Jordan

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan, born in Brooklyn, New York, USA on February 17, 1963, is a former American professional basketball player, a point guard, nicknamed "Air Jordan", and now the owner of Charlotte Hornets.

Michael Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft. He played for the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards in his career. He was elected the rookie of the year in the rookie season. In 1986-87 season, Jordan averaged 37.1 points per game and won the title of NBA scoring champion for the first time. In the 1991-93 season, Jordan won the MVP of the regular season (1991, 1992) and the MVP of the finals (fmvp) twice in a row, leading the Chicago Bulls to win the NBA championship for three times. On October 6, 1993, he retired because his father had been killed and returned two years later. In 1996, he was selected as NBA50 superstar. In the 1996-98 season, Jordan won his 10th NBA scoring champion (10 times in total) and his 5th MVP (5 times in total) in the regular season. He once again led the bulls to win the NBA Championship (6 times in total) and was elected the MVP of the 6th NBA finals. On January 13, 1999, he announced his retirement again after the failure of the labor negotiations. Two years later, he announced his comeback in Washington Wizards. In his career, Michael Jordan was selected into NBA All-Star lineup (14 times in total), NBA MVP three times, NBA best lineup one time 10 times, NBA best lineup two times in 1985, NBA defensive player of the year in 1988, NBA best defensive lineup one time nine times, NBA steal King three times, NBA All-Star dunk Championship two times, 1984 and 1992 He won the gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games.

On April 16, 2003, Michael Jordan officially announced his retirement after the last game of his career, the wizard's home game against the 76ers. As recognized as the greatest basketball player in history, Michael Jordan was officially selected into the Nai Smith Basketball Hall of fame on September 11, 2009.

Early experience

Childhood

Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, on February 17, 1963. When he was five years old, his family moved to North Carolina. When he was a child, Jordan had a good relationship with his father. Jordan's famous tongue jerk during dunk came from his father's action when he was doing repair work. At that time, they were very keen on baseball. As a child, Jordan was very naughty. After he fell in love with basketball with his brother, Jordan spent all his spare time on the court.

High school

Wilmington Lanny high school is the starting point of Jordan's basketball career, but the young Jordan is not noticeable. The next year, he was only 5 feet 11 inches tall, and he was reduced from the first team to the second team by the coach. However, Jordan did not give up, to the third year of high school, he was included in the national high school squad.

University period

On March 29, 1982, Jordan, as a freshman at the University of North Carolina, threw the winning ball in the NCAA League final, helping the University of North Carolina team beat Georgetown University team led by Ewing 63-62. In the 1982-83 season, Jordan was named the student player of the year and the first team member of the United States by sports news. In the 1983-84 season, Jordan was once again named university student player of the year and first-team player of the United States by sports news.

Club career

Rookie season

On September 12, 1984, in the 1984 NBA Draft Convention, Jordan was selected by the Chicago Bulls. Among the League rookies, he ranked third, ahead of Hakim Olajuwon and Sam Bowie. Since then, Jordan has been a model of fighting alone until he won the NBA championship for the first time.

Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists in rookie season, won the rookie of the year title, and was selected into the NBA second team. Jordan averaged 29.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 8.5 assists in his first playoffs. Unfortunately, Milwaukee and Milwaukee were eliminated 3-1.

Growth stage

Jordan's second season only played three games, Jordan because of a bone fracture in his left foot and retired, although voted into the all star game, but failed to attend. At the end of the season, Jordan returned to the pitch. In the first round of the playoffs, Jordan scored 63 points in the second world war between the bulls and the Celtics, breaking the NBA playoff scoring record, which was only Jordan's sixth playoff game. However, the Bulls still lost 131-135 to the Celtics after two extra hours in this game, and were finally eliminated 0-3.

From 1986-87, Jordan began to occupy the NBA record. This year, he averaged 37.1 points in the first seven games and 30 points in the season. Jordan scored 40 or more points in nine consecutive games, setting the League record. At the all star weekend, he won the slam dunk championship, but in the playoffs, the bulls were still eliminated by Celtic in the first round.

In 1987-88 season, Jordan won the scoring champion of the regular season, the defense player of the year award of the American Professional Basketball League, the All-Star MVP, and the most valuable player of the regular season. In the first round of the playoffs, Jordan led the bulls to eliminate the Cavaliers, but lost to the Detroit Pistons 1-4 in the second round.

In the 1988-89 season, Jordan led the league with an average of 32.5 points per game, contributing a career high of 8.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game. In addition, he has 2.89 steals per game, ranking third in the steals list. In the first round of the playoffs and the fifth game of the Cavaliers, Jordan hit the winner.

Before the start of the 1989-90 season, the Bulls brought in Phil Jackson. Under the guidance of "Zen master" Jackson, the Bulls introduced the triangle attack. This season, the bulls are 55-27, their best record since 1971-72. Jordan scored a career high 69 points against the Cavaliers. However, in the 1990 Eastern Conference finals, the Bulls still lost to the pistons in seven games.

The first three in a row

In the 1990-91 season, Jordan led the Bulls all the way to success. He lost only two games in the playoffs. Jordan led the bulls to win the championship for the first time. This includes taking revenge by sweeping the pistons in the Eastern Conference finals and defeating the Lakers in four straight sets after losing one set at home in the finals. Jordan averaged 31.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 8.4 assists and won the first of his six NBA Finals MVP trophies.

In the 1991-92 season, Jordan averaged 30.1 points per game, winning both the MVP in the regular season and the MVP in the finals for the second year in a row. In the first round of the playoffs against the Miami Heat, Jordan averaged 45 points per game, leading the team to sweep the opponent 3-0. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to the championship again this season.

In 1993, Jordan led the bulls to beat Patrick Ewing's New York Knicks four times in five playoffs. In the crucial fifth game, Jordan played a "triple double" performance: 29 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. Then, the Bulls went through six games. In the finals, Jordan set a record in six games against the Phoenix Suns: he averaged 41.0 points per game and won the third consecutive championship

However, it wasn't long before Jordan received the bad news that his father had been murdered. On October 6, just before the start of the new season's training camp, Jordan announced his retirement and was ready to start his baseball career. Baseball was the sport his father inspired him to engage in when he was young, and Jordan eventually joined the NBA. In fact, he wasn't very successful on the baseball field.

Second three in a row

At the end of the 1994-95 season, Jordan said the famous "I'm back.". Jordan, who returned to the NBA, averaged 26.9 points in 17 regular season games, with the Bulls 13-4. In the playoffs, Jordan averaged 31.5 points per game, but the Bulls still lost to the Orlando Magic with Shaquille O'Neal.

In the 1995-96 season, Jordan averaged 30.4 points per game, leading the bulls to 72-10. Jordan in this season, including the regular season, all star game and finals three MVP, only Willis - Reid can complete this feat.

In the 1996-97 season, after six games, Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to beat the Utah Jazz and won the championship for the second and fifth consecutive season. Jordan won the title of scoring champion for the second time in a row and the ninth time in his career, and won the MVP of the finals for the second season in a row.

In the 1997-98 season, Jordan won the title of scoring champion for the third consecutive season and the 10th time in his career, and once again combined MVP in the regular season, MVP in the all star game and MVP in the finals. On June 14, 1998, at the last minute of six games in the finals, the Chicago Bulls played Utah Jazz again. Jordan successfully broke the ball from Malone's hand and threw the winning ball after shaking down his defensive Kassel. After the hit, the Chicago Bulls won the third consecutive title for the second time, and the sixth time in eight years.

On 13 January 1999,

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