» провели в том же ключе, что и предыдущий. Правда, побед на сей раз одержали меньше – не 72, а 69, но это мелочь. Главное, что, вопреки надеждам конкурентов, Джордан явно не собирался стареть. Его команда вновь вышла в финал, где встретилась с «Ютой Джаз».

Джордан проявил невероятные бойцовские качества. В пятом матч финала на площадку он вышел совершенно больным, еле держался на ногах. Казалось, он сейчас свалится и больше не встанет. Но, тем не менее он принес своей команде 38 очков, причем, как всегда, блестяще провел концовку встречи, набрав в последней четверти матча 15 очков. «Быки» победили со счётом 90-88, выиграв серию в шести матчах. В пятый раз за время выступлений в финалах Джордан получил награду MVP.

Сезон 1997 — 1998 гг.

Осенью 1997 г. он был уже богат. За предыдущий сезон Джордан заработал 78 миллионов долларов, и сезон предстоящий обещал столько же, если не больше. Майкл постепенно превращался в некую финансовую корпорацию, состоящую из одного человека – из него самого. Говоря о хозяевах клуба, за который он выступал, или о компаниях, чьи товары он рекламировал (спортивную обувь, безалкогольные напитки, те же гамбургеры), он называл их не иначе как «мои партнеры». Джордан, безусловно, стал самым знаменитым в мире американцем, оставив позади и президента США, и всех звезд кино и рок-музыки. Американские журналисты и дипломаты, которым по долгу службы приходилось бывать в глухих сельских уголках Азии и Африки, поражались, видя в богом забытой деревеньке местных мальчишек, с гордостью носивших потрепанные копии майки Джордана – той самой, в которой он выступает за «Чикаго Буллз».

Джордан с «Чикаго» выиграли 62 игры против 20 в сезоне 1997 – 1998 гг. Высокая результативность Джордана (28,7 очков за игру), обеспечила ему звание MVP регулярного сезона НБА в пятый раз. Баскетболисты Чикаго выиграли финал Восточной конференции третий сезон подряд, в финальной серии сыграв изнурительные семь матчей против «Индиана Пэйсерс»

Выиграв решающую седьмую игру у «Индианы» Джордан радовался как мальчишка. Он помчался с площадки, словно школьник, которого отпустили с уроков домой. Точно так же радовался Майкл и в самолете, на котором «Буллз» летели в Солт-Лейк-Сити играть с «Ютой». Команда Джордана не только снова пробилась в финал чемпионата НБА, но и при этом победила в труднейшей серии «Индиану», хотя, казалось, по всем статьям должна была ей уступить. И дело не в везении чикагцев – «Буллз» выиграли заслуженно, потом и кровью. И Майкл, уставший до предела, понимал это, наверное, лучше всех. Джордан с нетерпением ждал финальной серии против «Юты».

По окончанию Финала который «Чикаго» все таки выиграл Джордан поднял над головой руки, показав на этот раз шесть пальцев. Он привел свою команду к шестому чемпионскому титулу. Этот момент был признан величайшим в истории плей-офф НБА. Джордан был признан MVP финала, набирая в среднем 33,5 очков за игру. Этот финал НБА до сих пор считается самым рейтинговым телевизионным событием, а шестая игра собрала максимальную телеаудиторию в истории НБА.

Второе завершение карьеры и второе возращение

В 1999 году уже почувствовав усталость от баскетбола, Майкл Джордан вторично объявил о своем уходе, и его майка с номером 23 была торжественно поднята под своды дворца спорта в Чикаго.

Однако Джордан  очень активный человек, полный идей, в том числе и о том, во что лучше вложить свои деньги. В январе 2000 года он купил часть акций клуба «Вашингтон Уизардс» и стал младшим партнером из двух владельцев. Команда тогда выступала крайне неудачно, занимая последние места в чемпионатах НВА, и именно поэтому возникла идея о возвращении Майкла Джордана на площадку. Ему пришлось вернуть акции, потому что, по правилам НВА, нельзя владеть командой, в которой играешь.

Два сезона, с 2001 по 2003 год, Майкл играл за «Вашингтон». Как игрок, он, конечно, был уже не тот, но все-таки его возвращение наделало много шуму и пошло на пользу команде. Как бы то ни было, но Джордан за два сезона в «Вашингтоне» добился обеспечения 100 процентной наполняемости стадиона и стал лучшим 40 летним игроком в истории лиги. Воля к победе и подобие былого мастерства еще присутствовали, но возможности были уже далеко не те.

Свои последние очки с игры Майкл набрал в середине третьего периода в матче с «Филадельфией». Получив мяч у правой боковой линии от Ларри Хьюза, Джордан отошел от опекавшего его Эрика Сноу и бросил со средней дистанции. Публика в восторге. После чего Джордан садится на скамейку, пытаясь не обращать внимания на призывы публики выйти на поклон. Только когда к требованиям фанатов присоединяются все игроки «Филадельфии», Коллинз почти силой выталкивает Майкла на площадку, где тот жмет руки соперникам и судьям. Потом Майкл разворачивается и уходит, накрыв голову полотенцем. Просто, без поз и речей. Уходит и закрывает целую эпоху в истории баскетбола. Звучит финальная сирена…

После третьего завершения карьеры Джордан собирался вернуться на предыдущую должность директора по баскетбольным операциям в «Уизардс». Однако, 7 мая 2003 года владелец команды Абэ Поллин уволил Джордана с этой должности. Джордан позже заявил, что чувствовал себя преданным и если бы он знал, что его уволят, то никогда не стал бы играть за «Уизардс».

