Full name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan
English name: Michael·Jeffrey·Jordan
Cantonese translation: Michael Jordan
Nickname: "Trapeze"
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Height: 198cm
Weight: 98.1 kg
Wingspan: 218cm
100-meter time: 10.7 seconds
All-around jumping: 38.5 inches (approximately 98cm)
Absolutely Jump: 48 inches (approximately 122cm)
Long jump score: more than 7.5 meters
Project: Basketball
Numbers: 23, 45
Date of birth: 1963-2-17 (Sunday)
Constellation: Aquarius
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City
High school: North Carolina Laney High School, Wilmington, Indiana
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: No. 3 overall pick in the first round of 1984
On the court Position: Shooting Guard
NBA career: Chicago Bulls (84-93, 94-95 [come back in March 1995], 95-98), Washington Wizards (01-03)
Total career points: 32,292 points (third in NBA history)
Total career assists: 5,633 times
Total career rebounds: 6,672
Total career steals: 2,514 times
Total career blocks: 893 times (the highest in history among NBA defenders)
Career shooting percentage: 49.7 (24,537 shots, 12,192 hits) )
Total career free throws: 83.5 (7,327 of 8,772 free throws)
Announced his retirement at the 2003 All-Star Game
On January 19, 2000, became Washington Co-owner and chairman of the basketball department of the Wizards, he also acquired part of the Washington Capitals.
In 2006, he successfully purchased shares of the Charlotte Bobcats and became the second largest shareholder.
Family members: Wife: Juanita (divorced), 2 sons and 1 daughter
Number of NBA championships: 6 times (90-91, 91-92, 92 -93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98)
·Number of Finals MVPs: 6 times (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97 , 97-98)
·Regular season MVP times: 5 times (87-88, 90-91, 91-92, 95-96, 97-98)
·Season Average number of points per game (scoring leader): 10 times (86-87, 87-88, 88-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98)
·Number of Olympic champions: 2 times (1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics,)
·Number of All-Star selections: 14 times (84-85, 85-86, 86-87, 87-88, 88-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98, 01-02, 02- 03)
·Number of All-Star MVPs: 3 times (88, 96, 98)
·Number of All-Star Slam Dunk Contest champions: 2 times (87, 88)
·Number of times selected to the All-NBA Team: 10 times (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98)
·NBA was elected "The Greatest in NBA History" in 1996 "One of the 50 players"
·Inducted into the "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame" in 2009
In the eyes of most people, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. His magnificent and legendary basketball career and his huge influence on the sport inevitably put him on the altar. Elegance, speed, power, artistry, improvisational creativity and extremely strong passion The perfect combination of desire to win... Jordan reinterpreted the meaning of "superstar".
Even the superstars of the same period recognized Jordan's supreme status, Magic Earvin Johnson (Magic) Johnson said: "Jordan is at the top, and then we are." In a game against the Celtics in the playoffs of Jordan's second season, he even scored 63 points. After the game, Larry Bird (Larry Bird) said of him: "Today it was God dressed as Jordan in the game."
Take a rough look at what Jordan has accomplished: "Rookie of the Year, 5 regular season MVPs, 6 Finals rings, 6 Finals MVPs, 10 First Team selections, 14 All-NBA selections All-Star Game, 3-time All-Star Game MVP, selected into the NBA's Top 50 in 50 Years, 10-time scoring champion (NBA record, and the other 7 consecutive scoring champions ranked first with Wilt Chamberlain), with the highest average score of 30.1 points when he retired. .."
But his impact goes far beyond these honors and championships. When he first entered the league, he was a natural scorer with a sharp first step, gorgeous breakthroughs and acrobatic blues. , and when he left, he had become a cultural symbol. During his basketball career, he conquered the public with his dazzling performances on the court and his elegant personal demeanor off the court, and accelerated the process of NBA globalization. , he is the well-deserved king.
He is an approachable man who maintains a sense of mystery. "Air Jordan" is his trademark? His signature basketball shoes are widely advertised, and of course he also endorses other products. Product, also starred in the movie Space Jam (Space Jam), and collaborated with Michael Jackson on the MV Jam. He retired twice and came back twice before hanging up his boots again at the end of the 2002-03 season.
Jordan was born in Brooklyn and spent his childhood in Wilmington, North Carolina. He attended Emsley A. Laney High School, where he was a B average and a three-sport star in football. (Quarterback), baseball, basketball. His major in college was geography.
