Michael Jordan Research Paper

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The NBA has many basketball players. They have either been loved or hated. The chants of “MVP” have been yelled at many games. Every player, fan, coach, or manager knows that only one person can reach that every season, and people think they have found the best NBA player. This is why Michael Jordan is the best basketball player in the NBA.

To begin with, Michael Jordan had the best basketball season anybody could possibly have. He won six out of six championships he played in, and in that time, Michael retired for two years, then came back and won the championships after taking those years off. In the span of those two years, the Bulls couldn’t win without Michael. That shows that he really was the best player when playing with the Bulls. He would have had to stay active to be able to do that. And plus, those are the only championships the Chicago Bulls have played in.
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Michael played basketball really well, and the way basketball was played back then was different from now. It was more aggressive than how it is played today, and people weren't whining as much as players do today, but Michael played fair and would always make up for his mistakes on their next possession. When the Bulls won their first championship, Michael dedicated the win to his dad, who had died a few weeks before the game.

Last of all, Michael helped the U.S. Olympic Basketball Team (the Dream Team) win an Olympic Gold Medal. In 1992, the U.S. basketball team decided to let NBA players tryout for the team. So, Michael and some of the best NBA players went to tryouts, and some made the team, and one of them was Michael. People from all around the world went to see Michael Jordan and the national team play at the Summer Olympics. Everybody was so excited to see this. People started to call them the Dream Team. When the Olympics came, the Dream Team did their magic, and won the gold for the

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