В течение последующих лет Джордан поддерживал форму, играя в благотворительных турнирах по гольфу для знаменитостей, проводил время со своей семьей в Чикаго. Майкл продвигал свою марку одежды Jordan, а также увлёкся мотоспортом. С 2004 года Джордан стал владельцем профессиональный команды «Майкл Джордан Моторспортс», которая участвует двумя мотоциклами Suzuki в гонках премиум-класса Superbike под эгидой Американской ассоциации мотоциклистов.

15 июня 2006 года Майкл Джордан купил миноритарный пакет акций команды  «Шарлота Бобкэтс».  Как часть сделки, Джордан стал руководителем команды по баскетбольным операциям. В 2010 году он выкупил контрольный пакет акций и стал принимать все главные стратегические решения. Очередная победа Джордана, теперь уже в бизнесе, пришла нелегко. Кроме него на контрольный пакет претендовал бывший руководитель «Хьюстон Рокитс» Джордж Постолос, однако аргументы Майкла оказались весомее.

В апреле 2009 года Джордан получил одну из самых великих наград в его жизни: он был внесен в зал славы “ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame”. “Это означало одно: моя карьера баскетболиста завершена”,- объяснял Майкл на церемонии внесения в зал славы.

Рассказывать о Майкле Джордане можно, только употребляя превосходные степени прилагательных. Он  эталон баскетболиста. Таких, как он тренеры обычно называют «игрок-победитель». И в школьной, и в университетской команде, и в «Чикаго Буллз» Майкл Джордан выходил на площадку только для того, чтобы выиграть. Он просто не признавал другого исхода встречи. Он не играл грубо, не прибегал к запрещенным средствам, наоборот он был игроком-джентльменом. Просто он трудился на площадке больше всех остальных, делал на ней всё, причем делал лучше, чем любой из его партнеров.

Почитателям таланта этого великого игрока рекомендую прочесть книгу  Дэвид Хэлберстам – «Игрок на все времена: Майкл Джордан и мир, который он сотворил.

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Майкл Джордан

Майкл Джордан
Майкл Джордан
Michael Jordan

Майкл Джордан
Позиция:
атакующий защитник		 Номер(а):
23, 45, 9, 12
Рост:
198 см		 Вес:
98 кг
Родился: 17 февраля 1963 (46 лет),
Флаг США Бруклин, Нью-Йорк, США
Информация о карьере
Годы: 1984—2003
Драфт НБА: 3-й, 1984, Чикаго Буллз
Колледж: UNC
Профессиональные клубы
  • Чикаго Буллз (1984–1993, 1995-1998)
  • Вашингтон Уизардс (2001–2003)
Статистика за карьеру
Очки     32 292
Подборы     6 672
Передачи     5 633
Статистика на Basketball-Reference.com
Достижения и награды
  • Новичок года (1985)
  • 5-и кратный MVP (НБА)
  • Участник 14-ти матчей всех звёзд НБА
Зал славы баскетбола
Спортивные награды
Баскетбол
Олимпийские игры
Золото Лос-Анджелес 1984 баскетбол
Золото Барселона 1992 баскетбол

Биография

Ма́йкл Джо́рдан (англ. Michael Jordan; 17 февраля 1963, Бруклин, Нью-Йорк) — выдающийся американский баскетболист, игрок НБА.

Выступал за команды «Университета Северной Каролины» (1982—1984) «Чикаго Буллз» (1984—1998) и «Вашингтон Уизардс» (2001—2003). 5 раз признавался самым ценным игроком Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998), шесть раз признавался самым ценным игроком финалов Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации (1991-93, 1996-98), шестикратный чемпион НБА (1991-93, 1996-98), двухкратный олимпийский чемпион (1984, 1992), 14 раз избирался на матч всех звёзд Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации (1985—1993, 1996—1998, 2002—2003), 3 раза признавался самым полезным игроком матча всех звёзд Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации (1988, 1996, 1998), 3 раза избирался на конкурс по броскам сверху (Slam Dunk Contest), двухкратный чемпион конкурса по броскам сверху (1987, 1988) . Является единственным игроком в истории баскетбола, которому удавалось за один сезон стать олимпийским чемпионом, чемпионом НБА и самым ценным игроком регулярного сезона. Играл на позиции атакующего защитника. Также в 1993 году, после смерти отца, непродолжительно выступал как бейсболист.

Майкл Джордан признан лучшим американским атлетом двадцатого века. Величайший баскетболист за всю историю этого вида спорта. Именно благодаря ему баскетбол получил такое развитие в Америке.

Входит в руководящий состав компании

6 апреля 2009 года Майкл Джордан, а также прославленные игроки Дэвид Робинсон и Джон Стоктон, и главный тренер «Юты Джаз» Джерри Слоун были избраны в Зал баскетбольной славы. На пресс-конференции, посвященной объявлению новых членов Зала славы, легендарный защитник «Чикаго Буллз» заявил, что огорчен тем, что включен в их список так рано:

Сыновья Майкла также показывают успехи в баскетболе:

  • Джефри Джордан (1988 г.р.) — выступает за университетский клуб «Иллинойс».
  • Маркус Джордан (1990 г. р.) — Его школьная команда «Чикаго Уитни Янг» стала чемпионом штата Иллинойс. В финальной игре против «Уокиган», Маркус был признан самым результативным игроком матча — за игру он набрал 19 очков, а также реализовал 4 из 4 штрафных бросков в последние 3 минуты встречи.[2]

Примечания

  1. ↑ «Jordan, Robinson, Stockton among 5 elected to Hall». AP. Проверено 8 апреля 2009.(англ.)
  2. ↑ Сын Джордана стал победителем школьного чемпионата штата — basketball.ru

