Michael Jordan is a legendary American basketball player from the NBA who played for a long time as an attacking guard for the Chicago Bulls (1984-1998, with a break). He led the team to the NBA title six times, twice won Olympic gold. Nike brand official, billionaire basketball player.
Childhood and youth
Michael was born in New York on February 17, 1963. Parents of the future sports star were ordinary people not of basketball height. Five children were brought up in the family: Michael's older brothers, Larry and James Jr., elder sister Deloris and younger sister Roslyn. As a child, Michael was fond of baseball and at the age of 12, with the school team, he got to the finals of the minor league championship.
Later he was recognized as the champion of the state of North Carolina, where his family moved. Another achievement in baseball was the recognition of Jordan as the most valuable player. Then it was time for Michael to get into basketball. The father even built a basketball court for the youngest son in the backyard of their house.
The growth of a novice basketball player at the age of 15 reached 175 centimeters, so he perfected the jump. Later, the athlete reached a height of 198 cm with a weight of 98 kg. Michael had a high speed and trained with diligence. But these qualities were not enough to become a team player high school. The failure upset the guy, and he decided to prove to the coach that he was wrong. Michael gave all the best in the games, getting 28 points in each match.
At the same time he played baseball, athletics He made the high school American football team. Michael's perseverance paid off. In the 11th grade, he finally got into the school basketball team, in which his older brother already played at number 45. Michael chose number 23, explaining this by saying that he would try to become as good a player as Larry, or at least would be half.
Jordan remained faithful to this number until the end of his career. Success spurred the ambitious boy, and he continued to work on himself. In the summer of 1980, Michael went to the training camp at the University of North Carolina. He made such an indelible impression on the coaches that he was invited to train. In 1981 he became a student of this university.
Simultaneously with his studies, the guy began training as part of the local basketball team. He managed to show himself as an indispensable player, although the coach set higher goals for him than other players. This plan worked, and in the first year, Michael entered the starting five of the university team.
Sport
Over the first three seasons, Jordan rose to the Naismith award. Also, the young player took part in the Pan American Games, showing the best results in the national team. Entering the national team, he participated in Summer Olympics 1984, where he showed the highest results. Before finishing his studies for a year, Jordan left the university to participate in the NBA draft.
Chosen by the Chicago Bulls. However, the lack of discipline in the team and low level equipment disappointed the guy. Despite these conditions, he continued intense training and entered the starting five, showing high results of 28 points per game. Michael fell in love with the audience, even from the side of the opponent.
Just one month later professional career Jordan landed on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the ambitious caption "A Star Is Born." 1984 was the year of the first advertising contract with Nike. For him, Air Jordan sneakers were released in the traditional colors of the Chicago Bulls club - black and red.
University of North Carolina alumnus Michael Jordan The NBA banned the shoe for its aggressive gamma and lack of white. However, Jordan continued to wear these shoes on the field, and Nike management paid fines of $ 5 thousand, using this fact to advertise their product. The team's debutant became a member of the starting five in the NBA All-Star game. This fact provoked the discontent of the veterans of the League.
As a result, the players refused to give passes to Jordan. And even under such pressure, he managed to win the title of the best rookie of the Association in the finals of the regular season. At the same time, he was declared third in scoring in the NBA and was in the second five of the best players in the NBA. Thanks to Michael, the team managed to reach the playoffs for the first time in 3 years.
Michael Jordan - basketball legendJordan spent almost the entire second season recovering from a leg injury. By the time the Chicago Bulls made it to the playoffs, Michael was already playing and had managed to score 63 points in the elimination games. Since then, no one has been able to break this record. In the 3rd season, the basketball player recovered, becoming the second scoring player in the Association.
Jordan's third season began with a change of players in the team, which allowed her to overcome the first round in the playoffs for the first time. The athlete was named top scorer League. And the following season, he was again recognized as the best in terms of the sum of points scored in the game.
In the 1989/1990 season, Michael becomes the captain of the team, which was replenished by young progressive players. On May 7, 1989, Michael Jordan's team had to confront the Clevelands, and after another foul, the captain of the Chicago Bulls stood on the free throw line. The basketball legend was confident in his actions and made the famous jump with his eyes closed. Video cameras caught Jordan's stunt. Frames added young man sympathy and admiration among the fans.
Interestingly, while scoring a goal, Michael Jordan opens his mouth and sticks out his tongue. The champion inherited this manner from his father, who, in turn, from his grandfather.
