Michael Jordan

For other people named Michael Jordan, see Michael Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. Jordan
Jordan (disambiguation).
is a two-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame,
having been enshrined in 2009 for his individual career,
Michael Jerey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also and again in 2010 as part of the group induction of the
1992 United States mens Olympic basketball team (The
known by his initials, MJ,[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and Dream Team).
principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.
Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington
Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: By
acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball
player of all time.[2] Jordan was one of the most eectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the
world in the 1980s and 1990s.[3]

Jordan is also known for his product endorsements. He

fueled the success of Nikes Air Jordan sneakers, which
were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today.[5]
Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature lm Space Jam as
himself. In 2006, he became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the then-Charlotte Bobcats, buying
controlling interest in 2010. In 2015, Jordan became the
rst NBA player in history to become a billionaire.

After a three-season stint at the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of the Tar Heels national
championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBAs
Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league
star, entertaining crowds with his prolic scoring. His
leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from
the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the
nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also
gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive
players in basketball.[4] In 1991, he won his rst NBA
championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "threepeat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball
before the beginning of the 199394 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he returned to the Bulls in March
1995 and led them to three additional championships in
1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as an NBA-record 72
regular-season wins in the 199596 NBA season. Jordan
retired for a second time in January 1999, but returned
for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Wizards.

1 Early years
Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Deloris (ne Peoples), who worked in banking, and James R.
Jordan, Sr., an equipment supervisor. His family moved
to Wilmington, North Carolina, when he was a toddler.[6]
Jordan is the fourth of ve children. He has two older
brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. Jordan, Jr., one older
sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Jordans
brother James retired in 2006 as the Command Sergeant
Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne
Corps in the U.S. Army.[7]

2 High school
Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in Wilmington, where he anchored his athletic career by playing
baseball, football, and basketball. He tried out for the
varsity basketball team during his sophomore year, but at
5'11 (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.[8]

Jordans individual accolades and accomplishments include ve Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, ten AllNBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First
Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances,
three All-Star Game MVP Awards, ten scoring titles,
three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP Awards, and the
1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. Among
his numerous accomplishments, Jordan holds the NBA
records for highest career regular season scoring average
(30.12 points per game) and highest career playo scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was
named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th
century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the

Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the star of

Laneys junior varsity squad, and tallied several 40-point
games.[8] The following summer, he grew four inches (10
cm)[2] and trained rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the
varsity roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per game
over his nal two seasons of high school play.[9][10] As a
senior, he was selected to the McDonalds All-American
Team[11] after averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points,
11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.[12]
1

4 PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Jordan playing for the Laney High School varsity basketball team
in 1979-80.

Jordan was recruited by numerous college basketball

programs, including Duke, North Carolina, South Carolina, Syracuse, and Virginia.[13] In 1981, Jordan accepted a basketball scholarship to North Carolina, where
he majored in cultural geography.[14]

As a freshman in coach Dean Smith's team-oriented system, he was named ACC Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.4 points per game (ppg) on 53.4%
shooting (eld goal percentage).[15] He made the gamewinning jump shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship
game against Georgetown, which was led by future NBA
rival Patrick Ewing.[2] Jordan later described this shot as
the major turning point in his basketball career.[16] During his three seasons at North Carolina, he averaged 17.7
ppg on 54.0% shooting, and added 5.0 rebounds per game
(rpg).[9] He was selected by consensus to the NCAA AllAmerican First Team in both his sophomore (1983) and
junior (1984) seasons. After winning the Naismith and
the Wooden College Player of the Year awards in 1984,
Jordan left North Carolina one year before his scheduled
graduation to enter the 1984 NBA draft. The Chicago
Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick, after
Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie
(Portland Trail Blazers). One of the primary reasons why
Jordan was not drafted sooner was because the rst two
teams were in need of a center.[17] However, the Trail
Blazers general manager Stu Inman contended that it was
not a matter of drafting a center, but more a matter of
taking Sam Bowie over Jordan, in part because Portland
already had a guard with similar skills to Jordan, Clyde
Drexler.[18] In 2005 ESPN, citing Bowies injury-laden
college career, named the Blazers choice of Bowie as the
worst draft pick in North American professional sports
history.[19] Jordan returned to North Carolina to complete
his degree in 1986.[20]

4 Professional career
4.1 Early NBA years (19841987)

College

Michael Jordans jersey in the rafters of The Dean Smith Center

During his rst season in the NBA, Jordan averaged

28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting.[15] He quickly became a
fan favorite even in opposing arenas,[21][22][23] and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading A Star Is Born just over a month into his professional career.[24][25] Jordan was also voted in as an AllStar starter by the fans in his rookie season.[2] Controversy arose before the All-Star game when word surfaced
that several veteran players, led by Isiah Thomas, were
upset by the amount of attention Jordan was receiving.[2]
This led to a so-called freeze-out on Jordan, where players refused to pass him the ball throughout the game.[2]
The controversy left Jordan relatively unaected when he
returned to regular season play, and he would go on to be
voted Rookie of the Year.[26] The Bulls nished the season 3844,[27] and lost in the rst round of the playos in
four games to the Milwaukee Bucks.[26]
Jordans second season was cut short by a broken foot in
the third game of the season, which caused him to miss 64
games.[2] Despite Jordans injury and a 3052 record (at
the time it was fth worst record of any team to qualify