Ссылки

  • Сайт о Джордане
  • Статья о Джордане
  • http://www.nba.com/playerfile/michael_jordan/index.html
  • Сайт о Джордане
  • Виртуальная галерея Джордана
  • http://www.23jordan.com/index.htm
  • http://www.mjordan23.com/
  • http://www.michaeljordansworld.com/
  • http://www.mjrestaurants.com/
  • http://www.jordanextreme.com/

«Чикаго Буллз» — Чемпионы НБА 1990/1991
2 Деннис Хопсон • 5 Джон Пэксон • 10 Би-Джей Армстронг • 14 Крейг Ходжес • 23 Майкл Джордан (MVP финала) • 24 Билл Картрайт • 32 Уилл Перду • 33 Скотти Пипен • 34 Стэйси Кинг • 42 Скотт Уильямс • 53 Клифф Левингстон • 54 Хорас Грант • Тренер Фил Джексон

«Чикаго Буллз» — Чемпионы НБА 1991/1992

2 Деннис Хопсон • 5 Джон Пэксон • 10 Би-Джей Армстронг • 14 Крейг Ходжес • 21 Стэйси Кинг • 23 Майкл Джордан (MVP финала) • 24 Билл Картрайт • 32 Уилл Перду • 33 Скотти Пипен • 42 Скотт Уильямс •

53 Клифф Левингстон •54 Хорас Грант • Тренер Фил Джексон

«Чикаго Буллз» — Чемпионы НБА 1992/1993

5 Джон Пэксон • 6 Трэнт Такэр • 10 Би-Джей Армстронг • 20 Даррэлл Уолкэр • 21 Стэйси Кинг • 22 Родни Маккрэй • 23 Майкл Джордан (MVP финала) • 24 Билл Картрайт • 32 Уилл Перду • 33 Скотти Пипен •

42 Скотт Уильямс • 54 Хорас Грант • Тренер Фил Джексон

«Чикаго Буллз» — Чемпионы НБА 1995/1996

0 Рэнди Браун • 7 Тони Кукоч • 8 Дикей Симпкинс • 9 Рон Харпер • 13 Люк Лонгли • 22 Джон Сэлли • 23 Майкл Джордан (MVP финала) • 25 Стив Керр • 30 Джад Бюхлер • 33 Скотти Пиппен • 34 Билл Веннингтон • 35 Джейсон Каффей • 53 Джеймс Эдвардс • 54 Джек Хэйли • 91 Деннис Родман • Тренер Фил Джексон

«Чикаго Буллз» — Чемпионы НБА 1996/1997

00 Роберт Пэриш • 1 Рэнди Браун • 7 Тони Кукоч • 8 Дикей Симпкинс • 9 Рон Харпер • 13 Люк Лонгли • 18 Брайан Уильямс • 23 Майкл Джордан (MVP финала) • 25 Стив Керр • 30 Джад Бюхлер • 33 Скотти Пиппен • 34 Билл Веннингтон • 35 Джейсон Каффей • 91 Деннис Родман • Тренер Фил Джексон

«Чикаго Буллз» — Чемпионы НБА 1997/1998

1 Рэнди Браун • 5 Расти ЛяРу • 7 Тони Кукоч • 8 Дикей Симпкинс • 9 Рон Харпер • 13 Люк Лонгли • 22 Кейт Бууз • 23 Майкл Джордан (MVP финала) • 24 Скотт Баррелл • 25 Стив Керр • 30 Джад Бюхлер • 33 Скотти Пиппен • 34 Билл Веннингтон • 34 Джо Клейн • 91 Деннис Родман • Тренер Фил Джексон

Изображение:Med 1.png Мужская сборная США по баскетболу — Олимпийский чемпион 1992 года
Чарльз Баркли • Ларри Бёрд • Мэджик Джонсон • Майкл Джордан • Клайд Дрекслер • Кристиан Леттнер • Крис Маллин • Карл Мэлоун • Скотти Пиппен • Дэвид Робинсон • Джон Стоктон • Патрик Юинг • Тренер: Чак Дэйли

Самые ценные игроки (MVP) регулярного сезона НБА

1956 Петтит • 1957 Коузи • 1958 Расселл • 1959 Петтит • 1960 Чемберлен • 1961 Расселл • 1962 Расселл • 1963 Расселл • 1964 Робертсон • 1965 Расселл • 1966 Чемберлен • 1967 Чемберлен • 1968 Чемберлен • 1969 Анселд • 1970 Рид • 1971 Абдул-Джаббар • 1972 Абдул-Джаббар • 1973 Коуэнс • 1974 Абдул-Джаббар • 1975 Макадо • 1976 Абдул-Джаббар • 1977 Абдул-Джаббар • 1978 Уолтон • 1979 М. Мэлоун • 1980 Абдул-Джаббар • 1981 Ирвинг • 1982 М. Мэлоун • 1983 М. Мэлоун • 1984 Бёрд • 1985 Бёрд • 1986 Бёрд • 1987 Джонсон • 1988 Джордан • 1989 Джонсон • 1990 Джонсон • 1991 Джордан • 1992 Джордан • 1993 Баркли • 1994 Оладжьювон • 1995 Робинсон • 1996 Джордан • 1997 К. Мэлоун • 1998 Джордан • 1999 К. Мэлоун • 2000 О’Нил • 2001 Айверсон • 2002 Данкан • 2003 Данкан • 2004 Гарнетт • 2005 Нэш • 2006 Нэш • 2007 Новицки • 2008 Брайант • 2009 Джеймс

