Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is a former NBA star who won six championships and six NBA Finals MVP awards with the Chicago Bulls. His skills and competitiveness on the court helped him notch achievements that cemented his status as one of the best players of all time. He’s now the chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.
During his sophomore year of high school, he tried out for the varsity basketball team, but he didn’t make the cut. He instead became the star of the junior varsity team and landed a spot on varsity the following year. He went on to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in college and hit the winning basket in the 1982 NCAA Championship game.
The Last Dance, a 10-part docuseries, gives additional insight into Michael Jordan’s life and final season with the Bulls.
After leading the Bulls to their third consecutive title following the 1992-93 season, Jordan famously retired from the NBA and spent his time playing minor league baseball in 1994.
- Birthday: February 17, 1963
- Born in: Brooklyn, New York
- Raised in: Wilmington, North Carolina
- Jersey number: 23
- Height: 6’6”
- Position: Shooting guard
- College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Net worth: $2.1 billion
- Children: Jasmine M. Jordan, Jeffrey Michael Jordan, Marcus Jordan, Ysabel Jordan, Victoria Jordan
- Spouse: Yvette Prieto (married in 2013), Juanita Vanoy (married from 1989–2006)
Read the latest articles about Michael Jordan:
Michael Jordan once skipped a trip to the White House with the Chicago Bulls to gamble with a drug dealer.
Kobe Bryant had numerous cameras following him during his final season and now there are discussions a documentary similar to The Last Dance might be coming.
“The Last Dance” director Jason Hehir recently told an incredible Michael Jordan story that didn’t make the final cut of the documentary.
Michael Jordan rarely goes out in public. In 1995, he made an exception on Thanksgiving Day to secretly see a movie with teammates. Things didn’t go as planned.
A look back at the historically bad performance by Michael Jordan in the NBA All-Star Three-Point Shootout in 1990.
A look back at a potential trade in 1994 involving Scottie Pippen that likely would have kept Michael Jordan from returning to the Chicago Bulls.
A look back at the story told by Mike Tyson’s bodyguard about Tyson confronting Michael Jordan at a restaurant in Chicago over Robin Givens.
Draymond Green is one of the most outspoken players in the NBA. He didn’t hold back ripping Michael Jordan for not sticking up for Scottie Pippen.
The Chicago Bulls are worth almost 200 times more today than what owner Jerry Reinsdorf paid for the franchise in 1985.
Michael Jordan earned a reputation as one of the NBA’s most notorious trash talkers. Muggsy Bogues watched his career tumble because of one Jordan sentence.