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First three-peat (19911993)

for the playos in NBA history),[27][28] the Bulls made

the playos. Jordan recovered in time to participate in
the playos and performed well upon his return. Against
a 198586 Boston Celtics team that is often considered
one of the greatest in NBA history,[29] Jordan set the stillunbroken record for points in a playo game with 63 in
Game 2.[30] The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the
series.[26]

and New York Knicks along the way. The Cavaliers series included a career highlight for Jordan when he hit
The Shot over Craig Ehlo at the buzzer in the fth and
nal game of the series.[34] However, the Pistons again
defeated the Bulls, this time in six games,[26] by utilizing
their "Jordan Rules" method of guarding Jordan, which
consisted of double and triple teaming him every time he
touched the ball.[2]

Jordan had recovered completely by the 198687 season, and had one of the most prolic scoring seasons in
NBA history. He became the only player other than Wilt
Chamberlain to score 3,000 points in a season, averaging a league high 37.1 points on 48.2% shooting.[15] In
addition, Jordan demonstrated his defensive prowess, as
he became the rst player in NBA history to record 200
steals and 100 blocks in a season.[31] Despite Jordans
success, Magic Johnson won the leagues Most Valuable Player Award. The Bulls reached 40 wins,[27] and
advanced to the playos for the third consecutive year.
However, they were again swept by the Celtics.[26]

The Bulls entered the 198990 season as a team on the

rise, with their core group of Jordan and young improving players like Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, and
under the guidance of new coach Phil Jackson. Jordan
averaged a league leading 33.6 ppg on 52.6% shooting,
to go with 6.9 rpg and 6.3 apg[15] in leading the Bulls
to a 5527 record.[27] They again advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals beating the Bucks and Philadelphia
76ers. However, despite pushing the series to seven
games, the Bulls lost to the Pistons for the third consecutive season.[26]

4.2

Pistons roadblock (19871990)

4.3 First three-peat (19911993)

In the 199091 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.[15] The Bulls nished in rst place in their division for the rst time in 16
years and set a franchise record with 61 wins in the regular season.[27] 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 playos. They advanced
to the Eastern Conference Finals where their rival, the
Detroit Pistons, awaited them. However, this time the
Bulls beat the Pistons in a four-game sweep.[35][36] In an
unusual ending to the fourth and nal game, Isiah Thomas
led his team o the court before the nal seconds had concluded. Most of the Pistons went directly to their locker
room instead of shaking hands with the Bulls.[37][38]

Jordan (center) in 1987

Jordan led the league in scoring again in the 198788

season, averaging 35.0 ppg on 53.5% shooting[15] and
won his rst league MVP Award. He was also named
the Defensive Player of the Year, as he had averaged 1.6
blocks and a league high 3.16 steals per game.[32] The
Bulls nished 5032,[27] and made it out of the rst round
of the playos for the rst time in Jordans career, as they
defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in ve games.[33] However, the Bulls then lost in ve games to the more experienced Detroit Pistons,[26] who were led by Isiah Thomas
and a group of physical players known as the "Bad Boys".

The Bulls advanced to the NBA Finals for the rst time in
franchise history to face Magic Johnson and James Worthy and beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one,
compiling an outstanding 152 playo record along the
way.[35] 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 in.[39] In
his rst Finals appearance, Jordan posted per game averages of 31.2 points on 56% shooting from the eld, 11.4
assists, 6.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and 1.4 blocks.[40] Jordan
won his rst NBA Finals MVP award,[41] and he cried
while holding the NBA Finals trophy.[42]

In the 198889 season, Jordan again led the league in

scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the
eld, along with 8 rpg and 8 assists per game (apg).[15]
The Bulls nished with a 4735 record,[27] and advanced
to the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating the Cavaliers

Jordan and the Bulls continued their dominance in the

199192 season, establishing a 6715 record, topping
their franchise record from 1990 to 91.[27] Jordan won
his second consecutive MVP award with averages of 30.1
points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game on 52%

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shooting.[32] After winning a physical 7-game series over 4.4

the New York Knicks in the second round of the playos and nishing o the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Finals in 6 games, the Bulls met Clyde Drexler
and the Portland Trail Blazers in the Finals. The media,
hoping to recreate a MagicBird rivalry, highlighted the
similarities between Air Jordan and Clyde The Glide
during the pre-Finals hype.[43] In the rst game, Jordan
scored a Finals-record 35 points in the rst half, including a record-setting six three-point eld goals.[44] 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.[45] 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[41]
and nished the series averaging 35.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, and
6.5 apg, while shooting 53% from the oor.[41]
In the 199293 season, despite a 32.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg
and 5.5 apg campaign,[32] Jordans streak of consecutive MVP seasons ended as he lost the award to his
friend Charles Barkley. Coincidentally, Jordan and the
Bulls met Barkley and his Phoenix Suns in the 1993
NBA Finals. The Bulls 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 Chicagos leader. He averaged a Finals-record 41.0
ppg during the six-game series,[46] and became the rst
player in NBA history to win three straight Finals MVP
awards.[41] He scored more than 30 points in every game
of the series, including 40 or more points in 4 consecutive games. With his third Finals triumph, Jordan capped
o 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.[47]

