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Michael Jordan is regarded as the greatest basketball player ever and one of the most famous international figures in the 20th Century. His individual achievements rank among the best in the professional game's history. And at the amateur and professional levels, his teams achieved success. Jordan also transcended basketball and sports in his association with commercial sponsors like Nike and McDonald's.
Born Feb. 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved months later with his family to North Carolina. Jordan attended the University of North Carolina, where he was two-time National Player of the Year for a team that won the NCAA championship in 1982 on his game-winning shot. He played fo...
Born Feb. 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved months later with his family to North Carolina. Jordan attended the University of North Carolina, where he was two-time National Player of the Year for a team that won the NCAA championship in 1982 on his game-winning shot. He played fo...
Michael Jordan is regarded as the greatest basketball player ever and one of the most famous international figures in the 20th Century. His individual achievements rank among the best in the professional game's history. And at the amateur and professional levels, his teams achieved success. Jordan also transcended basketball and sports in his association with commercial sponsors like Nike and McDonald's.
Born Feb. 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved months later with his family to North Carolina. Jordan attended the University of North Carolina, where he was two-time National Player of the Year for a team that won the NCAA championship in 1982 on his game-winning shot. He played for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball gold medal-winning teams in 1984 and 1992, and in 1984 he was drafted by the Chicago Bulls. He became one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, finishing his career with a scoring average of 30.12 per game, the most ever. He holds the league record for scoring championships with 10, including seven straight. Jordan was the NBA Most Valuable Player five times and Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals six times. He holds the playoff scoring record of 63 points against the Boston Celtics, set April 20, 1986. Jordan led the Bulls to six NBA championships, three between 1991 and 1993 before retiring for the first time after his father was murdered. He played professional baseball for one season in the Chicago White Sox minor-league system and then returned to the NBA to lead the Bulls to three more championships, including a best ever 72-10 regular season record in 1995-96. He was on the all-star team 14 times. Jordan retired from the Bulls in 1998 and in 2000 became president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards, where he played for two seasons. He ended his playing career in 2003 and in 2006 became part owner and manager of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats.
Born Feb. 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved months later with his family to North Carolina. Jordan attended the University of North Carolina, where he was two-time National Player of the Year for a team that won the NCAA championship in 1982 on his game-winning shot. He played for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball gold medal-winning teams in 1984 and 1992, and in 1984 he was drafted by the Chicago Bulls. He became one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, finishing his career with a scoring average of 30.12 per game, the most ever. He holds the league record for scoring championships with 10, including seven straight. Jordan was the NBA Most Valuable Player five times and Most Valuable Player in the NBA Finals six times. He holds the playoff scoring record of 63 points against the Boston Celtics, set April 20, 1986. Jordan led the Bulls to six NBA championships, three between 1991 and 1993 before retiring for the first time after his father was murdered. He played professional baseball for one season in the Chicago White Sox minor-league system and then returned to the NBA to lead the Bulls to three more championships, including a best ever 72-10 regular season record in 1995-96. He was on the all-star team 14 times. Jordan retired from the Bulls in 1998 and in 2000 became president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards, where he played for two seasons. He ended his playing career in 2003 and in 2006 became part owner and manager of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Bulls want to practice more at United Center
Tribune reporterThe Bulls will practice Wednesday at the United Center, a building Michael Jordan complained about for its tight rims and poor shooting background as far back as 1995. That didn't stop the Bulls from playing three championship seasons there from 1996-98....Tags: United Center, Water Tower Place, Ben Gordon, Vinny Del Negro, National Basketball Association
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Text messages from press row . . .
BOSTON -- Isn't the Boston Marathon usually contested in April? . . . Erick Aybar and the Angels weren't ready for the season to reach its finish line. . . . Aybar, whose cousin Wil Aybar coaches the diving team at the College of Holy Cross in...Tags: ESPN, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacoby Ellsbury, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox
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On this day in history
On Oct. 6, 1884, the Naval War College was established in Newport, R.I. In 1889 the Moulin Rouge in Paris first opened its doors to the public. In 1891 Charles Stewart Parnell, the "Uncrowned King of Ireland," died in Brighton, England. In 1905...Tags: Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, Murder, Clarence Thomas, National Government
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Out of pool, Phelps stays in his lane
It's unlikely you'll see Michael Phelps peel off his shirt, lean out of his open-top Hummer and fling it into the parade crowd today. That's something he did in 2004, the first time he returned home from the Olympics to attend a parade in his honor....Tags: Tom Hanks, Swimming, Fort McHenry, Katie Hoff, Multi-Sport Events
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Smart Collector: Jordan jersey
This week, a reader from Boca Raton asks Danielle Arnet if her platter, marked Adam Antique by Steubenville, is worth anything. Auction action: Why is a signed basketball from the Michael Jordan era of the early 1980s worth only $2,000 to $4,000,... -
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Hot PropertyWhenever I walk into a hospital emergency room, I still look for Nurse Hathaway -- the one who goes the extra mile for her patients, even when someone who looks like George Clooney is distracting her at the moment. Actress Julianna Margulies may have...Tags: Kyra Sedgwick, Rentals, Photography, Kobe Bryant, Condos and Houses
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Kidsday interviews NBA star Dwyane Wade
Kidsday Reporters, Age 10, HempsteadFresh from his bringing home the gold with the USA Olympic basketball team in Beijing, we interviewed Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat at the NBA Store in Manhattan recently. He is a spokesman for the new Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Games (pfgoldfish.com), a...Tags: Pat Riley, Miami Heat, National Basketball Association, Shawn Marion, Dwyane Wade
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Savion Glover's talking feet at Tilles, Staller
steve.parks@newsday.comSavion Glover usually lets his feet do the talking - never more so than in "Bare Soundz," the touring show he's bringing first to Tilles Center tonight, then to Staller Center next weekend. Accompanied by fellow tap artists Marshall Davis Jr. and Maurice...Tags: Broadway, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Chuck Green, Music Industry
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Smart collector: Not all flags are created equal
Tribune Media ServicesYour column had a photo of valuable cotton flags with wooden poles. I pulled out three flags with a 1918 date that have the same fabric and wooden poles. Any info? — Lois, Tucson, Ariz. Art with an earlier column showed several early U.S. parade...Tags: Boca Raton, Auction Service
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After a century, Cubs have arrived again
shaun.powell@newsday.comThe Cubs win the World Series? Yeah, right. Fat chance. That'll be the year that panic sweeps Wall Street, Yankee Stadium falls down and a black man becomes president of the United States. Oh, wait. You know, crazy as it sounds, they've got a shot. A...Tags: National League, Brad Pitt, Ted Lilly, Utah Jazz, Mrs. O'Leary
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Magic's Howard has gold-medal standards
Sentinel ColumnistThe question was direct and to the point. No wiggle room. No Obama and McCain talking in circles about universal health care. I approached NBA superstar and Olympic gold medalist Dwight Howard at the Magic's annual media day Monday and asked him...Tags: Periodicals, Awards and Prizes, Kobe Bryant, Patrick Ewing, Jack Nicklaus
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