Лучшие защитники НБА

1983 Монкриф • 1984 Монкриф • 1985 Итон • 1986 Робертсон • 1987 Купер • 1988 Джордан • 1989 Итон • 1990 Родман • 1991 Родман • 1992 Робинсон • 1993 Оладжьювон • 1994 Оладжьювон • 1995 Мутомбо • 1996 Пэйтон • 1997 Мутомбо • 1998 Мутомбо • 1999 Моурнинг • 2000 Моурнинг • 2001 Мутомбо • 2002 Уоллес • 2003 Уоллес • 2004 Артест • 2005 Уоллес • 2006 Уоллес • 2007 Кэмби • 2008 Гарнетт • 2009 Ховард

Новички года НБА

1953 Мейнек • 1954 Феликс • 1955 Петтит • 1956 Стокс • 1957 Хейнсон • 1958 Солдсберри • 1959 Бэйлор • 1960 Чемберлен • 1961 Робертсон • 1962 Беллами • 1963 Дишинджер • 1964 Лукас • 1965 Рид • 1966 Бэрри • 1967 Бинг • 1968 Монро • 1969 Анселд • 1970 Алсиндор • 1971 Коэунс и Петри • 1972 Уикс • 1973 Макадо • 1974 Дигрегорио • 1975 Уилкс • 1976 Адамс • 1977 Дэнтли • 1978 Дэвис • 1979 Форд • 1980 Бёрд • 1981 Гриффит • 1982 Уильямс • 1983 Каммингс • 1984 Сэмпсон • 1985 Джордан • 1986 Юинг • 1987 Персон • 1988 Джексон • 1989 Ричмонд • 1990 Робинсон • 1991 Колман • 1992 Джонсон • 1993 О’Нил • 1994 Уэббер • 1995 Кидд и Хилл • 1996 Стадамайр • 1997 Айверсон • 1998 Данкан • 1999 Картер • 2000 Брэнд и Фрэнсис • 2001 Миллер • 2002 Гасоль • 2003 Стадемайр • 2004 Джеймс • 2005 Окафор • 2006 Пол • 2007 Рой • 2008 Дюрант • 2009 Роуз

50 величайших игроков в истории НБА
Карим Абдул-Джаббар • Уэс Анселд • Пол Аризин • Нэйт Арчибальд • Чарльз Баркли • Ларри Бёрд • Дэйв Бинг • Элгин Бэйлор • Рик Бэрри • Джордж Гервин • Хэл Грир • Дэйв Дебушер • Сэм Джонс • Мэджик Джонсон • Майкл Джордан • Клайд Дрекслер • Джулиус Ирвинг • Билли Каннингем • Боб Коузи • Дейв Коуэнс • Джерри Лукас • Кевин Макхейл • Пит Маравич • Джордж Микан • Эрл Монро • Карл Мэлоун • Мозес Мэлоун • Хаким Оладжьювон • Шакил О’Нил • Боб Петтит • Скотти Пиппен • Роберт Пэриш • Билл Расселл • Уиллис Рид • Оскар Робертсон • Дэвид Робинсон • Джон Стоктон • Нэйт Термонд • Айзея Томас • Ленни Уилкенс • Билл Уолтон • Джеймс Уорти • Джерри Уэст • Уолт Фрейзер • Джон Хавличек • Элвин Хейз • Уилт Чемберлен • Дольф Шейес • Билл Шерман • Патрик Юинг

Победители соревнования по броскам сверху НБА
1984 Нэнс • 1985 Уилкинс • 1986 Вебб • 1987 Джордан • 1988 Джордан • 1989 Уокер • 1990 Уилкинс • 1991 Браун • 1992 Себаллос • 1993 Минер • 1994 Райдер • 1995 Минер • 1996 Бэрри • 1997 Брайант • 2000 Картер • 2001 Мэйсон • 2002 Ричардсон • 2003 Ричардсон • 2004 Джонс • 2005 Смит • 2006 Робинсон • 2007 Грин • 2008 Ховард • 2009 Робинсон

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Играя на позиции атакующего защитника, «Летающий Майкл» внес огромный вклад в популяризацию баскетбола в 80-е и 90-е годы прошлого века.

Детские и юношеские годы Майкла Джордана

Фотография молодого Майкла ДжорданаМайкл родился 17 февраля 1963 года в Бруклине (штат Нью-Йорк), был четвертым ребенком в семье Джеймса Джордана и Делорис Пиплс. В 1970 году Джорданы уезжают в штат Северная Каролина в Уилмингтон. Отец Майкла возглавил отдел оборудования на заводе, повышение в должности в банке получила и Делорис. Обеспеченность семьи позволила купить новый дом на побережье. В отличие от своих братьев и сестер Майкл не испытывал особого желания выполнять домашние обязанности. Не отличался особой старательностью в учебе, был проблематичным ребенком относительно дисциплины.

Юный Майкл с раннего  детства увлекся спортом:

Юный бейсболист Майкл Джордан— бейсбол уже в 12 лет привел Майкла к финалу чемпионата младшей лиги, а позже – к получению титула самого ценного игрока (MVP);
— баскетбол, завоевавший популярность у местной темнокожей молодежи (в процессе игры с братом на баскетбольной площадке, которую сделал отец, Майкл усиленно занимался тренировкой прыжка для компенсации недостатка роста);
— американский футбол (игра за школьную команду в 10 классе);
— легкая атлетика, в соревнованиях по которой он участвовал в старших классах.