4.3.1

Gambling controversy

During the Bulls playo run in 1993, controversy arose

when Jordan was seen gambling in Atlantic City, New
Jersey, the night before a game against the New York
Knicks.[48] In that same year, he admitted to having to
cover $57,000 in gambling losses,[49] and author Richard
Esquinas wrote a book claiming he had won $1.25 million from Jordan on the golf course.[49] In 2005, Jordan
talked to Ed Bradley of the CBS evening show 60 Minutes about his gambling and admitted that he made some
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.[50]
When Bradley asked him if his gambling ever got to the
level where it jeopardized his livelihood or family, Jordan
replied, No.[50]

First retirement and baseball career

(19931994)

Michael Jordan while playing with the Scottsdale Scorpions

On October 6, 1993, Jordan announced his retirement,

citing a loss of desire to play the game. Jordan later stated
that the murder of his father earlier in the year also shaped
his decision.[51] Jordans father was murdered on July 23,
1993, at a highway rest area in Lumberton, North Carolina, by two teenagers, Daniel Green and Larry Martin
Demery. The assailants were traced from calls they made
on James Jordans cellular phone,[52] caught, convicted,
and sentenced to life in prison. Jordan was close to his
father; as a child he had imitated his fathers proclivity
to stick out his tongue while absorbed in work. He later
adopted it as his own signature, displaying it each time he
drove to the basket.[2] In 1996, he founded a Chicago area
Boys & Girls Club and dedicated it to his father.[53][54]
In his 1998 autobiography For the Love of the Game, Jordan wrote that he had been preparing for retirement as
early as the summer of 1992.[55] The added exhaustion
due to the Dream Team run in the 1992 Olympics solidied Jordans feelings about the game and his evergrowing celebrity status. Jordans announcement sent
shock waves throughout the NBA and appeared on the
front pages of newspapers around the world.[56]
Jordan then further surprised the sports world by signing
a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago White
Sox on February 7, 1994.[57] He reported to spring training in Sarasota, Florida, and was assigned to the teams
minor league system on March 31, 1994.[58] Jordan has
stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his
late father, who had always envisioned his son as a Major
League Baseball player.[59] The White Sox were another
team owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordans basketball contract during the
years he played baseball.[60] In 1994, Jordan played for
the Birmingham Barons, a Double-A minor league al-

4.6

Second three-peat (19951998)

iate of the Chicago White Sox, batting .202 with three

home runs, 51 runs batted in, 30 stolen bases, and 11
errors.[10] He also appeared for the Scottsdale Scorpions
in the 1994 Arizona Fall League, batting .252 against the
top prospects in baseball.[61] On November 1, 1994, his
number 23 was retired by the Bulls in a ceremony that
included the erection of a permanent sculpture known as
The Spirit outside the new United Center.[62][63][64]

4.5

I'm back": Return to the NBA (1995)

5
the Bulls dominated the league, starting the season 41
3,[72] and eventually nishing with the best regular season
record in NBA history: 7210.[29] Jordan led the league
in scoring with 30.4 ppg,[73] and won the leagues regular
season and All-Star Game MVP awards.[2] In the playos, the Bulls lost only three games in four series, defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA Finals to win their
fourth championship. Jordan was named Finals MVP for
a record fourth time,[41] surpassing Magic Johnson's three
Finals MVP awards. He also achieved only the second
sweep of the MVP Awards in the All-Star Game, regular season and NBA Finals, Willis Reed having achieved
the rst, during the 196970 season.[26] Because this was
Jordans rst championship since his fathers murder, and
it was won on Fathers Day, Jordan reacted very emotionally upon winning the title, including a memorable scene
of him crying on the locker room oor with the game
ball.[2][42]

In the 199394 season, the Bulls, without Jordan,

achieved a 5527 record,[27] and lost to the New York
Knicks in the second round of the playos. But 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 playos, Chicago was 3131 at one point in
mid-March.[65] The team received help, however, when
In the 199697 season, the Bulls started out 6911, but
Jordan decided to return to the NBA for the Bulls.
narrowly missed out on a second consecutive 70-win seaIn March 1995, Jordan decided to quit baseball due to son by losing their nal two games to nish 6913.[74]
the ongoing Major League Baseball strike, as he wanted However, this year Jordan was beaten for the NBA MVP
to avoid becoming a potential replacement player.[66] On Award by Karl Malone. The Bulls again advanced to the
March 18, 1995, Jordan announced his return to the NBA Finals, where they faced Malone and the Utah Jazz. The
through a two-word press release: I'm back.[2] The next series against the Jazz featured two of the more memoday, Jordan wore jersey number 45 (his number with the rable clutch moments of Jordans career. He won Game
Barons), as his familiar 23 had been retired in his honor 1 for the Bulls with a buzzer-beating jump shot. In Game
following his rst retirement. He took to the court with 5, with the series tied at 2, Jordan played despite bethe Bulls to face the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, scor- ing feverish and dehydrated from a stomach virus. In
ing 19 points.[67] The game had the highest Nielsen rating what is known as the "Flu Game", Jordan scored 38
of a regular season NBA game since 1975.[68]
points, including the game-deciding 3-pointer with 25
[75]
Although he had not played an NBA game in a year seconds remaining. The Bulls won 9088 and went on
[74]
For the fth time in
and a half, Jordan played well upon his return, making to win the series in six games.
as
many
Finals
appearances,
Jordan
received the Finals
a game-winning jump shot against Atlanta in his fourth
[41]
MVP
award.
During
the
1997
NBA
All-Star Game,
game back. He then scored 55 points in the next game
Jordan
posted
the
rst
triple
double
in
All-Star
Game hisagainst the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March
[26]
tory
in
a
victorious
eort;
however,
he
did
not
receive
the
28, 1995.
Boosted by Jordans comeback, the Bulls
MVP
award.
went 134 to make the playos and advanced to the Eastern Conference Seminals against the Orlando Magic. At
the end of Game 1, Orlandos Nick Anderson stripped
Jordan from behind, leading to the game-winning basket for the Magic; he would later comment that Jordan
didn't look like the old Michael Jordan[69] and that No.
45 doesn't explode like No. 23 used to. Jordan then
returned to wearing his old number in the next game,
scoring 38 points in a Bulls win. The Bulls were ned
$30,000 for the game: $25,000 for failing to report the
impromptu number change to the NBA and $5,000 for
Jordan wearing dierent shoes.[70] Jordan averaged 31
points per game in the series, but Orlando won the series
in 6 games.[9]