New coach Phil Jackson practiced the system of collective play, and Michael defended the freedom of his actions. A compromise was found, and the team was transformed. Jordan became the most valuable player in the NBA for the first time and cried with happiness. The following season brought Jordan his second MVP in the regular season. The athlete is building up his muscles and now inspires fear in the former offenders on the site.
The athlete managed to turn big basketball into a real art. The tricks that Michael Jordan showed on the playing field attracted public interest in the game using the orange ball. Investments in this sport have increased to $10 billion.
The 1991/1992 season brought the basketball player the third MVP title, and in a row. But in the games of 1992-93, he failed to receive this honorary title. As part of national team he participated in the Barcelona Olympics in 1993, where the Americans won gold. And in October of the same year, he announced that he was leaving the sport, as he had lost interest in him. At this time, the athlete was experiencing a personal loss that knocked him down - Jordan's father died.
In honor of the end of the basketball player's career, the organizers of the Chicago Bulls decided to erect a monument to the athlete at the entrance to the United Center stadium. The sculpture was created in short time. It represents the figure of a champion, floating in the air before the signature throw.
Top 40 Michael Jordan MomentsIn the spring of 1994, the athlete signs a contract with the Chicago White Sox baseball team, explaining his decision by the fact that his late father wanted to see him play in the baseball league. During a short career, Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons, then as part of the Scottsdale Scorpions. In March 1995, Michael decides to return to the NBA as a Chicago Bulls player.
However, this season ended for the team with a defeat in the playoffs. But the failure was the basis to seriously prepare for the next season. In it, Jordan won the Finals MVP title for the fourth time, in 1997-98 for the fifth, and then for the sixth. These victories were one of best moments his fate.
In January 1999, Jordan announced his farewell to professional sports. A year later, he returned to the NBA again, but in a different incarnation - co-owner and general manager of the Washington Wizards club. And he began to play for the same team since September 2001. After spending two seasons in this team, Michael has improved its performance.
Returning to the NBA, Jordan became the best 40-year-old player in the entire history of the league. He managed to fill stadiums during Wizards matches.
The last entry to the playing field of the champion took place in 2003 during a competition against the Philadelphia-76 team, at the end of the match Michael Jordan received a three-minute standing ovation from the public.
Last match Michael Jordan After his third retirement from the sport, Jordan intended to return to the position of manager, but he was fired by the owner of the club. Michael regarded this as a betrayal.
To keep fit, the basketball player participated in charity golf tournaments between celebrities. Then his hobby included motorcycling. Since 2004, the star has owned professional team with the name "Michael Jordan Motorsports". He also promoted his own brand of clothing.
According to ESPN, Jordan is considered best player in basketball of all time, came only in third place. The basketball player himself said in an interview that he would not refuse to go on the court with him. Michael ranks among the greatest players in the NBA and considers his great friend, despite the fact that he stole all the moves from him.
Fans call Jordan the “God of Basketball,” and Roland Lazenby wrote the book “Michael Jordan. His Air", dedicated to the biography and success story of the athlete. In 2009, the name Jordan was among the names the best basketball players Hall of Fame.
Personal life
The personal life of the basketball player was stormy due to the many hobbies of the athlete. Michael has always been considered the favorite of women. The first chosen one of the famous basketball player was Juanita Vanoy. In 1989, the young were legally married, and in 1991, Michael purchased a luxurious 17-hectare estate for the family in Highland Park. The Jordans had three children: two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine. In early 2002, Juanita Jordan announced that she had filed for divorce.
She called irreconcilable contradictions the basis, but the couple managed to agree and did not divorce. But in 2006 it became known that Michael has a secret mistress, whom he paid for silence. The court dismissed the claim of Carla Knaifel to pay her compensation in the amount of $ 5 million. Jordan allegedly promised this money to her because she did not announce her pregnancy from him in 1991.
The DNA analysis performed proved that the former athlete was not the father of the child. However, this finally spoiled the relationship of the Jordan spouses, and at the end of the year they divorced by mutual consent. At the same time, Juanita received a settlement in the amount of $ 168 million, which was a record at that time among famous people. Five years later, Michael proposed to the 32-year-old Cuban model.
They dated for three years. Yvette Prieto agreed, and soon the couple announced their engagement. On April 27, 1993, the lovers got married on Jupiter Island. In 2012, Jordan decided to sell the Highland Park estate for $29 million. He later bought a house in Florida. In February 2014, Jordan's wife gave birth to two twin girls, who were given the names Isabelle and Victoria.
