Micheal Jordan

AF1 Producer

Michael Jordan Michael Jordan in 2014.jpg Jordan in 2014 Charlotte Hornets Position Owner League NBA Personal information Born February 17, 1963 (age 55) Brooklyn, New York Nationality American Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Listed weight 216 lb (98 kg) 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,[a] 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) 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) NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NCAA champion (1982) Consensus 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 the University of North Carolina 2× USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984) Career NBA statistics Points 32,292 (30.1 ppg) Rebounds 6,672 (6.2 rpg) Assists 5,633 (5.3 apg) Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Basketball Hall of Fame as player FIBA Hall of Fame as player Medals[hide] 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 FIBA Americas Championship Gold medal – first place 1992 Portland[3] Men's basketball Pan American Games Gold medal – first place 1983 Caracas[4] Men's basketball Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, MJ,[5] is an American former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the official NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[6] Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.[7] He is currently the principal owner and chairman of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played three seasons for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. As a freshman, he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982. Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick. He quickly emerged as a league star and entertained crowds with his prolific scoring. 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. He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball.[8] In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season, and started a new career in Minor League Baseball, he returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three additional championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 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.

t’s 2017, a time when great simply isn’t good enough. We want it bigger. We want it better. And we want it now.

So no sooner did the Warriors claim their second NBA championship in three years than the golden question was asked again: Have Kevin Durant and the Warriors surpassed Michael Jordan and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls, widely regarded to be the greatest team ever? There is no correct answer, of course. But if the Warriors haven’t claimed that title quite yet, then the addition of Durant certainly has them a lot closer than a year ago. As one the most efficient shot-makers ev-er, Durant would present the Bulls with an impossible matchup, a counter to Jordan himself. Even a perennial First Team All-Defense selection such as Scottie Pippen would be hard-pressed to contain him.

At the very least, some old Bulls players have started to hear footsteps. “I’d say it’s a seven-game series because of Durant,” Bulls television analyst Will Perdue told Balls recently. “The Warriors have so many weapons, and their defense is underrated. It comes down to which bench plays better, and the Warriors aren’t quite as deep as they had been. I’d love to see it.” It’s difficult, if not downright impossible, to compare NBA teams from different eras. The game has changed that much over the years. Those Bulls played chess. In the 1990s, the primary goal was to take high-percentage shots, preferably close to the basket. Hands-on defense was allowed. The game was more physical. Space was difficult to navigate. These Warriors play checkers. Now, teams place more value on low-percentage bonus shots from beyond the arc. The pace is faster, the contact less restrictive.

Jordan married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989, and they had two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. Jordan and Vanoy 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".[193][194] It is reported that Juanita received a $168 million settlement (equivalent to $209 million in 2018), making it the largest celebrity divorce settlement on public record at the time.[195][196]

In 1991, Jordan purchased a lot in Highland Park, Illinois, to build a 56,000 square-foot (5,200 m2) mansion, which was completed four years later. Jordan listed his Highland Park mansion for sale in 2012.[197] His two sons attended Loyola Academy, a private Roman Catholic high school located in Wilmette, Illinois.[198] Jeffrey graduated as a member of the 2007 graduating class and played his first collegiate basketball game on November 11, 2007, for the University of Illinois. After two seasons, Jeffrey left the Illinois basketball team in 2009. He later rejoined the team for a third season,[199][200] then received a release to transfer to the University of Central Florida, where Marcus was attending.[201][202] 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,[203] and played three seasons of basketball for the school.

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.[205] Jordan had allegedly paid Knafel $250,000 to keep their relationship a secret.[206][207][208] 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.[205] He proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, on Christmas 2011, and they were married on April 27, 2013, at Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. It was announced on November 30, 2013, that the two were expecting their first child together. On February 11, 2014, Prieto gave birth to identical twin daughters named Victoria and Ysabel.

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