Michael+Jordan

Michael Jordan High School: In February of 1963, Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was very young. He attended Emsley A. Laney High School. Michael did not make his high school team as a sophomore, but he practiced hard and made the team the next year.

College: Michael Jordan got a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina. In 1982, his first college basketball season, he was named the ACC Rookie of the Year. Jordan's college team won the NCAA championship against Georgetown University.

NBA Career: Michael Jordan was selected as the third overall pick of the 1984 NBA draft and was drafted to the Chicago Bulls. Even though the Bulls were a losing team, Michael was named to the All-Star team and was named NBA Rookie of the Year. Jordan scored 49 points and 63 points in the first 2 games of the playoffs against the Boston Celtics after being sidelined for 64 games with a broken foot in 1986. In the 1986-1987 season he became the second player to score over 3,000 points in a season. In 1988 Jordan was named both the Defensive Player of the Year and the league's MVP. The Bulls won the NBA title in 1991 by adding Scottie Pippen, John Paxson, Horace Grant, and Bill Cartwright. The team repeated the championship the next year. Michael Jordan then participated on the gold-medal-winning "Dream Team" in 1992. Michael Jordan won a third straight title in 1993. Jordan's father, James, was murdered that summer. This led to Jordan announcing his retirement in October. Michael played for a minor league baseball team, the Birmingham Barons, in 1994-1995. This experience let him rest and regain his love for basketball.

In Michael Jordan's first season back to the NBA the Bulls were beat in the playoffs against the Orlando Magic. In the 1995-1996 season Jordan and his team set a record of winning 72 games in one season. In that season the Bulls won the NBA championship again. Jordan won his fifth title the next season. In the 1997-1998 season Michael Jordan suffered from a stomach virus in the finals, but still led the Chicago Bulls to their sixth NBA Championship. Also, Michael Jordan claimed his sixth NBA finals MVP award.

Michael Jordan retired again in 1999. He then became part owner of the Washington Wizards, and also the Washington Capitals hockey team. Jordan ended his 3-year retirement in September of 2001 to play for the Wizards at age 38. With Michael Jordan, the Wizards improved their record and Michael played in his 13th All-Star game. The playoff run for the Wizards didn't last because Michael was suffering with a knee injury. He was also distracted in January of 2002 because his wife filed for divorce, which was later called off. Michael played one more season for the Washington Wizards then retired.

After Retirement: In 2006, Michael Jordan bought a share of the Charlotte Bobcats. In that same year, Michael divorced his wife, Juanita. Jordan was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in April of 2009. Outside of basketball, Michael is involved with many business ventures and restaurants. Michael is now known for probably the best basketball player ever.

 -Michael Jordan at Laney High SchoolMichael Jordan at University of North Carolina--Michael Jordan in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls

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Michael Jordan's historic dunk in the Slam Dunk Contest.

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