In 1992, the athlete starred in the video of his namesake -. Two stars play basketball in the video for "Jam". Interestingly, the word "Jam" is interpreted in two ways - as a designation for the improvisation of a musical group and as a throw of the ball from above in basketball. In 1996, Michael Jordan portrayed himself in the sci-fi animated film Space Jam. Teaming up with the superstar in a basketball battle with aliens was the cartoon character Bucks Bunny the rabbit and the world movie star, the actor.
Michael Jordan now
Now in the Forbes ranking, Michael Jordan is considered the wealthiest basketball player in the world. The state of the NBA champion at the rate for 2018 is $ 1.65 billion. The athlete's capital consists of those funds that were paid as salaries and bonuses, as well as in the form of profits from working in advertising.
Michael Jordan's sports career is dedicated to fan pages on Instagram and Twitter. In 2018, the basketball legend celebrated its anniversary. Michael Jordan is 55 years old.
Awards
- 1983 – gold medal at the Pan American Games in Caracas
- 1984 - gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics
- 1992 - gold medal at the Barcelona Olympics
- 1992 - gold medal at the American Championships in Portland
The early years, childhood and the family of Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963. His parents were ordinary Americans and never had an athletic build or tall. That is why it was quite difficult for our today's hero to count on bright successes in basketball.IN early age Michael has always loved sports, but for a long time baseball remained his number one game. Jordan dreamed of becoming a famous pitcher, and therefore spent a lot of time with the ball and a baseball glove. It is remarkable that such diligence soon bore fruit. Speaking in the children's team, Michael Jordan by the age of twelve managed to become one of the best pitchers in his age category.
playing baseball, future player The NBA managed to become the state champion, as well as the best player in the championship in the minor league. He was predicted a great future in this sport. However, the young boy always did not take such words very seriously. Perhaps that is why in high school he suddenly decided
trade baseball for basketball. One of the reasons for this decision was his older brother Larry, who as a teenager became a real star of the school basketball team. Looking at him, Michael dreamed of the same success. But all aspirations for a long time were broken by the indifference of school coaches.
Noting the playing qualities young guy, the mentors of the school team still did not dare to take him to the team because of his small stature, and also not the most athletic build. Such an attitude towards himself hurt the young guy very much, and therefore already in the classroom junior group he always gave his two hundred percent.
Michael Jordan. Top 40 Moments
Thanks to such diligence, in the eleventh grade, Michael managed not only to decently develop his muscles, but even to gain a good height. It was during this period that the player was finally accepted into the school basketball team.
From the first games, the basketball player took the position of a power forward and, successfully fitting into the team game, began to score an average of 20.8 points per match. During this period, scouts of many prestigious American universities drew attention to him. Michael always studied rather poorly at school, however, despite this, after graduating from the eleventh grade, he received offers from several leading US universities at once.
The most persistent in its desire to get a bright young player was the University of North Carolina, which very soon became the home of Michael Jordan.
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For the first time in his career, Michael Jordan played shooting guard in the college league. He did not get used to the new role immediately, but over time he nevertheless found his game. In the 81-82 season, he became a real leader of his team, and in the final of the student league championship he even scored the decisive goal, which, in fact, made the University of North Carolina team the champion of the entire draw.Michael Jordan - basketball legend
Subsequently, our today's hero did not slow down. He performed very brightly, and therefore regularly ranked among the best basketball players in the championship. In 1983 and 1984, his name was included in the symbolic league team. In 1984, Michael Jordan was recognized as its best player at all.
In addition, in 1983, a talented young basketball player was included in the US team for the Pan American Games. In that tournament, Michael became the most productive player of his team and already in 1984 he went with the team to the Olympics. On the Olympic Games our today's hero once again flashed his skill and eventually became the best player in the entire draw.
It is worth noting that 1984 was a turning point in the career of a star basketball player. During this period, he left the University of North Carolina in order to participate in the NBA draft, but two years later he still graduated from the university and received a bachelor's degree in geography. At that time, he was already one of the main stars of the NBA and the stellar Chicago Bulls.
Throughout his career, our today's hero played for only two professional clubs - the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards. As part of these teams, he was a real star, and therefore a huge number of personal and team awards should not surprise anyone. He was a six-time NBA champion, a two-time Olympic champion, and the recipient of countless other awards.
