Michael Jordan was one of the world's greatest basketball players ever to make it in the NBA. He even surprised everyone with his rookie stats, averaging 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists a game. He wasn't always like this tho and he worked hard to get to where he is right now. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to Deloris Jordan and James Sr. But, shortly after he was 2, his parents decided to move to California.
As a young kid, MJ played basketball with his brothers but his favorite sport at the time was baseball but after spending countless times at the baseball court that made him change his mind about baseball. In 1978, Jordan attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, and he was cut from the varsity. He didn't give up …show more content…
He soon retired the year after his father's death due to some gambling addictions. But he came back in the playoffs and that's when he soon realized that he wasn't cut out for basketball, but like always he didn't give up and the year later he led the Bulls to their best season yet. He also won 1996-98 championships adding 3 more to his highlights meaning he won 6 all-time and he was also picked for a cartoon/baseball movie called Space Jam with Bugs Bunny. He also retired after winning his last championship in 1998, but he bought a share of the Charlotte Bobcats team and became the majority owner of the team and the chairman; he also helped the team improve. He told ESPN that he doesn't intend to get out of this business …show more content…
His best year during his college years was 1982-1983, averaging a score of 5.5 rebounds and 20 points; his record in college was 83-13. He also won the 1982 championship against Georgetown by scoring a game-winning jump. Michael Jordan was so good that he got an award for the most points a sophomore ever scored in North Carolina with a score of 721. Michael Jordan scored most of his points with shooting, layups, and a bit of dunking. In every game he played in he would usually have the most points where more than half of the points scored were
As a young kid, MJ played basketball with his brothers but his favorite sport at the time was baseball but after spending countless times at the baseball court that made him change his mind about baseball. In 1978, Jordan attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina, and he was cut from the varsity. He didn't give up …show more content…
He soon retired the year after his father's death due to some gambling addictions. But he came back in the playoffs and that's when he soon realized that he wasn't cut out for basketball, but like always he didn't give up and the year later he led the Bulls to their best season yet. He also won 1996-98 championships adding 3 more to his highlights meaning he won 6 all-time and he was also picked for a cartoon/baseball movie called Space Jam with Bugs Bunny. He also retired after winning his last championship in 1998, but he bought a share of the Charlotte Bobcats team and became the majority owner of the team and the chairman; he also helped the team improve. He told ESPN that he doesn't intend to get out of this business …show more content…
His best year during his college years was 1982-1983, averaging a score of 5.5 rebounds and 20 points; his record in college was 83-13. He also won the 1982 championship against Georgetown by scoring a game-winning jump. Michael Jordan was so good that he got an award for the most points a sophomore ever scored in North Carolina with a score of 721. Michael Jordan scored most of his points with shooting, layups, and a bit of dunking. In every game he played in he would usually have the most points where more than half of the points scored were