Jordan has two brothers, Larry and James R. One sister, Delores, and one sister, Roslyn. James R.Jordan is The military commander of the 35th Signal Brigade, 18th Airborne Regiment. At the age of 47, he became famous for insisting on staying in Iraq.
Jordan now lives in Highland Park, Illinois.
He participated Jordan joined the Laney High School team. In his second year, Jordan, who was 5 feet 11 inches thin, was kicked out of the school team. By his senior year, his height had jumped to 6 feet 3 inches. From then on, he truly became a superstar. Road
Jordan attended Wilmington High School. Although he had a rough time at that time, he was suspended many times in the first grade just because of his short height of 5 feet 11 inches. Because of his height, he was excluded from the next competition by the basketball team, but in the end he became an outstanding student on the baseball team, basketball team and football team, an outstanding star. In the summer between the second and third grade, Jordan grew 4 inches. , he practiced his skills more attentively, and finally, he allowed the school team to average 25 points per game in the third and fourth grade seasons. In the fourth grade, Jordan was selected to the McDonald's All-American Team and became the only player in history to average a triple-double. A high school student with 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists
After graduating from high school, Jordan, who was selected to the All-American high school team, entered the North Carolina team he yearned for. As a rookie, he is somewhat living in an advanced age. In the shadow of James Worthy and Sam Perkins. But in the NCAA Finals against Georgetown University, Jordan shined. He scored 16 points, 9 rebounds and hit the winning shot with 18 seconds left, giving North Carolina a 63-point victory. The victory was over 62. It left Georgia's other great freshman -- Patrick Ewing -- as he would be in the NBA years later, for nothing.
The following year , he was named the College Player of the Year by Sporting News. In the third year, he was re-elected and won the Naismith and Wooden Awards. That year, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls as the No. 1 player in the draft.
Three were selected.
The No. 1 pick selected by the Houston Rockets that year was, as everyone expected, the 7-foot center from the University of Houston - Hakeem Olajuwon. Unexpectedly , the second pick of the Portland Trail Blazers was Kentucky's 7-foot-1 center Sam Bowie. Bowie suffered several injuries in college, but the Trail Blazers still did not select Jordan because they got another exciting player the year before. Shooting guard - glider Clyde Drexler. In the end, Drexler became a star while Bowie, an injury-prone guy, spent his career in mediocrity.
After losing the title in the 1984 Olympics, Jordan's rookie season was brilliant and he won the title of Rookie of the Year. That year, he averaged 28.2 points per game (second only to Bernard King and Bird) while also He had 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists and was selected to the second team. More importantly, the Bulls won 11 more games than the previous year and successfully advanced to the playoffs. In the first round of the playoffs, Jordan scored 29.3 points per game. , but unfortunately the team lost 3:1 to the Milwaukee Bucks and was eliminated.
"In his rookie season, his attack range was not wide enough, and his defense seemed a bit loose." . His first NBA coach Kevin Loughery said so. His mid-range shooting - 8-15 feet from the basket - is still very good (51.5 field goal percentage), and his steals also cover up his body when defending. The shortcomings of a substandard posture. Improvement in these two aspects will eventually allow him to become a threat to the opponent in any position on the court and make him the best one-on-one defensive player.
"Even before his rookie season officially started, people were convinced that the Rockets and Trail Blazers would regret their choices." King, the scoring champion at the time, told Hoop magazine as early as the preseason. Speaking of——
"I can only say," King said: "People in Chicago are really making a lot of money."
Facts have proved this, Jordan conquered the public in his rookie season , the number of spectators coming to the Chicago Stadium to watch games has increased exponentially. As long as they can see Jordan's wonderful performance, fans of the opposing team are even willing to come back and lose the game.
And Jordan's off-court performance He is as unique and charming as he is on the basketball court. Because of his unlimited bright prospects, Nike signed him as the main sneaker spokesperson early, but the results far exceeded expectations. As a rookie in Jordan During the preseason, he wore an unprecedented pair of Bulls red and black boots. The NBA initially considered this a violation of the "Uniform Consistency Code" and would have fined him if he continued to wear it. He still After wearing it several times, this shoe and other AJ series shoes caused unprecedented enthusiasm in the market. Unlike most NBA players, his contract allows him to play at any time during the offseason - this clause is called " "Basketball Terms of Love"
He had a habit of sticking his tongue out as he flew toward the hoop -- just like his father did when he was doing mechanical work -- and it became one of his trademarks. He had been wearing his beloved North Carolina shorts under his Bulls shorts, which led him to wear longer shorts, or maybe because they were more comfortable for him. Whatever the reason. , in short, loose baggy shorts became a fashion spread throughout the federation and even other sports.