Over the many years of playing in the NBA, Michael Jordan interrupted and resumed his career several times, but he was always in the public eye. He had many advertising contracts, millions in fees, as well as a whole army of fans. However, this great athlete has always remained himself - a simple American guy who gives his all in training.
Michael Jordan's Life After Retirement
Outside of the basketball court, Michael Jordan was known as a passionate fan of baseball, motorcycle racing, golf, and a participant in numerous charitable companies. Once during his career, our today's hero even managed to prove himself well as an actor, starring in the popular film Space Jam, where he courageously played basketball against a team of aliens.Michael Jordan's personal life
In 1989, Michael Jordan married a girl named Juanita Vanoy, who became his first and only official wife. In marriage, three joint children were born. "Family Nest" at the cost of $ 29 million, the lovers built next to small town Highland Park in Illinois.For a long time, the Jordan couple was considered the standard family relations However, in 2002, Juanita still filed for divorce. At that time, the differences were settled, but four years later, the public became aware of the basketball player's long-standing romance with a woman named Carla Knafel. Michael paid his mistress a quarter of a million dollars for her silence, but this did not follow.
Carla filed a lawsuit against Jordan, demanding $ 5 million from him in compensation, emphasizing the fact of having a common child. However, the fact of Jordan's paternity has not been confirmed. And the court sided with the basketball player. Despite this, in 2006, Michael's marriage to his wife Juanita broke up.
Michael Jordan turns 50 today. A good occasion to remember the highlights of his career. Although they are just known to almost everyone who is at least a little interested in basketball and the NBA. However, besides them, there are at least 10 stories that few people know.
What was Jordan's childhood nickname?
As a child, peers called Michael "black cat". Air Jordan III designer Tinker Hatfield didn't know anything about this, but nonetheless painted a black panther paw print pattern on the shoe. This model of sneakers was a real breakthrough in the series, and gave it a cult status. And the model "Jordan XII" is already officially called the "Black Cat".
Why did Jordan wear number 45 for a while?
Few basketball players have received the honorary ceremony of raising their jerseys under the arches of their home arena and withdrawing their numbers from circulation. Even fewer started playing again after that. When Jordan returned to the NBA in the 1994-95 season (announcing this with the simple phrase "I'm back"), he took for himself not his usual 23rd, but number 45, the same one that he had in the Birmingham Barons baseball team. . Even at university, Michael began to play under the 23rd number, because this number was about half less than 45, the number under which his older brother Larry played. The same numbers were on Jordan's baseball uniform in his senior year at university. But already in the next season 1995-96, Michael regained his traditional 23.
Has Jordan worn other numbers in his career?
Once Michael played under the 12th number. It happened on Valentine's Day February 14, 1990. Someone stole Jordan's jersey right from the team locker room in Orlando. Jordan wanted to take the jersey from his young fan, but it was too small. As a result, he had to wear a jersey without a name and with the 12th number. 
Under what name did Jordan stay in hotels?
NBA basketball players rarely check into hotels under their real names. Nobody wants to be woken up the night before an away match by the call of a hooligan fan of the hosts. Jordan usually used the name of his childhood friend Leroy Smith. And it was not a random choice. It was Smith who was the player who took the last vacant place in the university basketball team, which gives the right to receive an athletic scholarship. As so often in his life, Michael used failure to motivate himself.
What was Jordan's baseball debut like?
Jordan's switch from basketball to baseball in 1994 remains one of the strangest events in the history of world sports. The most famous basketball player on the planet is going to minor league baseball? Complete nonsense. But on the other hand, Michael's problems in a new role turned out to be quite logical. In his first game for the Birmingham Barons, Jordan was eliminated on the first play of the game without hitting any of his three innings. He ended the season with a rather poor record, hitting just three home runs in 127 games.
Are there really wrong numbered Jordan statues in the world?
There is not one. For some reason, in different places of the world there are statues with Jordan in the form of "Chicago" and the 32nd number. There is one in America, another in Dubai, a third in Scotland, and in Texas, a collection of misunderstandings is completely collected. 
Is that really Jordan?
What is the reason for the appearance of such figures with incorrect numbers? This issue requires a separate study and investigation.
Did Jordan's contract really contain a "love the game" clause?