Высокая скорость, усердие, усиленные тренировки, демонстрация высокого уровня игры на матчах младшей школьной команды, отличный результат за игру (28 очков) привели к осуществлению его мечты – попасть в состав школьной баскетбольной команды, где под номером 45 играл его брат. Выбор номера 23 (под которым играл всю свою жизнь) – это желание добиться хотя бы половины результатов своего брата.

Майкл Джордан в cтаршей школе Эмсли Лэйни

Участие в сборах в Университете Северной Каролины (Чапел-Хилл) в 1970 году стало переломным моментом в его судьбе. Неизгладимое впечатление, которое произвел Майкл на тренерский штаб во главе с Дином Смитом, привело к получению предложения обучаться в этом Университете.

Рождение звезды

Первый год обучения Майкла ознаменовался получением звания лучшего новичка университетской команды Северной Каролины.

В 1982 году команда завоевывает победный титул благодаря успешному броску решающего мяча в корзину соперников со стороны Джордана.

Майкл Джордан в в Университете Северной Каролины в Чапел-Хилл

Учась в колледже, в 1983 году, Джордана приглашают в сборную команду США по баскетболу. Во время Панамериканских игр-1983, Джордан  набирал в среднем 17,3 очка за игру и был признан самым результативным игроком команды. Сборная США завоевала путёвку на летние Олимпийские игры 1984 года.

В составе сборной США по баскетболу Майкл Джордан выступает на Олимпийских играх-1984. Они проходили  в Инглвуде, США, с 29 июля по 10 августа. Команда США выигрывает золотую медаль на Олимпийских играх, одержав 10 побед, во всех сыгранных матчах. Майкл Джордан на Олимпийских играх 1984Джордан вновь становится самым результативным игроком команды, набирая в среднем 17,1 очков за игру  и признается лучшим игроком олимпийского турнира.

Обладатель титула лучшего игрока года студенческой лиги принимает решение покинуть университетскую команду и поучаствовать в драфте NBA 1984 года, по результатам которого Майкл становится игроком команды Chicago Bulls.

Команда Чикаго Буллз, 1985 год

Уже в первый сезон игры Джордан выходит в составе стартовой пятёрке, что вызвало недовольство среди ветеранов Лиги, возглавляемых Айзея Томасом. Игроки отказывались делать передачи Майклу, но не смотря на давление, Джордан набирает по 28,2 очка за игру, завоевывает звание Новичок года НБА. Во многом благодаря Майклу, команда «Чикаго Буллз», выходит в плей-офф, впервые за последние три года. Сезон 1985-1986 года принес Майклу установление действующего рекорда по количеству очков за игру в плей-офф (63) в игре с командой «Бостон Селтикс».

20 апреля 1986 года, в Бостон-Гардене, игра против «Бостон Селтикс», Майкл Джордан набирает 63 очка

В сезоне 1986-1987 Джордан имеет третий результат в истории НБА (3041 очко), а по оборонительным навыкам становится первым игроком (100 блокшотов и 200 перехватов). Команда одержала 40 побед и вышла в плей-офф. Средняя результативность Майкла в сезоне достигает 37 очков за игру при  48,2 % реализации бросков. Джордан становится вторым игроком в истории ассоциации, после Уилта Чемберлена, набравшим 3000 очков за сезон.

Середина карьеры

В следующем сезоне 1987/88 Майкл завоевывает свой первый титул MVP, набирая в среднем 35,0 очков за игру при 53,5 % реализации, причисляется к лучшим бомбардирам Лиги, возглавляя этот список. Его называют Лучшим оборонительным игроком года (в среднем за игру 3,16 перехватов, 1,6 блокшотов). Команда «Чикаго Буллз» заканчивает сезон с показателем побед 50-32 и впервые проходят во второй раунд плей-офф, где проигрывают «Детройт Пистонс».

Майкл Джордан против защитников Детройт Пистон, 1988 год

В сезоне 1988/89 Майкл Джордан вновь становится лучшим игроком в Лиге по количеству набранных очков, в среднем — 32,5 за игру при 53,8 % реализации. «Чикаго Буллз» закончивает сезон с показателем 47-35 и выходит в финал Восточной конференции, однако в следующем раунде снова проигрывают «Детройт Пистонс».

Интересный факт: победу «Детройт Пистонс» одерживают, в том числе, благодаря применению «правила Джордана», смысл которого заключается в двойной, и даже тройной персональной защите Майкла, когда он владеет мячом.

«Правило Джордана» в действии. Три игрока «Детройт Пистонс» против Джордана

Сезон 1989/90. Джордан становится капитаном команды, в среднем за игру набирает 33,6 очка при 52,6 % реализации. «Чикаго» заканчивает сезон с рекордными показателями побед 55-27 и выходят в финал Восточной конференции, где вновь, третий год подряд, уступают Детройту.

В сезоне 1990/91 Джордан завоевает свой второй титул Most Valuable Player, набирая в среднем 31,5 очков за игру при 53,9% реализации. Впервые за 16 лет, «Чикаго Буллз» занимает первое место в своём дивизионе, выиграв 61 игру в регулярном сезон. В финале Восточной конференции им вновь противостоял «Детройт Пистонс». Однако, на этот раз, когда «правило Джордана», не сработало. Преодалевая  двойную опеку, Майкл делал скидки на партнёров. В итоге, «Быки»  разгромили «Детройт Пистонс» в четырёх матчах.

Чикаго Буллз против Детройт Пистонс, 1991

В плей-офф «Буллз» одержали рекордные 15 побед при 2 поражениях и впервые в своей истории в финале НБА, где разгромили «Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс» со счётом 4-1.

Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс против Чикаго Буллз 1991 в плей-офф финала НБА

На фото Майкл  Джордан с женой Хуанитой и отцом Джеймсом после победы «Чикаго Буллз» против «Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс» в финале NBA 1991 года:

Майкл Джордан с женой Хуанитой и отцом Джеймсом после победы «Чикаго Буллз» против «Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс» в финале NBA 1991 года

В сезоне 1991/92 «Чикаго Буллз» устонавливают рекорд по количеству одержанных побед (67-15). Джордан выигрывает свой третий MVP титул подряд со средним 30,1 за игру  при 52 % реализации.

В 1992 году Майкл Джордан в составе «Dream Team» — «командой мечты», вместе с Ларри Бёрд, Клайд Дрекслер, Мэджик Джонсон, Чарльз Баркли, Джон Стоктон, Крис Маллин, Патрик Юинг и другими звёздами НБА участвует в Олимпийских играх. Во всех 8 проведённых матчах американцы неизменно набирали больше ста очков за матч. Майкл, набирая по 12,7 очков в среднем за игру, выиграл своё второе олимпийское золото.

Майкл Джордан на Олимпийских играх 1984

Сезон 1992/93, Джордан уступает награду MVP своему другу Чарльзу Баркли. Знаменательно, что Джордан и «Буллз» встретили Баркли и его «Финикс Санз» в финале НБА. «Быки» выиграли третий чемпионат НБА.  Джордан набирал в среднем по 41 очку в шести играх серии и стал первым игроком в истории НБА, завоевавшим титул MVP финала плей-офф в течение трёх лет подряд. Он набирал более 30 очков в каждой игре, в том числе по 40 или более очков в 4 играх подряд.

31 мая 1993 года Майкл Джордан набрал 54 очка, в финале Восточной конференции против «Никс»

Первое завершение карьеры

В 1993 году судьба наносит Майклу неожиданный удар. Погибает его отец. Джордан принимает решение уйти из баскетбола из-за отсутствия желания играть, чем повергает своих поклонников в шок.

Майкл Джордан и комиссионер НБА Дэвид Стерн, 1993

В честь завершения карьеры Майкла Джордана, владелец компании «Чикаго Буллз», Джерри Райнсдорф установил памятник спортсмену на входе в стадион «Юнайтед-центр». Скульптура представляет собой фигуру чемпиона, парящего в воздухе во время своего фирменного броска. Высота скульптуры 5 метров, изготовлена из бронзы, а постамент – из черного гранита. Памятник, посвященный Майклу Джордану, выступает одной из достопримечательностей города Чикаго.

Статуя Майкла Джордана

Майкла Джордана называют игроком-победителем. Манера его игры отличалась:

— чрезмерным трудолюбием на площадке;
— непризнанием другого исхода встречи кроме победы;
— отсутствием грубости;
— желанием сыграть и в защите, и в нападении, которое являлось огромным стимулом для товарищей по команде;
— разумным сочетанием высочайшего исполнительского мастерства, невероятной физической одаренности, уникальной игровой дисциплины;
— наличием неповторимого «взрывного» стиля, который обуславливался высокой стартовой скоростью и умением в нужный момент изменить темп игры;
— наличием высокого уровня самоотдачи, благодаря которому игроку доверяли право решающего броска.

В 1994 году общественность получает известие о желании Майкла заняться бейсболом на профессиональном уровне и 31 марта 1994 года Джордан подписывает контракт с «Чикаго Уайт Сокс» (принадлежащей владельцу «Буллз» Райнсдорфу Джерри). В интервью он заявил, что отец всегда хотел видеть в своём сыне профессионального бейсболиста.

Джордан в бейсбольной команде Чикаго Уайт Сокс

Средний процент отбивания у Джордана во время его выступлений составлял 20,2 %. Однако в этом виде спорта, который любил с детства, Джордан не достиг успехов. Его идеальное телосложение для баскетбола совсем не годилось для бейсбола.

Майкл джордан га бейсбольном поле во время игры

Возвращение в баскетбол

18 марта 1995 в клуб НБА «Чикаго Буллз» приходит краткое сообщение «Я вернулся» от Майкла. В первой игре против «Индиана Пэйсерс» в Индианаполисе он набирает 19 очков. Матч получает самый высокий телевизионный рейтинг среди игр регулярного сезона НБА.

Играя с Джорданом, «Буллз» выходят полуфинала в Восточной конференции, где встречаются с «Орландо Мэджик». Несмотря на достижения Майкла, 31 очко за игру в серии, «Чикаго Буллз» уступает «Орландо» в шести матчах.

Примечательно, что свои первые, после возврата, игры Джордан играет под номером 45, который был у него в бейсбольной команде «Чикаго Уайт Сокс». Номер 23 после ухода Майкла был выведен из команды. Майка Джордана с номером 23 была поднята под своды домашней арены «Чикаго Буллз». Но вскоре, Майкл вновь возвращает свой «привычным» номер 23.

Майкл Джордан в необычной майке под номером 45

Джордан с командой «Буллз» очень серьезно восприняли поражение и усиленно приступили к подготовке к сезону 1995/96, по итогом которого они получают лучший на тот момент результат в истории НБА: 72-10. Джордан вновь становится лидером Лиги по результативности, набирая в среднем 30,4, выигрывает звания MVP регулярного сезона и Матча всех звёзд. Майкл также был назван MVP Финала в рекордный четвёртый раз, опередив Мэджика Джонсона с тремя титулами MVP финалов.