This rookie’s magic has even been cast on the referees. They say that he enjoys a little preferential treatment that veterans who have worked hard for many years can enjoy, so that he will not be blown away even if he takes one more step. . Many people say that the reason why he can pass the defender so easily is because he walks. But according to slow-motion analysis, the real reason is that his first step is too fast, and he does not violate any rules.
Despite all the attention, Jordan remained humble and never ridiculed the Blazers for not selecting him. At the beginning of his season, he told Sports Illustrated: "He (Bowie) is a better fit for them than me. They already have enough big guards and small forwards." His self-effacement is more obvious in another sentence in the same article: "I hope that in my life I will at least To be able to play in an All-Star game."
This goal was quickly achieved, and soon after he was voted as a starter in the Eastern Conference All-Star Game. There, he encountered the first obstacle of his career, his teammate, Detroit led the Pistons against Isiah Thomas. The media believed that Thomas deliberately froze the performance of this golden rookie in the All-Star Game by not passing the ball.
Jordan scored in 22 minutes 7 points. For the rest of the day, he could only face this so-called conspiracy alone. This matter has been circulated for a long time, but Thomas denied this statement. This matter finally ended in the 2003 All-Star Game, when the then Eastern Conference All-Star Thomas, the head coach of the Stars, persuaded Vince Carter to give up the starting position to Jordan, who participated in the last All-Star Game.
He only played three games in the second season. During the game, Jordan broke a bone in his left foot. Although he was voted into the All-Star Game, he was unable to attend. However, he returned to the court at the end of the season and scored 63 points in the first round of the playoffs against the Celtics. The highest scoring record in the playoffs. After two overtimes in this game, the Bulls were one point behind 131-132, and were eventually kicked out of the playoffs with the fate of being swept. However, in this series of games, Jordan won He averaged 43.7 points. This silenced all those who had doubted Jordan's ability.
Starting from the 1986-87 season, his career-long campaign to rewrite NBA records officially began. This year, he averaged 37.1 points per game and has not scored 30 points for 7 consecutive years. , 9 consecutive 40 points, 23 points in one game... these are NBA records. In the All-Star Game, he won the Slam Dunk Contest trophy (he won it again the next year ). Unfortunately, the Celtics once again knocked the Bulls out of the playoffs in the first round.
After the season, the Bulls' management began to build a championship-worthy team, selecting power forward Horace Grant, and on the off-day, they traded center Olden Polyinice from the Seattle SuperSonics for an all-around small forward. Scottie Pippen. In the 1987-88 season, Jordan won all the important awards you can think of, MVP, best defensive player, All-Star MVP... everything. With the help of strong teammates, Jordan led the Bulls to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers and passed the first round of the playoffs. However, they lost 1-4 to the Detroit Pistons in the second round.
The Pistons are known as the "Bad Boys", and their extremely aggressive style of play allowed Jordan and the Bulls to return from the Eastern Conference finals with hatred twice in the next two years. The Pistons coaching staff created a defensive strategy called It is the "Jordan Rule". To put it simply, there will always be two or three people surrounding Jordan. Although the Bulls have never been able to overcome this difficulty, they are moving towards the championship bit by bit!
88 In the -89 season, Jordan had a bumper harvest, averaging 32.5 points per game, a career-high 8.0 assists per game that ranked tenth in the league, a career-high 8.0 rebounds, and a career-high 2.89 steals that ranked third in the league. In the playoffs, he ranked third in the league. In the decisive game of Game 5 against the Cavaliers, Jordan's buzzer-beating jumper that shot over Craig Ehlo's head gave the Bulls a narrow 101-100 win. This is known in history as "that shot" ( the shot) will always remain in people’s hearts.
Before the start of the 1989-90 season, Sports Illustrated published an article writing that Jordan was considering playing in the PGA Tour after retiring. (PGA tour). At the same time, Chicago's management was making other moves.
That summer, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and hired "Zen Master" Phil Jackson. Under Jackson's leadership, the Bulls began to practice the "triangle offense"-a quick attack A tactical system that uses passing and cutting to create opportunities for the five players on the field. However, when the tactics failed because there was not much offensive time, Jordan had the right to fire at will.