Jordan and the Bulls compiled a 6220 record in the

199798 season.[27] Jordan led the league with 28.7
points per game,[32] securing his fth regular-season
MVP award, plus honors for All-NBA First Team, First
Defensive Team and the All-Star Game MVP.[2] The
Bulls won the Eastern Conference Championship for a
third straight season, including surviving a grueling sevengame series with Reggie Miller's Indiana Pacers in the
Eastern Conference Finals; it was the rst time Jordan
had played in a Game 7 since the 1992 series with the
Knicks. After winning, they moved on for a rematch with
the Jazz in the Finals.

The Bulls returned to the Delta Center for Game 6 on

June 14, 1998, leading the series 32. Jordan executed a
series of plays, considered to be one of the greatest clutch
4.6 Second three-peat (19951998)
performances in NBA Finals history.[76] With the Bulls
Freshly motivated by the playo defeat, Jordan trained trailing 8683 with 41.9 seconds remaining, Phil Jackaggressively for the 199596 season.[71] Strengthened son called a timeout. When play resumed, Jordan reby the addition of rebound specialist Dennis Rodman, ceived the inbound pass, drove to the basket, and hit a

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Plaque at the United Center chronicling Jordans career achievements.

lockout of NBA players, Jordan retired for the second

time on January 13, 1999.

Jordan with coach Phil Jackson in 1997

shot over several Jazz defenders, cutting the Utah lead to

8685.[76] The Jazz brought the ball upcourt and passed
the ball to forward Karl 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 for a steal.[76] Jordan then slowly dribbled down the court and paused at
the top of the key, eyeing his defender, Jazz guard Bryon
Russell. With 10 seconds remaining, Jordan started to
dribble right, then crossed over to his left, possibly pushing o Russell,[77][78][79] although the ocials did not call
a foul. With 5.2 seconds left, Jordan gave Chicago an 87
86 lead by making the climactic jump shot of his career.
After John Stockton missed a desperation three-pointer,
Jordan and the Bulls won their sixth NBA championship,
and secured a second three-peat. Once again, Jordan was
voted the Finals MVP,[41] having led all scorers by averaging 33.5 points per game, including 45 in the deciding Game 6.[80] Jordans six Finals MVPs is a record;
Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, and Tim Duncan are
tied for second place with three apiece.[41] The 1998 Finals holds the highest television rating of any Finals series
in history, and Game 6 holds the highest television rating
of any game in NBA history.[81][82]

4.7

Second retirement (19992001)

With Phil Jackson's contract expiring, the pending departures of Scottie Pippen (who stated his desire to be traded
during the oseason) and Dennis Rodman (who would
sign with the Los Angeles Lakers as a free agent) looming, and being in the latter stages of an owner-induced

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.[83] Jordans responsibilities with the Wizards were comprehensive. He controlled all aspects of the Wizards basketball operations,
and had the nal say in all personnel matters. Opinions
of Jordan as a basketball executive were mixed.[84][85] He
managed to purge the team of several highly paid, unpopular players (such as forward Juwan Howard and point
guard Rod Strickland),[86][87] but used the rst 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.[84][88]
Despite his January 1999 claim that he was 99.9% certain that he would never play another NBA game,[42]
in the summer of 2001 Jordan expressed interest in
making another comeback,[89][90] this time with his new
team. Inspired by the NHL comeback of his friend
Mario Lemieux the previous winter,[91] Jordan spent
much of the spring and summer of 2001 in training,
holding several invitation-only camps for NBA players
in Chicago.[92] In addition, Jordan hired his old Chicago
Bulls head coach, Doug Collins, as Washingtons coach
for the upcoming season, a decision that many saw as
foreshadowing another Jordan return.[89][90]

4.8 Washington Wizards comeback (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 eort for the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.[93][94] In an injury-plagued 200102 season, he led
the team in scoring (22.9 ppg), assists (5.2 apg), and steals
(1.42 spg).[2] However, torn cartilage in his right knee
ended Jordans season after only 60 games, the fewest he