В сезоне 1996/97 чикагцы выигрывают 69 игры против 13 в сезоне. В этом году Джордан уступает титул MVP регулярного сезона НБА Карлу Мэлоуну. Команда вновь доходит до финала, где встречается с «Ютой Джаз». В серии игр против «Джаз»  Джордан набрал 38 очков, в том числе забивав решающий трёхочковый на последней минуте. «Быки» победили  выиграв серию в шести матчах. В пятый раз за время выступлений в финале Джордан получает награду MVP. В этом сезоне Джордан становится первым игроком, кто сумел сделать трипл-дабл в истории матчей всех звёзд.

Майкл Джордан, Скотти Пиппен и Деннис Родман в сезоне 1996-97

Сезон 1997/98 Джордан с командой показывают результат по победам 62-20.  С результативностью 28,7 очков за игру Майкл получает звание MVP регулярного сезона НБА в пятый раз. Баскетболисты Чикаго выиграли финал Восточной конференции третий сезон подряд, в финальной серии обыграв «Индиана Пэйсерс».

После победы в финале конференции Чикаго едут в Юту на шестой матч с «Джаз» финала 14 июня 1998 года за титул чемпионов НБА. На последних секундах Джордан выбил мяч из рук Карла Мэлоуна и, пройдя с дриблингом через всю площадку, забил победный бросок.  Джордан был признан MVP финала, набирая в среднем 33,5 очков за игру. Финал НБА до сих пор считается самым рейтинговым телевизионным событием, а шестая игра собрала максимальную телеаудиторию в истории НБА.

Решающий бросок Майкла Джордана в финале НБА 1998 года. Чикаго Буллз против Юта Джаз.

Второе завершение карьеры

13 января 1999 году Майкл Джордан объявляет о том, что покидает баскетбол окончательно по причине усталости, проходит церемония прощания со звездой баскетбола, его майка с 23-м номером поднимается под своды дворца в Чикаго.

Майкл Джордан на прощальной конференции

В январе 2000 года Джордан покупает акции команды НБА Washington Wizards , что делает его совладельцем клуба и генеральным менеджером.

Джордан - совладелец клуба и генеральный менеджер Washington Wizards

Второе возвращение в баскетбол

Неудачное выступление команды (занятие последних мест) возрождает идею прихода Майкла на игровую площадку. Вернув акции клуба, 25 сентября 2001 Джордан снова возвращается в баскетбол в качестве игрока.

Майкл Джордан возвращается в баскетбол с командой Вашингтон Уизардс, 2001

Сезон 2001/02 проходит неудачно для комманды Washington Wizards, несмотря на участие Джордана. Многие игроки травмированы. Джордан становится лидером по результативности (22,9). Майкл был недоволен игрой своих товарищей по комманде, несколько раз он открыто критиковал их в СМИ, указывая на отсутствие самоотдачи и целеустремлённости.

Майкл Джордан старается мотивировать свою команду к победе

Сезон 2002/03 стал последним в карьере Джордана. 16 апреля 2003г «Вашингтон Визардс» проигрывают «Филадельфии» 87:107.  Когда Джордан в последний раз в своей карьере направился к скамейке запасных, все — болельщики,  соперники, партнёры и судьи устроили Майклу четырехминутную овацию. Так мир сказал спасибо Величайшему баскетболисту всех времен.

Майкл Джордан из Washington Wizards выходит на площадку для финальной игры НБА своей карьеры против Филадельфии 76

После завершения карьеры баскетболиста Майкл стал работать директором по баскетбольным операциям в Washington Wizards. Но  7 мая 2003 года владелец команды Абэ Поллин уволняет Джордана с этой должности. Позже Майкл признался — » Я почувствовал себя преданным, и если бы я знал, что со мной так поступят, никогда не стал бы играть за «Вашингтон».

Спортивная жизнь Майла Джордана после Баскетбола.

В качестве хобби и развлечения, Джордан играет в благотворительных турнирах по гольфу для знаменитостей.
Майкл Джордан в свободное время увлекается гольфом.

15 июня 2006 года Джордан приобрёл долю команды «Шарлотт Бобкэтс», став вторым акционером команды после её владельца Роберта Л. Джонсона. По условиям сделки, Джордан стал президентом команды по баскетбольным операциям. Джонсон выставил команду на продажу летом 2009 года, и сразу же пошли слухи о том, что Джордан собирается выкупить клуб. В феврале 2010 Джордан подтвердил свои намерения.  27 февраля Джонсон достиг соглашения с Джорданом и его партнёрами по условиям продажи «Шарлотт Бобкэтс», а 17 марта Совет управляющих НБА единогласно одобрил сделку. Таким образом, Джордан становится первым бывшим игроком НБА, являющимся владельцем контрольного пакета акций клуба Лиги.

Майкл Джордан становится владельцем Charlotte Bobcats

Управление Джорданом командой, его трансферная политика и использование драфт-пиков вызывают много критики. При новом владельце «Шарлотт Бобкэтс» одержали победу лишь в 57 из 140 матчей. Лучшим достижением команды становится выход в плей-офф в сезоне 2009/10. 26 апреля 2012 года «Шарлотт Бобкэтс», проиграв последний матч сезона 2011/12 «Нью-Йорк Никс» со счётом 84:104, установили антирекорд НБА по количеству одержанных побед в сезоне (всего 7) — 10,6 % всех матчей. Подобный показатель — худшее соотношение побед и поражений за всю 65-летнюю историю лиги. Таким образом, на данный момент Майкл Джордан является владельцем худшей команды в истории НБА. Что же, не всегда талантливый игрок может стать талантливым управленцем.

