A blog that includes the biographies of sportsmen of all major sports.
Michael Jordan- The GOAT of Basketball
Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps
Former American basketball player Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles and five times took home the Most Valuable Player honor.
INTRODUCTION:
Former professional basketball player Michael Jordan is also an Olympic athlete, businessman, and actor. He is regarded as one of the all-time great basketball players and dominated the game from the middle of the 1980s to the late 1990s.
Jordan won five NBA Most Valuable Player Awards while guiding the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association titles. Jordan became the most decorated player in the NBA after winning three All-Star MVPs and five MVP awards during regular seasons.
EARLY LIFE:
Brooklyn, New York, was the place of Michael Jeffrey Jordan's birth on February 17, 1963. Jordan, who was raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, acquired a competitive edge from a young age. In every game he played, he wanted to prevail.
Jordan had a secure home environment as a child. Delores, his mother, was a bank teller before becoming a published author. James, his father, was a General Electric maintenance worker who later became a manager. James Jr., Larry, Deloris, Roslyn, and Jordan were Jordan's four siblings.
James, Jordan's father, created a basketball court in their backyard and introduced his son to baseball. James was killed in the summer of 1993 while travelling from Charlotte to Wilmington, North Carolina, when two teens shot him in his car during what appeared to be a heist. Before his remains was discovered in a swamp in McColl, South Carolina, he was reported missing for 11 days. After being tried for the crime, the teenagers were found guilty and given life terms for first-degree murder.
COLLEGE LIFE:
In 1981, Jordan enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he quickly rose to prominence on the basketball team. In 1982, UNC won the NCAA Division I title thanks to Jordan's game-winning basket against Georgetown University. In 1983 and 1984, he received special recognition as the NCAA College Player of the Year.
After his junior year of college, Jordan dropped out to join the NBA in 1984. Jordan finished his geography bachelor's degree in 1985 while still playing basketball professionally.
BASKETBALL CAREER:
Chicago Bulls
Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls in 1984, which marked the start of his basketball career. He was chosen third overall, behind Sam Bowie of the Portland Trail Blazers and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets; other notable players in the draught included John Stockton and Charles Barkley.
Jordan quickly displayed his skill on the floor. He averaged 28.2 points per game that season while also assisting the squad in making the playoffs. Jordan's achievements were recognized with the NBA Rookie of the Year.
While an injury derailed his second season, he was setting new standards on the court in 1986–1987. He became the first player to surpass 3,000 points in a season since Wilt Chamberlain.
Jordan had a crucial role in the Chicago Bulls' success in the late 1980s, when they were rapidly emerging as a force to be reckoned with.
The Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1990, and the following year they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to earn their first NBA title. At that point, Jordan was well-known for both his leadership skills and his outstanding on-court athleticism.
The Chicago Bulls defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in 1992 to capture their second NBA title. The next year, the squad won its third championship and dominated the basketball globe.
Jordan returned to basketball with the Chicago Bulls in March 1995 after a brief sojourn in minor league baseball. He bounced back even more powerfully the next season, averaging 30.4 points per game as he helped the Bulls to an NBA championship victory over the Seattle Supersonics and a then-record 72 victories during the regular season.
With 69 victories in 1996–97, Chicago came very close to matching the previous year's record. The season culminated with a victory over the Utah Jazz in the NBA Finals in game six. Jordan made the game-winning shot in Game 6 to capture his sixth NBA title when the two teams squared off once more for the crown in 1998.
Washington Wizards
Jordan joined the Washington Wizards in 2000 as a part owner and president of basketball operations following his second retirement from basketball in 1999.
Jordan gave up these responsibilities in the fall of 2001 in order to play basketball once more. Before officially retiring in 2003, he spent two seasons playing with the Wizards.
AWARDS:
Jordan won the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award for the first time in 1988. He would go on to win the prize four more times in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998.
Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2009, which is one of basketball's highest awards. Jordan admitted that going to the event meant "your basketball career is absolutely ended," therefore it was bittersweet for him to be there.
President Barack Obama gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jordan in 2016.
.jpg)
.jpg)
Comments
Post a Comment