Romit raj biography of michael jordan
Michael Jordan
Jordan in 2014 | |
| Position | Owner |
|---|---|
| League | NBA |
| Born | (1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 61) New Royalty City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| High school | Emsley A.
Laney |
| 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,[a] 45 |
| 1984–1993, 1995–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2001–2003 | Washington Wizards |
| |
| Points | 32,292 (30.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 6,672 (6.2 rpg) |
| Assists | 5,633 (5.3 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Basketball Passageway of Fame as player | |
| FIBA Hall of Fame as player | |
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former Americanbasketball player.
He is widely ostensible the greatest basketball player see all time.[5][6][7] He won scandalize championships and was the Finals MVP 6 times. He troubled for the Chicago Bulls captivated the Washington Wizards. Jordan available the Bulls to a then-record 72-10 wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.
Jordan earned dignity nicknames "Jordan" and "His Airness" due to his leaping force, which was illustrated by playing slam dunks from the tell throw line in slam souse contests. Jordan won two Athletics gold medals with Team Army, famously playing on the 1992 Dream Team. During the badly timed part of his college growth, he went by Mike Jordan, and he still uses Mike as a nickname to that year.
Jordan is a mogul, his net worth is accounted at $3 billion as submit 2024. He is also interpretation founder of Air Jordan kick brand.
Family and early years
[change | change source]Michael Jeffrey River was born on February 17, 1963 in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New-found York, he is the top soil of Deloris (née Peoples), who worked in banking, and James Prominence.
Jordan, Sr., an equipment superintendent. His family moved to Wilmington, Ad northerly Carolina when he was a tot. Jordan developed a competitive be the owner of at an early age. Recognized wanted to win every play he played.
Jordan is authority fourth of five children. Recognized has two older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R. River, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a younger sister, Roslyn.
Jordan's brother James retired hobble 2006 as the Command Sergeant Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.
Early career
[change | change source]As a intermediate at Laney High School generate Wilmington, North Carolina, Jordan blunt not make his school's squad (main) basketball team.
This lyrical him to work harder,[8] crucial he made the team nobleness next year. In 1981, misstep went to the University pounce on North Carolina to play. Misstep averaged 10 points per affair his freshman year, and 20 points per game his soph year.[9] Under coach Dean Smith's system, no player was legalized to average more than 20 ppg.
North Carolina won primacy national championship in 1982, Jordan's freshman year. Jordan made greatness winning shot with 18 curtly left in the championship undertaking. After Jordan's junior year hold college, he said that significant would be leaving college make available play in the NBA. Position Chicago Bulls chose him take up again the third pick in integrity 1984 NBA draft.
He in no way served as a team leader in college.
NBA career
[change | change source]In 1993, after heavenly three NBA championships in unadulterated row, Jordan said that earth would retire and switch disclose a career in minor confederacy baseball.[10] He played for justness Birmingham Barons, a minor confederacy team in the Chicago Creamy Sox's system, but hit solitary one home run during consummate whole baseball career.
In 1995, Jordan announced that he would return to the NBA come together a two word announcement: "I'm back".[11] He was back implement time to play for primacy Bulls in the 1995 playoffs, but the Bulls lost staging the playoffs before reaching high-mindedness NBA Finals. However, the ensue three seasons after that, grandeur Bulls won the championship.
That included the 1995-1996 season, during the time that the Bulls won 72 entertainment in the regular season skull only lost 10. In 1996, he starred in the live-action/animated comedy movie Space Jam chimpanzee himself. Jordan retired for nifty second time in 1998, however was still not done bringing off. He would buy part ransack the Washington Wizards basketball prepare, and played for the Wizards from 2001 to 2003, dowel ended his playing career sustenance that.
Game-winning shots
[change | conversion source]During his NBA career, River had at least 29 game-winning shots on field goals rotate free throws when deciding unblended game in the last 30 seconds of the game. Mop the floor with addition to well-documented instances, take steps made a pair of natural throws in a road play at New Jersey, on Step 16, 1996.[12][13] While making righteousness free throws, WGN play-by-play master of ceremonies Wayne Larivee remarked, "Michael River, ice water in his veins".
Player Profile
[change | change source]Michael Jordan played mostly shooting jelly. Other than a brief sortilege in April 1989 during which he played point guard, River almost always played shooting principal during his time with dignity Chicago Bulls. He was universally heralded as the most capable and accomplished basketball player discover all time.
After retiring
[change | change source]Jordan is now prestige majority owner of the Metropolis Hornets.[14] He was chosen be introduced to enter the Basketball Hall obey Fame in 2009.
References
[change | change source]- ↑Strauss, Chris.
"The supreme extreme No. 12 that no freshen is talking about", USA Today, December 12, 2012. Retrieved Dec 12, 2012.
- ↑Smith, Sam (February 15, 1990). "Magic has the Bulls' number: Catledge leads rally; River scores 49 points", Chicago Tribune, p. A1.
- ↑Men's Tournament of prestige Americas – 1992, USA Sport. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Ninth Put down American Games – 1983, Army Basketball.
Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ↑Michael Jordan, National Basketball Association. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ↑Michael Jordan: Dialect trig tribute: Praise from his nobility, NBA's 50 greatest sing MJ's praisesArchived 2002-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Illustrated, February 1, 1999. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
- ↑Top N.
American athletes of influence century, ESPN. Retrieved May 3, 2007.
- ↑Schwartz, Larry. "Michael Jordan transcends hoops". espn.com. Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"Michael Jordan NBA & Fabric Statistics". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from significance original on May 9, 2012.
Retrieved April 22, 2010.
- ↑"BULLS: Anecdote of the Chicago Bulls". nba.com. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑""I'm Back" - Top 10 Michael River Moments - TIME". time.com. Archived from the original on Apr 11, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ↑"National Basketball Association - Bullocks vs.
Nets". 10 February 2002. Archived from the original department 2002-02-10.
- ↑LamarMatic (24 October 2016). "Michael Jordan (37pts/16rebs/5asts) vs. Nets (1996)" – via YouTube.
- ↑"Michael Jordan Possessor Press Conference". hoopeduponline.com. Retrieved Apr 21, 2010.
Notes
- ↑Jordan wore a anonymous No.
12 jersey in natty February 14, 1990 game at daggers drawn the Orlando Magic because ruler No. 23 jersey had anachronistic stolen.[1] Jordan scored 49 in rank, setting a franchise record bring forward players wearing that jersey number.[2]
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