Личная жизнь

Спортивный, богатый и знаменитый, Майкл всегда был любимцем женщин. Встречается Хуаните Ваной, от которой у него в 1988г рождается сын Джеффри. В сентябре 1989 года пара решает поженится и вскоре, в 1990г у них рождается еще один сын Маркус , а также дочь Жасмин (1992 г. р.)

Майкл Джордан со своей первой женой Хуанитой Ваной и детьми Джеффри, Маркус Жасмин.

Не все было гладко в семейной жизни Джорданов и 4 января 2002 года Хуанита подает на развод , сославшись на непримиримые различия, но вскоре после этого примиряется с мужем и отказывается от своего заявления.

В 2006 году стало известно, что у Майкла есть любовница. 21 июля 2006 года Карле Кнафел подала в суд на Майкла Джордан с требованием 5 миллионов долларов за сохранение подробностей их отношений в тайне.   Карле Кнафел также утверждала, что она беременна от Джордана, то результаты ДНК оказались отрицательными.

Любовные скандалы привели к тому, что Джорданы вновь подали на развод и расторгли брак 29 декабря 2006 года, заявив, что решение было принято «взаимно и дружно». Хуанита получила $ 168 млн отступных, самую большую известную сумму среди знаменитостей.

В 2011 году становится известно, что 48-летний Джордан сделал предложение 32-летней кубинской модели Иветт Прието, с которой встречался около трёх лет и 27 апреля 2013 года на Джупитер-Айленде, штат Флорида, состоялась церемония их бракосочетания.
Майкл Джордан со своей новой женой Иветт Прието
1 февраля 2014 года жена Джордана родила девочек-близняшек, которым дали имена Изабель и Виктория.

В 2019 году Майкл Джордан стал дедушкой, когда его дочь Жасмин родила сына от профессионального баскетболиста Ракима Кристмас.

Дочь Майкла Джордана Жасмин Джордан и ее сын

Интересные факты

Майкл продвигал свою марку одежды Jordan.

Майкл Джордан рекламирует трусы

Основной доход от рекламы ему приносит контраст с Nike 1985 года по выпуску именных баскетбольных кроссовок Air Jordan или просто Jordan’s. С тех пор выпущено уже 27 моделей.

Майкл Джордан представляет новую модель кроссовок Air Jordan

В 2006 году Джордан и его жена Хуанита пожертвовали $ 5 млн францисканской средней школе Хейлс в Чикаго.

Майкл, будучи страстным любителем сигар, намерен открыть в своём поместье кинотеатр для курильщиков, чем вызывает раздражение властей Флориды, давно борющихся с курением на территории штата.

Майкл Джордан с сигарой

Майкл имеет прозвище Мэджик Джордан из-за того, что Мэджик Джонсон был его кумиром; Air Jordan и «Его Воздушество» за свою феноменальную прыгучесть.

Майкл верил, что шорты университета Северной Каролины принесут ему удачу, поэтому одевал их на игру под форму.

Свою первую зарплату в «Вашингтоне» (1 миллион долларов) Майкл Джордан перечислил в фонд помощи семьям, которые пострадали в результате теракта 11 сентября.

14 февраля 1990 года баскетболист играл под номером 12, так как его майка с номером 23 была украдена прямо перед матчем с «Орландо»

Майкл Джордан в майке номер 12

Майкл Джордан играет роль самого себя в анимационном фильме «Космический джем», где он вместе с кроликом Багз, Даффи Дак, поросенком Порки играют в баскетбол с инопланетными монстрами.

Майкл Джордан играет с мультяшками в баскетбол в фильме Космический Джем

В 1992 году спортсмен снялся в клипе  Майкла Джексона «Jam», где две звезды играют в баскетбол. Слово «Джем» имеет два значения – импровизация музыкального коллектива и бросок мяча сверху.

Майкл Джордан на съемках клипа с Майклом Джексоном

Джордан является владельцем реактивного самолета с бортовым номером 236 (первые две цифры – номер игрока и 6 титулов чемпиона).

Личный самолет Майкла Джордана с бортовым номером N236MJ

Также у Майкла Джордана в собственности яхта Mr. Terrible (мистер Ужасный). Ужасно хотелось бы иметь такую же яхту)

47 метровая яхта Майкла Джордана Mr. Terrible (мистер Ужасный)

С 2004 года Джордан стал владельцем профессиональный команды «Майкл Джордан Моторспортс», которая участвует двумя мотоциклами Suzuki в гонках премиум-класса Superbike под эгидой Американской ассоциации мотоциклистов.

Майкл Джордан Моторспортс

В 2016 году президент Барак Обама наградил Майкла Джордана Президентской медалью Свободы за «существенный вклад в общественную и культурную жизнь США и мира».

Майкл Джордан и Барак Обама

Сейчас

Сейчас в рейтинге издания «Forbes» Майкл Джордан считается самым богатым спортсменом мира. По состоянию на февраль 2020 года его состояние оценивается в 1,9 млрд долларов. Капитал спортсмена состоит из тех средств, что выплачивались в качестве зарплаты и премий, прибыли от рекламы и ресторанного бизнеса, акций «Шарлотт».

Майкл Джордан - самый богатый спортсмен в мире

С Днем рождения, Майкл! 🙂

Пусть твоя жизнь и целеустремленность станет примером для всех спортсменов и молодых людей!

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И, в завершение, замечательная цитат великого баскетболиста:

Я промахнулся более 9000 раз за свою карьеру. Проиграл почти 300 игр. 26 раз мне доверяли сделать бросок, который должен был привести к победе и я промахивался. Терпел неудачу снова и снова. И вот поэтому я достиг успеха.

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