7
up under great public pressure.[104]
Jordans nal NBA game was on April 16, 2003 in
Philadelphia. After scoring only 13 points in the game,
Jordan went to the bench with 4 minutes and 13 seconds
remaining in the third quarter and with his team trailing
the Philadelphia 76ers, 7556. 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 nally 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 inJordan as a member of the Washington Wizards on April 14, bounded the ball to rookie John Salmons, who in turn was
2003
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
opponents, the ocials and the crowd of
had played in a regular season since playing 17 games af- teammates, his
[105]
21,257
fans.
ter returning from his rst retirement during the 199495
season.[15] Jordan started 53 of his 60 games for the season, averaging 24.3 points, 5.4 assists, and 6.0 rebounds,
and shooting 41.9% from the eld in his 53 starts. His
5 Olympic career
last seven appearances were in a reserve role, in which he
averaged just over 20 minutes per game.[95]
Playing in his 14th and nal 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).[96] That year, Jordan was the only
Washington player to play in all 82 games, starting in
67 of them. He averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds,
3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.[2] He also shot 45%
from the eld, and 82% from the free throw line.[2] 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.[26] On February 21, 2003,
Jordan became the rst 40-year-old to tally 43 points in
an NBA game.[97] During his stint with the Wizards, all
of Jordans 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.[98] However, neither of Jordans nal two seasons resulted in a playo appearance for the
Wizards, and Jordan was often unsatised with the play
of those around him.[99][100] At several points he openly
criticized his teammates to the media, citing their lack of
focus and intensity, notably that of the number one draft
pick in the 2001 NBA draft, Kwame Brown.[99][100]
With the recognition that 200203 would be Jordans
nal season, tributes were paid to him throughout the
NBA. In his nal game at his old home court, the United
Center in Chicago, Jordan received a four-minute standing ovation.[101] The Miami Heat retired the number
23 jersey on April 11, 2003, even though Jordan never
played for the team.[102] At the 2003 All-Star Game, Jordan was oered a starting spot from Tracy McGrady and
Allen Iverson,[103] but refused both. In the end he accepted the spot of Vince Carter, who decided to give it

Jordan on the Dream Team in 1992

Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning

American basketball teams. As a college player he participated, and won the gold, in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The 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.[106]
In the 1992 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the
star-studded squad that included Magic Johnson, Larry
Bird, and David Robinson and was dubbed the "Dream
Team". Jordan was the only player to start all 8 games
in the Olympics. Playing limited minutes due to the
frequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 14.9 ppg,[107] nishing second on the team in scoring.[108] Jordan and fellow
Dream Team members Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin
are the only American mens basketball players to win
Olympic gold as amateurs and professionals.[106][107]

7 PLAYER PROFILE

Post-retirement

Hornets, but talks collapsed when owner George Shinn

refused to give Jordan complete control of basketball
operations.[117]
In February 2010, it was reported that Jordan was seeking majority ownership of the Bobcats.[118] As February wore on, it emerged that the leading contenders for
the team were Jordan and former Houston Rockets president George Postolos. On February 27, the Bobcats announced that Johnson had reached an agreement with Jordan and his group, MJ Basketball Holdings, to buy the
team pending NBA approval.[119] On March 17, the NBA
Board of Governors unanimously approved Jordans purchase, making him the rst former player ever to become
the majority owner of an NBA team.[120] It also made him
the leagues only African-American majority owner.[121]

Jordan on a golf course in 2007

During the 2011 NBA lockout, The New York Times

wrote that Jordan led a group of 10 to 14 hardline owners
wanting to cap the players share of basketball-related income at 50 percent and as low as 47. Journalists observed
that, during the labor dispute in 1998, Jordan had told
Washington Wizards then-owner Abe Pollin, If you can't
make a prot, you should sell your team.[122] Jason Whitlock of FoxSports.com called Jordan a sellout wanting
current players to pay for his incompetence.[123] He
cited Jordans executive decisions to draft disappointing
players Kwame Brown and Adam Morrison.[123]

After his third retirement, Jordan assumed that he would

be able to return to his front oce position of Director
of Basketball Operations with the Wizards.[109] However,
his previous tenure in the Wizards front oce had produced the aforementioned mixed results and may have
also inuenced the trade of Richard Rip Hamilton for
Jerry Stackhouse (although Jordan was not technically
Director of Basketball Operations in 2002).[84] On May
7, 2003, Wizards owner Abe Pollin red Jordan as Washingtons President of Basketball Operations.[84] Jordan
later stated that he felt betrayed, and that if he knew he During the 201112 NBA season, which was shortened to
would be red upon retiring he never would have come 66 games, the Bobcats posted a 759 record. Their .106
winning percentage was the worst in NBA history.[124]
back to play for the Wizards.[50]
I'm not real happy about the record book scenario last
Jordan kept busy over the next few years by staying
year. Its very, very frustrating, Jordan said later that
in shape, playing golf in celebrity charity tournaments,
year.[125]
spending time with his family in Chicago, promoting his
Jordan Brand clothing line, and riding motorcycles.[110] On May 21, 2013, Jordan led papers to change the BobSince 2004, Jordan has owned Michael Jordan Motor- cats name to the Hornets, eective with the 201415
sports, a professional closed-course motorcycle road rac- season. The Hornets name had become available when
ing team that competes with two Suzukis in the premier the original Hornets, who had moved to New Orleans
Superbike championship sanctioned by the American in 2002, changed their name to the New Orleans Peli[126]
The NBA approved the
Motorcyclist Association (AMA).[111][112] Jordan and his cans for the 201314 season.
[127]
The name change became ocial
then-wife Juanita pledged $5 million to Chicagos Hales change on July 18.
Franciscan High School in 2006,[113] and the Jordan on May 20, 2014. On the same day, the team announced
Brand has made donations to Habitat for Humanity and that it had reclaimed the history and records of the origi[128]
a Louisiana branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Amer- nal 19882002 Hornets.
[114]
ica.

