Michael Jeffrey Jordan (February 17, 1963-), a former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA), is recognized as one of the greatest players in the history of American basketball . He is 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters) tall, is a shooting guard, and his jersey number is No. 23.
Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1963. In 1984, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in North Carolina, USA, and was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the third overall pick in the NBA draft. During his 15-year NBA basketball career, he announced his retirement three times. He played for the Chicago Bulls for the first 13 seasons and spent the last two seasons of his career with the Washington Wizards. He averaged 30.12 points per game in the regular season (the highest single-game score was 69 points), which is the highest record in NBA history, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain's 30.06 points. He is the player with the highest total points in the All-Star Game and is also the second player over 40 years old after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to average more than 20 points in the regular season.
He has represented the United States and won 2 Olympic gold medals (the 1984 U.S. Olympic team formed by the NCAA, the 1992 U.S. Dream Team), won 6 NBA championships for the Chicago Bulls, and won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) 3 times (1988, 1996, 1998), NBA Regular Season Most Valuable Player (MVP) 5 times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998), NBA Finals MVP Value player (MVP) 6 times (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998), etc.
He also won the title of steals king three times, won the Slam Dunk Contest twice (1986, 1988), and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year once (1988).
Career
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Early professional basketball career
In 1984, in his first year in the NBA, Jordan After scoring 16 points in the first game, he averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2/4 steals per game. In the same year, he was not only selected to the All-Star team, but also won the Rookie of the Year.
In the third game of the 1985-1986 season, Jordan broke his foot and lost 18 games. Despite this, the Bulls made it to the playoffs, but were ultimately defeated by the archrival Boston Celtics. In the second game, Jordan scored a historic 63 points, becoming his best personal score in NBA history so far. After the game, Larry Bird commented that Jordan was "God in disguise."
The following season established Jordan as the best player in the league. In the regular season, he scored more than 50 points eight times, averaging 37.1 points per game, becoming the second player after Chamberlain to score more than 3,000 points in a season. He defeated Magic Johnson in the NBA Most Valuable Player voting. But in the finals, the Bulls were defeated again by the Celtics.
In his fourth season, he averaged 35 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game, winning the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors for the first time. , won the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, and won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second time (a slam dunk from the free throw line). The Bulls defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers but lost to the Detroit Pistons.
In the 1988-89 season, Jordan averaged 32.5 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists per game, and often played a huge role at critical moments. The Bulls relied on the performance of Jordan and rookies Scottie Pippen and Grant to defeat the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals but ultimately lost again to the Detroit Pistons.
In the 1989-90 season, when head coach Phil Jackson coached the Bulls, Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game, ranking third in the Most Valuable Player selection. . The Bulls were defeated again by the Pistons in the Eastern Conference.
Golden Era
Jordan and Pippen led the Bulls to its six-game winning streak. In the 1990-91 season, Jordan scored 31.5 points, 6 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in the regular season, and won the title of season MVP for the second time. Under his leadership, the Bulls won the championship for the first time in 16 years after defeating the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan deservedly won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player.
In the 1991-1992 season, the Bulls continued their glory. Jordan averaged 30.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, and once again won the season MVP. The Bulls defeated the Portland Trail Blazers to win another championship, and Jordan was named Finals MVP for the second time.
In the 1992-93 season, Jordan averaged 32.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, but lost the season MVP award (won by Charles Barkley).
But after the Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns to win their third NBA championship, he won the Finals MVP for the third time, and he also won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second time.
First retirement
In October 1993, Jordan announced his retirement for the first time, causing shock in the entire basketball world. In 1994, he signed with the Chicago White Sox and began his baseball career.
In the 1993-94 season, the Bulls, who lacked Jordan, unexpectedly achieved a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, but were defeated by the Knicks in the Finals. In the 1994-95 season, it was even worse. All this calls for Jordan to come back and turn the tide.
Return to the field
Jordan's less-than-stellar baseball performance prompted his return. On September 9, 1994, in a charity basketball game organized by Pippen, Jordan scored 52 points, proving that his popularity remained as strong as before. On March 18, 1995, he officially announced his return to the Bulls. The difference was that he was not wearing the previous No. 23 jersey, but the No. 45 jersey he wore in the baseball team. The next day against the Indiana Pacers, he scored 19 points.
Although he has not participated in a game for a year and a half, Jordan still performed very well. In a game against the Knicks on March 29, 1995, he scored 55 points alone. In April, he led the Bulls to a good record of 9 wins and 1 loss and successfully entered the playoffs. Against the Orlando Magic, he averaged 31.5 points per game. However, the Bulls were ultimately unable to defeat the Magic.
Second golden period
In the 1995-96 season, Jordan returned to wearing the previous No. 23 jersey and ushered in his glory again. Thanks to the introduction of Dennis Rodman, an excellent rebounder, the Bulls' strength was unprecedentedly enhanced: with a record of 72 wins and 10 losses, they achieved the best season in NBA history. Jordan won the MVP of both the regular season and the All-Star Game. In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only 3 games in the 4-group round-robin and finally defeated the Seattle SuperSonics to win the championship. Jordan won the Finals MVP for the fourth time, surpassing Magic Johnson.