Yes. For the vast majority of athletes, contracts strictly prohibit any activity that could potentially lead to injury, including playing basketball for fun. But Jordan didn't care. Michael included in his contract a clause according to which he could play with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Subsequently, Kevin Durant received the same privilege, but most basketball players cannot play just for themselves without violating the contract.
What is Jordan's golf handicap?
(Handicap in golf is a numerical indicator of an athlete's skill. It indicates how many strokes less than the average level a golfer must make in order to complete the entire course. The greater the handicap, the higher the level of the athlete. - note "PB")
Like most other famous golfers, Jordan plays better than you might expect, but worse than he thinks. Michael's handicap is 4 points, which is very good for any amateur, but much less than the most unfortunate professionals. Luckily, Jordan doesn't even try to try his hand at professional tournaments, although he has a significant status in the world of golf, as the current consultant for the US team and its vice-captain at the 2009 President's Cup.
What was on Jordan's pre-game menu?
Modern specialists in healthy eating will be shocked, but before the matches, Jordan preferred medium rare steak, baked potatoes, green salad and water or ginger ale. It gave a good effect.
Did Jordan really sing on a mid-80s hip-hop track?
Surprisingly, Jordan really sounds in the composition "Everybody Use Your Imagination" by the long-forgotten girl hip-hop group of the 80s "Hot Butterfly". One can characterize the level of the group by saying that in relation to the Spice Girls, she is the same as Kirk Heinrich compared to Jordan himself. In the song, recorded in 1987, Michael speaks the phrases at the beginning and end of the composition. Of course, you might be surprised how something involving one of the most famous athletes world could disappear from the memory of people almost without a trace, but after listening to the song it is easy to understand.
Happy birthday, Michael! We hope you value your fans more than that song.
According to legend, in eight years and one month, Hercules performed 10 feats (this is the number predicted by the priestess Pythia), but the Mycenaean king Ephrisei, in whose service the hero was, did not count two feats. That is why the son of Zeus spent another four years on the last 2 feats.
Michael Jordan had no such problems. Throughout all 15 seasons in the NBA, the impossible was demanded of him. In decisive matches, he himself became a team, His airiness, and at a certain stage, everyone lost their sense of the heroic. Just Michael Jordan remained in the minds - the best player on the planet, who changed the balance of power with his appearance on the court, and with a throw to last seconds won matches. It couldn't be otherwise.
First feat. Strangulation of the guard "Detroit"
Date: February 12, 1985. Regular season game
Victim: Detroit
Jordan stats: 49 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists
Isaiah Thomas has always been accused of ignorance. After all, even then in 1989 it was clear that the sky was lit up new star, although no, a whole galaxy that received the name of Michael Jordan. The rookie got a place in the starting five of the All-Star Game without any discounts, flew several centimeters higher than everyone else, but Isaiah Thomas did not agree with all this.
The wounded Pistons defender vented his offense during the Weekend. Isaiah did everything in his power to keep the ball out of Jordan's hands, defiantly ignoring the rookie. "Freeze out" ("Freeze out") - that's what they later called this game, where Thomas literally tried to "freeze" the talent.
Of course, Michael then convinced the fans that he had not noticed anything like that, but those who saw the All-Star Game understood everything. That is why the first meeting between the Pistons and the Bulls after the break was expected with particular interest.
The rookie shook hands with Thomas without batting an eye, and then shipped Detroit 49 points, collected 15 rebounds and gave 4 assists, having obtained an overtime victory for Chicago. The game was the first of a series of "Michael Jordan's Revenge" - this guy rarely indulged in lengthy explanations, preferring to prove everything on the basketball court with or without reason.
Second feat. Battle with the Boston Hydra
Victim: Boston
Jordan stats: 63 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks
Many people overestimate this match, not counting the first game, in which Jordan scored 49 points, working like an automaton. But the record is easier to remember, so 63 points and Bird's words ("God played against us in the guise of Jordan") will be the first cut-off on the path of a great player.
Comes with a backstory. The fact is that Michael injured his leg in the third game of the season and took part in only 18 matches. Chicago did not want to take risks, and it was decided that the defender would be restored before the start of the next championship. Jordan had other plans, and he and the team began to prepare for the playoffs, during which the Bulls did not expect anything good. The Celtics were seeded first and, not without reason, were considered the main contenders for the championship, the Bulls got the eighth number and the role of bulls going to the slaughter. It was perhaps the only series in Jordan's life where he had no influence on the final result (Boston won 3-0); he just added pepper, set a playoff scoring record, scored a career-high 50+ points, and blew the nerves of the Celtics veterans by admitting defeat after only two overtimes (135:131). Delov something! During the game, even the Bulls players dropped their hands. “Michael was doing so many things on set, and so right, that I wanted to stop and just watch him,” recalls John Paxon.