In the regular season that year, the Bulls won 55- 27, which is the best record since the 1971-72 season. Jordan scored a career-high 69 points against the Cavaliers and defeated the opponent 117-113 after overtime. At the same time, his three-pointer It also began to become a weapon, with a shooting percentage of 37.6, which was a full 10 higher than the previous number. However, the Pistons once again shattered the Bulls' dream with great difficulty in the final game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Losing to the Pistons for three consecutive years made many people doubt that a scoring machine like Jordan could not win a championship. Many critics believed that he was not as good as Bird and Magic Johnson, the two superstars of the 1980s. They believe that Jordan is just a scorer and cannot make his teammates do better, just like Bird and Magic. They point out that Bird and Magic helped the team become a top team as soon as they joined the team, but Jordan's Bulls In the mid-1980s, they were still a middling team. However, the rise of the Bulls dynasty after 1991 and Jordan's gradual maturity made them shut up.
In the 1991 season, Jordan led the Bulls to great success, losing only 10 games in the entire playoffs. After two games, they reached the top for the first time with absolute dominance. This included taking revenge by sweeping the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals, and defeating the Lakers in four consecutive games at home in the Finals after losing one game first. Due to the recent retirement of Magic Johnson, the "showtime" Lakers era came to an end after this round of games. Jordan averaged 31.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game, and won his first of six NBA titles. Finals MVP.
At this time, Jordan had completely shaved his head. On the one hand, he led a new trend in hairstyle, and on the other hand, it also made himself look more outstanding. He finally won his own championship. Dream. Although he had harsh demands and harsh criticism on his teammates, victory is the best lubricant. In the next two years, the Bulls won the championship in 6 games against the Trail Blazers and Charles Barkley's Suns. Championship.
In the later stages of this three-peat, Jordan is no longer just a star, he has reached the realm of a hero. In the early days of his career, he envied Peter Pan (Peter Pan). Pan) jumped away from the gravity of the earth and envied him for being able to stay young forever. However, in the past three years, players and teams seemed to admit that it was him who "jumped away from the gravity of the earth and could stay young forever". He has He has attracted countless fans of all ages, especially children. He seems to have a magical power, just like the sports drink advertisement he endorses says "Be Like Mike", which makes those children follow him crazily. in his footsteps.
Jordan is one of the most valuable sports icons in history. He is a major spokesperson for Nike, Gatorade, Hanes, McDonald's and MCI. He first appeared in a Wheaties box commercial in 1988. And immediately became their spokesperson.
Nike made signature shoes for Jordan, called the "Air Jordan Series". The pursuit of this series of sneakers even led to an incident called "shoe grabbing", where young teenagers were Someone handed the sneakers to the robbers at gunpoint. Designer Tinker Hatfield took the basketball shoe industry to a new level. Later, Nike separated this production line from its own manufacturer and called it "Jordan Brand". By this company The signed players became known as the "Jumpmen", Ray A
Ray Allen, Michael Finley, Derek Anderson, Eddie Jones, Mike Bibby, Gary Payton, Jason Kidd, Quentin Richardson, Richard Hamilton, and Carmelo Anthony are all members of it. Not only basketball, Jordan's tentacles also extended to other sports fields, such as baseball and football. Of course, college basketball is also a big market. He sponsored famous basketball schools such as North Carolina and Cincinnati. .
Jordan also has some ties to cartoon characters. In Nike's 1993 Super Bowl commercial, he and Bugs Bunny fought against the Martians, which eventually led to the 1996 move. The animated film Space Jam (Space Jam). This film tells a fictional story during Jordan's first retirement. Later, they collaborated several times in some advertisements for MCI.
During his second retirement, in 1999, he, Wayne Gretzky, and Jogn Elway founded the MVP.com sportswear company. Unfortunately, it coincided with the explosion of the dot-com bubble, and the domain name was eventually sold to CBS in 2001.
For many years, he has been a fan of Nestlé chocolate biscuits and has also personally advertised them.
In the 1992 Finals, Jordan scored a record 35 points in the first half of the first game, and finally allowed the Bulls to defeat their opponents 122-89. He was unstoppable. He was in the Trail Blazers. The defensive player shot 7 three-pointers over his head. After one of them hit, he shrugged as if to say: "I don't even know what happened." At the end of the third quarter of Game 6, the Pioneers The game was still leading 79-64. Everyone thought it was going to be Game 7. Unexpectedly, the game ended with the Bulls coming back to win 97-93 and win the championship.
