Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is an American former basketball player and active businessman. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "by acclamation, Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player of all time." [1] Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. After a stand-out career at the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill, where he led the Tar Heels a national championship in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls 1984th He proved to be fast league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His jumping ability by slam dunks from the free throw line shown at Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nickname "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also won a reputation as one of the best defensive players in basketball. [2] In 1991 he won his firstNBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan moved suddenly from the top of the basketball 199 394 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997 and 1998) and an NBA-record 72 regular-season victories in the season 199,596th Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001As ...
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