According to Bleacher Report, thirty three percent of people think that LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of all time (Bleacher Report). Well, Michael Jordan has never lost a championship and has won 6 titles in his career. Michael started off as the type of person that no one would expect to make it to professional sports. Well, in high school, he was cut from the varsity basketball team, which forced Michael to practice all summer long, so next year he would make it on the team. However, not only did Michael make the team, but he broke records. He scored a thousand points in his high school career and was named an All-American in the state of North Carolina (Interbasket). Months later, he was offered a scholarship to the University
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Michael Jordan’s father loved playing baseball, so he decided to follow his dream. Even though it seemed Michael would never return to basketball, in 1995, Michael returned to the Chicago Bulls after his famous quote: “I’m back”. Even though the Chicago Bulls seemed like they would be unstoppable with the addition of Michael Jordan, the superstar just returned to basketball, which would mean that he is out of shape and most of his old teammates left the team. During the offseason, Michael was training and learning his teammates, which would prepare him for the 1995-1996 season. According to Jonas VanderWoude, “During the 1995-96 regular season, the Chicago Bulls set the record for most wins in a regular season, winning 72 of 82 games. This record would not be broken for 20 years” (FHC Sports Report). There are eighty-two games in the regular season of basketball. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls have beaten 88% of their opponents that they have played that year. As impressive as this sounds, they had one of the greatest basketball players on their team, who helped the Chicago Bulls tremendously to win seventy-two …show more content…
The program won a franchise record 18 games in a row at one point during the season” (FHC Sports Report). During the 1990’s, many of Michael Jordan’s teammates said that Michael Jordan used to be a mean teammate and sometimes got into fights with his teammates. However, most athletes do not understand that Michael Jordan pushed his teammates due to him wanting them to become better, so the team can perform better. This would result in the 1996 Chicago Bulls to win seventy-two games out of eighty-two games. Even though Michael Jordan was known as the leader of one of the greatest basketball teams in history, Michael Jordan has never lost a single championship in his career. In Michael Jordan’s career, he has lost on the biggest stage in basketball history. The NBA Finals is known as one of the greatest basketball stages in the history of basketball. Out of thirty teams in the basketball league, only sixteen teams can make it to the playoffs. Which would mean that only two teams out of thirty can make it to the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan has done this six times, and won all six
Michael Jordan’s father loved playing baseball, so he decided to follow his dream. Even though it seemed Michael would never return to basketball, in 1995, Michael returned to the Chicago Bulls after his famous quote: “I’m back”. Even though the Chicago Bulls seemed like they would be unstoppable with the addition of Michael Jordan, the superstar just returned to basketball, which would mean that he is out of shape and most of his old teammates left the team. During the offseason, Michael was training and learning his teammates, which would prepare him for the 1995-1996 season. According to Jonas VanderWoude, “During the 1995-96 regular season, the Chicago Bulls set the record for most wins in a regular season, winning 72 of 82 games. This record would not be broken for 20 years” (FHC Sports Report). There are eighty-two games in the regular season of basketball. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls have beaten 88% of their opponents that they have played that year. As impressive as this sounds, they had one of the greatest basketball players on their team, who helped the Chicago Bulls tremendously to win seventy-two …show more content…
The program won a franchise record 18 games in a row at one point during the season” (FHC Sports Report). During the 1990’s, many of Michael Jordan’s teammates said that Michael Jordan used to be a mean teammate and sometimes got into fights with his teammates. However, most athletes do not understand that Michael Jordan pushed his teammates due to him wanting them to become better, so the team can perform better. This would result in the 1996 Chicago Bulls to win seventy-two games out of eighty-two games. Even though Michael Jordan was known as the leader of one of the greatest basketball teams in history, Michael Jordan has never lost a single championship in his career. In Michael Jordan’s career, he has lost on the biggest stage in basketball history. The NBA Finals is known as one of the greatest basketball stages in the history of basketball. Out of thirty teams in the basketball league, only sixteen teams can make it to the playoffs. Which would mean that only two teams out of thirty can make it to the NBA Finals. Michael Jordan has done this six times, and won all six