Third feat. Destruction of the Cleveland
Victim: Cleveland
Jordan stats: 69 points, 18 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals
A season earlier, Jordan shipped 54 points to his neighbors in the conference, and the year before, he buried Cleveland's last hopes of participating in the playoffs. It would seem that, ideal conditions for irreconcilable rivalry. But even the newspaper headlines, which usually turn yellow before important matches, did not promise anything good. "Mission Impossible: Craig Elo tries to land His Air," all the fans read the day before the game. By the next evening, it didn't take any newspapers to find out what Jordan had done. Bulls defenseman Stacey King would later say, "I'll never forget the game in which I and Jordan scored 70 points."
The sign for the Chicago-Cleveland derby after this game became completely faded, and the rivalry was written off as scrap. This fact does not cancel Jordan's achievements - he set a personal performance record, which can be put above many, if we take into account one interesting fact. In the entire match, Michael only topped twice, and his deviated jump shot was more than just a way to hit the rim. He turned into a weapon that was unstoppable.
Fourth feat. Taming the "Bad Boys"
Victim: Detroit
Jordan stats: 47 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists
Jordan was dealt with. Michael trusted his partners less and less, and now the rivals knew that the main thing in the match with the Bulls was to cut off the oxygen to their leader. There were jabs, minor infractions, and Detroit coach Chuck Daly wrote an entire dissertation on How to Stop Jordan, codenamed Jordan Rules. “Play him hard, hit him, provoke him and try to unbalance him. In defense, you need to be as close to him as possible, constantly use double guard. Sometimes you need to deprive Jordan of the opportunity to get the ball, in another case, make it so that he will not have the opportunity to go into the pass ... ”, these are the simple secrets of success. Detroit's defense system, for all its shortcomings, was effective, and since the 1988 playoffs, the Pistons have beaten Chicago three times in head-to-head confrontation. Phil Jackson every year got closer and closer to the solution, and if the first time his team lost without options (4-1), then in 1990 the series lasted six matches, and in the next draw all seven. Jordan and co.'s torment ended after Chicago adopted the triangular offensive system, but Michael wouldn't have been called unique if he hadn't tried to do it his own way before. For the experiment, he chose the third game of the series in the 1990 Eastern Conference Finals. In his characteristic style, he said that no one could stop him, and gave a whole performance in front of the home audience.
Michael acted illogically, sometimes completely recklessly trying to confront several opponents at once. Defenders hung on him in clusters, and he continued to score. They beat him, he got up and continued to act with even greater frenzy. Some of the laws of physics should have stopped him, if the "bad guys" from Detroit could not do it. But not then, not on that day.
Fifth feat. Battle with a magical lion
Victim: Lakers
Jordan stats: 33 points (15 of 18 from the field), 13 assists and 7 rebounds
A flashback from the game drowns out commentator Marv Albert's voice. Spectacular move! he shouted, jumping up from his seat. A second earlier, Jordan, out of the corner of his eye seeing that Sam Perkins wanted to block his shot, continued his flight to the baseline, shifted the ball to left hand and elegantly scored from the backboard.
Flashes of cameras and an excited mind did their job - the throw became legendary and over time became overgrown with legends.
But it was really not just a throw - Jordan sent a message. After the defeat in the first match of the series (93:91), it was necessary to show that the Bulls were still in control. Jordan, as usual, did it with a twinkle (“Chicago” won – 107:86). Interestingly, before the big break, Michael had only two points on his account.
This series, where Michael had an incredible Magic Johnson in his rivals, needs to be reviewed in its entirety. On paper, everything ended according to the results of five matches, on YouTube, only one second match was cut into 11 parts. You can watch this confrontation forever, and even after reviewing the 1991 series several times, it is very difficult to give preference to someone. Magic is closer to the earth, to ordinary people. Everything he does is subordinated to the interests of the team, and he is the core of the team, its think tank. Jordan is from another planet. With the one where it is considered normal to score 13 shots in a row, where other laws of gravity apply and you can hang in the air for a few seconds. He's from a planet that doesn't accept defeat.