In the 1996-97 season, Jordan led the Bulls to a record of 69 wins and 13 losses. But in this year, he was replaced as the MVP by Karl Malone. In the finals, they faced the rival Utah Jazz led by Malone. In the game, Jordan's basketball talent and the soul of the court were once again on display. In the first game, he defeated the Jazz with a buzzer-beater. In Game 5 of the finals (the first four games were tied 2-2), despite suffering from fever and dehydration, Jordan still scored 38 points and ultimately helped the Bulls defeat their opponents with a slight advantage of 90-88. He won the NBA championship 5 times, and he once again deservedly won the title of Finals Most Valuable Player.
In the 1997-98 season, the Bulls won 62 games and lost 20 games. Jordan averaged 28.7 points per game, won the regular season MVP for the fifth time, was selected to the All-Star Team, the First Defensive Team and won the All-Star Game MVP. The Bulls reached the playoffs for the third consecutive time and met their rival Utah Jazz again in the Finals.
After a 3-2 draw in the first five games, the Bulls played Game 6 against the Jazz. During the game, one of Jordan's moves created the greatest, most classic and controversial shot in NBA history: in the last minute of the game, when the Bulls trailed 83-86, head coach Jackson called a timeout. Jordan made a shot after receiving the pass, chasing the score to 85-86. After the Jazz served, the ball was passed to Karl Malone at the bottom line of the frontcourt. Malone gained the upper hand after confronting Rodman who was guarding him, but the ball was suddenly intercepted by Jordan. Then Jordan dribbled to the frontcourt and faced the Jazz player Brian Russell who was guarding him. In the last 10 seconds of the game, he made a fake move and made an incredible move. The posture shot made a miraculously turn the score around. In the end, the Bulls defeated the Jazz again with a slight advantage of one point and won the championship for the sixth time. Jordan averaged more than 30 points per game in the Finals, scoring 45 points in Game 6 and winning the Finals MVP for the sixth time. Jordan's 6 Finals Most Valuable Player achievements are twice as many as those of Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan who are behind him (all 3 times).
Jordan's heroics in Game 6 seemed like the perfect ending to his career. With Phil Jackson's contract with the Bulls expiring and Pippen leaving the team, Jordan announced his retirement again on January 13, 1999.
Three comebacks
On January 19, 2000, Jordan returned to the NBA again, but this time he appeared not as a player, but as the business manager of the Washington Wizards. body.
On September 10, 2001, Jordan decided to return to the NBA court again, but the events that shocked the country the next day postponed his thoughts. On September 25, two weeks after the September 11th terrorist attacks, he announced that he would donate $1 million of his entire season salary to the victims of the terrorist attacks.
In the 2001-02 season, despite injuries, he averaged 22.9 points per game, 5.2 key shots, and 1.42 steals, almost leading the young Wizards into the playoffs.
In the 2002-03 season, he averaged 20 points per game. In the 13th and final All-Star Game of his career, he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the highest-scoring player in the All-Star Game. This year, Jordan was the only player on the Wizards to play in all 82 games, 67 of which were starts. He averaged 20.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game.
On April 16, 2003, the game against the Philadelphia 76ers became the last game of Jordan's NBA basketball career. He contributed 15 points. In the last few minutes before the end of the game, under the strong request of the audience, Jordan, who had already taken a break, came back on and shot his last two free throws. Afterwards, the audience stood up and applauded for three minutes.
On May 7, 2003, Jordan withdrew from the Wizards' management organization.
Career Achievements
When Jordan retired, he had a total career score of 32,292 points, ranking third in NBA history, second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Malone.
Playing field goal percentage % Three-point field goal percentage % Free throw percentage Rebounds Average rebound assists Average assists Steals and blocks Total points average points
1072 49.7 32.7 83.5 6672 6.2 5633 5.3 2514 893 32292 30.1
Olympic Games
Olympic Medal Record
Men's Basketball
Gold Medal 1984 Los Angeles Intersquad
Gold Medal 1992 Barcelona Team
Jordan participated in the "Dream Team" of the U.S. Basketball Team in the Olympic Games twice and won gold medals: the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Other famous players on the Dream Team include: Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, John Stockton, David Robinson and Patrick Ewing et al.
Business Activities
As one of the most dazzling superstars in sports history, Jordan has always been the target of competition among major businesses. Brands he has endorsed include: Nike, Gatorade, Hanes, McDonald's, Ball Park Franks hot dogs, Rayovac and MCI Telecom, etc.
The "Air Jordan" basketball shoes named after him once became a product that basketball fans rushed to buy.
In 1996, Jordan, Bunny and many other Hollywood cartoon stars *** starred in the movie "Space Jam". The entire film cost nearly US$120 million.
Unfortunately, this movie was rated as the worst sports movie in history by the American "Sports Illustrated" magazine, describing its "commercial flavor that makes the past free spirit of Warner cartoon stars disappear, Michael Jordan's emperor" The style has been completely wiped out”