6.1

Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets

On June 15, 2006, Jordan bought a minority stake in the

Charlotte Bobcats, becoming the teams 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.[115] Despite Jordans
previous success as an endorser, he has made an eort not
to be included in Charlottes marketing campaigns.[116] A
decade earlier, Jordan had made a bid to become partowner of Charlottes original NBA team, the Charlotte

7 Player prole
Jordan was a shooting guard who was also capable of
playing as a small forward (the position he would primarily play during his second return to professional basketball with the Washington Wizards), and as a point
guard.[9] Jordan was known throughout his career for being a strong clutch performer. With the Bulls, he decided 25 games with eld goals or free throws in the last
30 seconds, including two NBA Finals games and ve
other playo contests.[129] His competitiveness was visible in his prolic trash-talk[130] and well-known work

9
his 3-point stroke developed from a low 9/52 rate (.173)
in his rookie year into a stellar 111/260 (.427) shooter in
the 199596 season.[15] For a guard, Jordan was also a
good rebounder (6.2 per game).[15]
In 1988, Jordan was honored with the NBAs Defensive Player of the Year Award and became the rst NBA
player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and
MVP awards in a career (since equaled by Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and Kevin Garnett; Olajuwon is
the only player other than Jordan to win both during the
same season). In addition he set both seasonal and career
records for blocked shots by a guard,[140] 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.[141] Jerry West often stated that he was more impressed with Jordans defensive contributions than his offensive ones.[142] He was also known to have strong eyesight; broadcaster Al Michaels said that he was able to
read baseball box scores on a 27-inch television clearly
from about 50 feet away.[143]

Jordan goes to the basket for a score in 1997.

ethic.[131][132] 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 lm of opponents. On oense, he relied
more upon instinct and improvisation at game time.[133]
Noted as a durable player, Jordan did not miss four or
more games while active for a full season from 1986
87 to 200102, when he injured his right knee.[9][134] He
played all 82 games nine times. Jordan has frequently
cited David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Jerry West as
inuences.[135][136] From the start of his career, Jordan
was unique among NBA players in that he had a special Love of the Game Clause written into his contract,
which allowed him to play basketball against anyone at
anytime, anywhere.[137]

8 NBA career statistics

For a comprehensive listing of Jordans statistics, see List of career achievements by Michael
Jordan

8.1 Regular season

8.2 Playos

9 Legacy

Jordans basketball talent was clear from his rookie

season.[21][23] In his rst game in Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks, Jordan received a
prolonged standing ovation,[23] a rarity for an opposing
player. After Jordan scored a playo record 63 points
Jordan had a versatile oensive game. He was capable against the Boston Celtics on April 20, 1986, Celtics star
described him as God disguised as Michael
of aggressively driving to the basket, as well as drawing Larry Bird
[30]
Jordan.
fouls from his opponents at a high rate; his 8,772 free
throw attempts are the ninth-highest total of all time.[138] Jordan led the NBA in scoring in 10 seasons (NBA
As his career progressed, Jordan also developed the abil- record) and tied Wilt Chamberlain's record of seven conity to post up his opponents and score with his trademark secutive scoring titles.[2] He was also a xture on the NBA
fadeaway jump shot, using his leaping ability to fade All-Defensive First Team, making the roster nine times
away from block attempts. According to Hubie Brown, (NBA record shared with Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett
this move alone made him nearly unstoppable.[139] De- and Kobe Bryant).[144] Jordan also holds the top career
spite media criticism as a selsh player early in his ca- regular season and playo scoring averages of 30.1 and
reer, Jordans 5.3 assists per game[15] also indicate his 33.4 points per game,[2] respectively. By 1998, the seawillingness to defer to his teammates. In later years, son of his Finals-winning shot against the Jazz, he was
the NBA shortened its three-point line to 22 feet (from well known throughout the league as a clutch performer.
23 feet, 9 inches), which coupled with Jordans extended In the regular season, Jordan was the Bulls primary threat
shooting range to make him a long-range threat as well in the nal seconds of a close game and in the playos,

10

10 PERSONAL LIFE

Jordan would always demand the ball at crunch time.[145]

Jordans total of 5,987 points in the playos is the highest in NBA history.[146] He retired with 32,292 points in
regular season play,[147] placing him fourth on the NBAs
all-time scoring list behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl
Malone, and Kobe Bryant.[147]

really publicized.[154]