Sixth feat. Victory over the Clyde
Victim: Blazers
Jordan stats: 39 points, 11 assists and 3 rebounds
Michael, like no one else, understood the significance of the first game of the series. He was also fed up with the talk that some Clyde Drexler should have been named MVP of the season. After 48 minutes, everyone was silent.
Jordan himself did not understand what was happening, so the game was called "The Shrug Game" (the shrug - shrug). After hitting 6 three-pointers in the first half and scoring a career-high 35 points, Michael turned to the commentators' table and feigned surprise, as if to say, "I can't explain it myself."
If you do not get into the statistical wilds, then it can be argued that the world has not yet seen a more effective game in the NBA Finals. In 34 minutes, Michael made 16 shots out of 27, made 11 assists, made just one loss and secured the victory for the Bulls long before the final siren (122:89).
Jordan's handwriting is immediately visible. He never looked for easy ways. More than half of his shots, Michael scored through Clifford Robinson, who later twice entered the symbolic teams for playing defense. And, think for a moment, six of those shots were threes. Michael has always been famous for his jumping ability, plasticity, his throws from an average distance, with a deviation. He was never considered a sniper.
Jordan Michael Jordan Career: Basketball playerBirth: USA" Brooklyn, 17.2.1963
Michael Jordan is an American basketball legend. Born February 17, 1963. Michael Jordan is one of the most titled basketball players in America and the world. Contributed invaluable contribution in the development and popularization of basketball around the world.
Professional career achievements
In 1996, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history.
Captain of the Chicago Bulls - 6-time NBA champion 1991-93, 1996-98
Named NBA Finals MVP 6 times in 1991-93, 1996-98
5 times named NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998
10 times was selected in the first five players in the NBA (All-NBA First Team) in 1987-93, 1996-98, the only time in the second in 1985
1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
9 times was selected in the top five best defensive players in the NBA (All-Defensive First Team) in 1987-93, 1997, 1998
Selected to the NBA All-Star First Team 11 times in 1985, 1987-93, and 1996-98, played in 10 games (missed one due to injury)
3 times named Most Valuable Player of the NBA All-Star Game in 1988, 1996, 1998
NBA Rookie of the Year, 1985 Rookie Game Player of the Year
Member of the US national team that won the 1984 and 1992 Olympic gold medals
2x Slam-Dunk Champion in 1987 and 1988
2-time IBM Award winner - in 1985 and 1989
NBA steals leader in 1988, 1990, 1993
All-time NBA leader in scoring per game - 31.5 points
All-time NBA all-time playoff scoring average - 33.4 points
Third, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain, all-time NBA career scoring total of 29,277 points
The first total in the history of the NBA in points scored in the playoffs - 5.987 points
4th in NBA history for playoff assists - 1,022 assists
Shares with Karl Malone the record for most seasons with over 2,000 points - 11
Chicago Bulls leader in points scored - 29.277, assists - 5.012 and steals - 2.306
With 63 points against Boston on 4/21/86, he set and holds the NBA playoff scoring record to date.
Highest scoring in a game - 69 points in a game-winning game with Cleveland on March 28, 1990
1993 NBA Finals scoring average of 41.0 points per game
Scored 50 or more points in 8 playoff games.
Set a record for leading the NBA in scoring averages in a season 10 times
Set a record for leading the NBA in average scoring 7 times in a row from 1986-87 to 1992-93
Set record scoring over 20 points in 35 consecutive NBA Finals games (June 2, 1991 – July 14, 1998)
All-time NBA all-star scoring average of 21.3 points
Recorded the first and only triple-double in an NBA All-Star Game in 1997 with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
Recorded 28 triple-doubles in NBA games.
1982 NCAA (Student Championship) Champion, twice named America's Best Student Player 1983-84.
personal information
Michael and his wife Juanita have three children. And if the sons are completely traditionally named Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, then the daughter received the name Jasmine Michael.
Lives in Highland Park.
For good luck, he invariably wears University of North Carolina shorts under his Bulls uniform.
Starred in the title role in the film Space Jam (in the Russian video store "Space Jam" or "Space Basketball"), released in 1996
Participated in several well-known Golf Association tournaments
He considers Jerry West the best player in the history of the NBA and would like to play one against one with him.
Before the game, he eats steak and eggs.
Besides the United Center in Chicago, the NBA's favorite arena is Madison Square Garden in New York.
Mathematics was my favorite subject at school.
Has a dog - Akita.
She wears size 13 shoes.
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