In 1993, Jordan's Bulls defeated Ewing's Knicks for the fourth time in 6 games - this time the Bulls did not have home court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Jordan scored 54 points in the fourth game. In the end, the Bulls won 105-95. The turning point of this round was in Game 5, when Jordan scored a triple-double (29 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists). But the most important scene was Pippen's continuous attack on the Knicks in the last few seconds. The Bulls' Charles Smith dashed the Knicks' hopes of equalizing and allowed the Bulls to leave the Garden Square 97-94. In Game 6, the Bulls ended the Knicks' journey 96-88.
In the finals against the Suns, Jordan set a new finals record. He averaged 41.0 points in 6 games. In Game 6, the Bulls came up again in the 4th quarter. Reversal, this time, Jordan scored 9 points in a row, and finally John Paxson's fatal three-pointer in 3.9 seconds gave the Bulls a 98-97 victory.
This summer, Jordan participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games as the main player of the Dream Team. The 12 players were all the best players of that era. On the way to winning the championship, they used His skills conquered all opponents and became the idol of fans around the world.
Jordan won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. team in the Olympics. One was as a college player in the summer of 1983. At that time, the other one was won as a member of the original "Dream Team" with Bird, Magic Johnson, etc. There are rumors that Jordan did not make Isiah Thomas selected for the Dream Team due to personal grudges. Anyway, Said, that dream team was star-studded, won the championship easily and made the United States stand on the top of the world basketball again.
But trouble also ensued. Jordan because of his gambling behavior Under scrutiny, but more seriously, his father was murdered. His father was Jordan's spiritual support, and it was he who supported Jordan's step-by-step climb to success.
On July 23, 1993, two months after the Bulls won three consecutive championships, Jordan’s father, James Jordan, attended the funeral of a friend and parked his car at a nearby roadside on Interstate 95. Lumberton, North Carolina, took a nap in a vacant lot. Two local inmates, Daniel Green and Larry Matin Demery, killed him and stole the Lexus Jordan had given to his father. The two inmates also used James' cell phone to make phone calls. Several phone calls were made and he was quickly arrested. On August 3, James' body was found in a swamp. It was not officially confirmed until the 5th. Because of the huge mental blow and in search of new challenges, he was in the training camp. The day before, Jordan shocked the entire basketball world. He announced his retirement. Two days later, he announced his retirement. His No. 23 jersey was also retired by the Bulls.
After a long period of thinking, Jordan returned to basketball again. When he came to the spotlight, he wore a baseball uniform. In order to fulfill his father's wish, Jordan entered the Major League Baseball. He played for the Birmingham Barons-Chicago White Sox. Underclassman -- played the 1994 baseball season in the Class AA Southern League.
He is capable of an unknown minor role, but his desire to reach the major leagues appears to be Very slim. When the 1995 season was approaching, a labor dispute broke out in Major League Baseball, and Jordan ignited the flames of returning to the NBA. Soon before the NBA 94-95 season was over, Jordan returned to the NBA with a simple sentence "I'm Back". Comeback.
He is back, wearing jersey No. 45, hoping to bring the Bulls a championship title again. Winning 13 of 17 regular season games, averaging 26.9 points per game, Jordan handed over such a report card
The most profound impact was the sixth game after the comeback against the Knicks at the Plaza Garden in New York. This game was officially known to the world as the "Double Nickel". Announced the birth of a new Jordan. At the age of 32, he no longer had the terrifying bounce of his youth. He began to use more fadeaway jumpers and turnaround layups. At the last moment, the two sides were still tied, and he dribbled the ball to attract the opponent. After paying attention, he passed the ball to Bill Wennington who was free at the bottom of the basket, and finally won 113-111.
His coach, Phil Jackson, said after the game: "Few players can perform very well in New York. I have seen many players perform abnormally because of the huge pressure here. But Jordan He kept the situation firmly in his hands all night. Sometimes it seemed as if the situation was slipping into his hands.
In the playoffs, he averaged 31.5 points per game, but even though Jordan was on the court, the Bulls were still not enough to get past the Orlando Magic. In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Chicago Bulls 6 Lost to the Magic team led by Shaquille O'Neal.
Jordan won the championship again the next year with teammates who were almost completely different from those who won the first championship. He put on his No. 23 jersey again, but only his old buddy Pippen was the only one around him who had won three consecutive championships in the past. Part of the team. The Bulls added Dennis Rodman, a somewhat eccentric but top rebounder and defensive player.