Although Jordan has done much to increase the status of

the game, some of his impact on the games popularity
in America appears to be eeting.[161][162] Television ratings in particular increased only during his time in the
With ve regular-season MVPs (tied for second place league and have subsequently lowered each time he left
with Bill Russell; only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won the game.[161][162]
more, six), six Finals MVPs (NBA record), and three All- In August 2009, the Basketball Hall of Fame in
Star MVPs, Jordan is the most decorated player ever to Springeld, Massachusetts, opened a Michael Jordan explay in the NBA. Jordan nished among the top three in hibit containing items from his college and NBA careers,
regular-season MVP voting a record 10 times, and was as well as from the 1992 Dream Team. The exhibit
named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in also has a batting glove to signify Jordans short career
1996. He is one of only seven players in history to win in baseball.[163] After Jordan received word of his bean NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an ing accepted into the Hall of Fame, he selected Class of
Olympic gold medal (doing so twice with the 1984 and 1996 member David Thompson to present him.[164] As
1992 U.S. mens basketball teams).[148]
Jordan would later explain during his induction speech in
Theres Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us. September 2009, growing up in North Carolina, he was
not a fan of the Tar Heels, and greatly admired ThompMagic Johnson[2]
son, who played at rival North Carolina State. He was
inducted into the Hall in September, with several former
Many of Jordans contemporaries label Jordan as the Bulls teammates in attendance, including Scottie Pipgreatest basketball player of all time.[142] An ESPN pen, Dennis Rodman, Charles Oakley, Ron Harper, Steve
survey of journalists, athletes and other sports gures Kerr, and Toni Kukoc.[165] Former coaches of Jordans,
ranked Jordan the greatest North American athlete of the Dean Smith and Doug Collins, were also among those
20th century, above such luminaries as Babe Ruth and present.
Muhammad Ali.[149] Jordan placed second to Babe Ruth
in the Associated Press's list of 20th century athletes.[150]
In addition, the Associated Press voted him as the bas- 10 Personal life
ketball player of the 20th century.[151] Jordan has also appeared on the front cover of Sports Illustrated a record 50
times.[152] In the September 1996 issue of Sport, which
was the publications 50th anniversary issue, Jordan was
named the greatest athlete of the past 50 years.[153]
Jordans athletic leaping ability, highlighted in his backto-back slam dunk contest championships in 1987 and
1988, is credited by many with having inuenced a generation of young players.[154][155] Several current NBA AllStars have stated that they considered Jordan their role
model while growing up, including LeBron James[156]
and Dwyane Wade.[157] In addition, commentators have
dubbed a number of next-generation players the next
Michael Jordan upon their entry to the NBA, including
Anfernee Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Allen Iverson,
Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Vince Carter, and Dwyane
Wade.[158][159][160] 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,[154] a fact Jordan himself has lamented.
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

Jordan in 2006

11
He married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and they
have two sons, Jerey Michael and Marcus James, and
a daughter, Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy led for divorce
on January 4, 2002, citing irreconcilable dierences, but
reconciled shortly thereafter. They again led for divorce
and were granted a nal decree of dissolution of marriage
on December 29, 2006, commenting that the decision
was made mutually and amicably.[166][167] It is reported
that Juanita received a $168 million settlement, making
it the largest celebrity divorce settlement in history at the
time on public record.[168][169]
In 1991, Jordan purchased a lot in Highland Park, Illinois, to build a 56,000 square foot mansion, which was
completed four years later.[170] Both of his sons attended
Loyola Academy, a private Roman Catholic high school
located in Wilmette, Illinois.[171] Jerey graduated as a
member of the 2007 graduating class and played his rst
collegiate basketball game on November 11, 2007, for
the University of Illinois. After two seasons, Jerey left
the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the
team for a third season,[172][173] then received a release to
transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending.[174][175] Marcus transferred to Whitney
Michael Jordan in 2008
Young High School after his sophomore year at Loyola
Academy and graduated in 2009. He began attending
UCF in the fall of 2009,[176] and played three seasons of
Nike, Coca-Cola, Chevrolet, Gatorade, McDonalds, Ball
basketball for the school.[177]
Park Franks, Rayovac, Wheaties, Hanes, and MCI.[189]
On July 21, 2006, a judge in Cook County, Illinois, deJordan has had a long relationship with Gatorade, aptermined that Jordan did not owe his alleged former lover
pearing in over 20 commercials for the company since
[178]
Karla Knafel $5 million in a breach of contract claim.
1991, including the "Be Like Mike" commercials in
Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their
which a song was sung by children wishing to be like
[179][180][181]
relationship a secret.
Knafel claimed Jordan
Jordan.[189][190]
promised her $5 million for remaining silent and agreeing not to le a paternity suit after Knafel learned she was Nike created a signature shoe for him, called the Air Jorpregnant in 1991. A DNA test showed Jordan was not the dan. One of Jordans more popular commercials for the
shoe involved Spike Lee playing the part of Mars Blackfather of the child.[178]
mon. In the commercials Lee, as Blackmon, attempted
He proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Cuban-American
to nd the source of Jordans abilities and became con[182]
model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas Eve, 2011,
and
vinced that its gotta be the shoes.[189] The hype and
they were married on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-bydemand for the shoes even brought on a spate of shoethe-Sea Episcopal Church.[183][184] It was announced on
jackings where people were robbed of their sneakers
November 30, 2013, that the two were expecting their
at gunpoint. Subsequently, Nike spun o the Jordan
[185][186]
rst child together.
Jordan listed his Highland
line into its own division named the Jordan Brand.
[170]
On February 11, 2014,
Park mansion for sale in 2012.
The company features an impressive list of athletes and
Prieto gave birth to identical twin daughters named Viccelebrities as endorsers.[191][192] The brand has also spon[187]
toria and Ysabel.
sored college sports programs such as those of North CarJordans private jet features a stripe in Carolina blue, the olina, Cal, Georgetown, and Marquette.[193]
Air Jordan logo on the tail, and references to his career
Jordan also has been associated with the Looney Tunes
in the identication number.[188]
cartoon characters. A Nike commercial shown during 1992s Super Bowl XXVI featured Jordan and Bugs
Bunny playing basketball.[194] The Super Bowl commerinspired the 1996 live action/animated lm Space
11 Media gure and business in- cial
Jam, which starred Jordan and Bugs in a ctional story set
terests
during the formers rst retirement from basketball.[195]
They have subsequently appeared together in several
[195]
Jordan is one of the most marketed sports gures in his- commercials for MCI.
tory. He has been a major spokesman for such brands as Jordans yearly income from the endorsements is esti-