The team had a stellar season, winning the No team in history has achieved good results. Jordan ranked first in the scoring list with 30.4 points. The Bulls created a record of 72 wins and 10 losses in the regular season. They also had a total record of 15-3 in the playoffs and 6 in the finals. Defeating the SuperSonics in a game and winning the championship,
The painful thing is that Jordan regained the championship on Father's Day. After the game, he sat at the United Center holding the basketball tightly. (When he retired, the Bulls' home court changed from the Chicago Coliseum to the United Center), he burst into tears. At that moment, the sadness infected everyone.
During this year's journey, Jordan won three MVPs in the regular season, All-Star Game and Finals (Jordan came again in 1998), something only Willis Reed had done before in 1970. Been there (note: Shaquille O'Neal did it once in 2000).
Although Karl Malone won the regular season MVP in the 1996-97 season (Jordan regained this honor in the 97-98 season) and once again led the Bulls to the top of the Utah Jazz, which defeated Malone in 6 games. . Even though he suffered from a severe stomach cold, fever and dehydration in the crucial Game 5, he did not allow his team to lose easily. In that game, he scored 38 points to help the Bulls win, and finally won at home. won the 6th game. Won the Finals MVP title for the 5th time.
The Bulls won another three consecutive championships, defeating the Jazz in 6 games again in the 1997-98 season. Jordan and his team Trailing by 3 points in the final moments of Game 6, after breaking through and scoring 2 precious points, he grabbed the basketball from Malone in the backcourt, rushed to the hoop and made the winning shot with 6.6 seconds left. This flyover The wonderful shot of Bryon Russel's goal is engraved in the memory of countless fans, and this photo will always be remembered in history.
In 1999, due to labor disputes, there was only one shortened season left, and Jordan also left again court, he said, "Now I don't have the motivation that I used to have to continue being a basketball player." Although Jordan did not play for three full seasons after his second retirement, he may still be the most widely known athlete in the world. .
However, after taking on the role of owner and team operations manager of the Washington Wizards in 2000, he once again returned to the sport he loved due to dissatisfaction with the team's performance. 2001 On September 25, 2016, he signed a two-year contract with the Wizards at a veteran's minimum salary.
Jordan brought in his old Bulls coach Doug Collins in the hope of pulling this team out of the swamp of a bad team. It's a pity that although the Wizards were qualified to compete for playoff tickets, they had no choice but not to break into the playoffs for two years. However, Jordan still left many great moments. He scored 40 points in the 2002-03 season when he was just over 40 years old. High score.
In 2001, Jordan, who was the chairman of the Wizards at the time, walked out of his office and returned to the basketball court. As he grew older, his skills were not as good as before. Despite being under the influence of Despite the pain, he still scored almost 23 points per game. Despite the pain (especially the knee injury), he was still an important member of the team.
Jordan's 2002-03 season wear With sneakers specially designed to reduce knee pressure, he returned to the court healthy. This time, he averaged 20 points per game. That year, he played in his last All-Star Game. After the season, he won his third All-Star Game. Said goodbye to the fans.
At the beginning of the 2001-02 season, Jordan donated 1 million US dollars to help the victims of the 9/11 incident.
Out of respect for Jordan, even though he never played for the Florida team, the Miami Heat retired his No. 23 jersey on April 11, 2003. This is Miami Heat 15 The jersey was retired for the first time in the team's history. Half of the jersey was Wizards blue and the other was Bulls red.
The battle in Philadelphia was the last game of Jordan's career. On April 16, 2003, in limited playing time, Jordan scored 15 points but failed to help the Wizards win. The last 1:44 seconds , Jordan made his last two free throws, and the audience applauded enthusiastically for 3 minutes. Unfortunately, the Wizards still failed to make the playoffs.
In the 2004-05 season, the Wizards without Jordan broke out of the siege and entered the playoffs. In the playoffs, the Bulls were eliminated in the first round, and the Heat were kicked out of the game after being swept in the second round.
He left the court as a player and returned to the front office. He looked at these young superstars and was convinced that the NBA was working well. In his book - The Game I Love: My In the story (For the Love of The Game: My Story), he wrote: "There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player in this world. I never believe that there is one greatest player. Everyone lives in a different era. I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me and contributed my talents. I believe that "greatness" is a process of continuous evolution from period to period. Without Julius Erving, David Thompson, Walter Davis, and Elgin Baylor, there would be no Miachael Jordan. .I evolved from them".
Jordan loved to prove his naysayers wrong. During a game against the Utah Jazz, Jordan dunked a dunk over guard John Stockton, a Jazz fan shouted. "You can throw a big one!". On the next possession, Jordan put one over the head of 6-foot-11, 285-pound center Melvin Turpin, and then asked the fan: "Is this big enough?"