12

12 AWARDS AND HONORS

mated to be over forty million dollars.[196][197] In addition, when Jordans power at the ticket gates was at its
highest point, the Bulls regularly sold out both their home
and road games.[198] Due to this, Jordan set records in
player salary by signing annual contracts worth in excess
of US $30 million per season.[199] An academic study
found that Jordans rst NBA comeback resulted in an
increase in the market capitalization of his client rms of
more than $1 billion.[200]
Most of Jordans endorsement deals, including his rst
deal with Nike, were engineered by his agent, David
Falk.[201] Jordan has described Falk as the best at what
he does and that marketing-wise, hes great. Hes the
one who came up with the concept of 'Air Jordan.'"[202]
In June 2010, Jordan was ranked by Forbes magazine as
the 20th-most powerful celebrity in the world with $55
million earned between June 2009 and June 2010. According to the Forbes article, Jordan Brand generates $1
billion in sales for Nike.[203] In June 2014, Jordan was
named the rst NBA player to become a billionaire; after he increased his stake in the Charlotte Hornets from
80% to 89.5%.[204][205] On January 20, 2015, Jordan was
honored with the Charlotte Business Journal's Business
Person of the Year for 2014.[206]

12

Awards and honors

Main article: List of career achievements by Michael

Jordan

James Worthy, Jordan, and Dean Smith at a North Carolina Tar

Heels mens basketball game honoring the 1957 and 1982 mens
basketball teams.

11-time All-NBA
[2][207][208]

Two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of

Fame

Nine-time All-Defensive First Team

Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion
1987, 1988

class of 2009 - individual

NBA Rookie of the Year 198485

class of 2010 - as a member of the Dream

Team

NBA Defensive Player of the Year 198788

U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame - class of 2009 (as a

member of the Dream Team)
FIBA Hall of Fame - class of 2015
Two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner 1984,
1992
Six-time NBA champion
Six-time NBA Finals MVP
Five-time NBA MVP
10-time NBA scoring leader (19871993, 1996
1998)

1985 IBM Award winner

NCAA national championship University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill: 198182
ACC Freshman of the Year 198182
Two-time Consensus NCAA All-American First
Team 198283, 198384
ACC Mens Basketball Player of the Year 1983
84
USBWA College Player of the Year 198384
Naismith College Player of the Year 198384

14-time NBA All-Star

John R. Wooden Award 198384

Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP

Adolph Rupp Trophy 198384

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Triple Crown winner[148]
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1991

[5] Skidmore, Sarah. 23 years later, Air Jordans maintain

mystique, The Seattle Times, January 10, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2009.

Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996

[6] Michael Jordan biography, 23jordan.com.

November 23, 2007.

Ranked No.1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players

of All-Time[209]

Retrieved

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Ranked No.1 by ESPN SportsCentury's Top North

American Athletes of the 20th century[149]

[7] Associated Press, Michael Jordans big brother ends Army

career at the Wayback Machine (archived May 29, 2006),
charlotte.com, May 16, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2008.

North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

[8] Halberstam, pgs. 2021.

1997 Marca Leyenda winner

[9] Michael Jordan, basketball-reference.com.

February 8, 2008.

Seven-time ESPY Award winner (in various categories)

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

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Leahy, Michael (2004), When Nothing Else Matters:

Michael Jordans Last Comeback, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 0-7432-7648-5
McGovern, Mike (2005), Michael Jordan: basketball player, Ferguson, ISBN 0816058768
Porter, David L (2007), Michael Jordan: a biography, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0313337675

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Michael Jordan at DMOZ

Michael Jordan biography at the Wayback Machine
(archived July 7, 2006) at NBA Encyclopedia

Career statistics and player information from

Basketball-Reference.com
Michael Jordan at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Michael Jordans Hall of Fame induction speech

Career statistics and player information from The

Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Michael Jordan Career Retrospective on YouTube
Michael Jordan at the Internet Movie Database
Michael Jordan articles in the archive of the Chicago
Tribune

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