MICHAEL

JORDAN
THE GROUP MEMBERS ARE:
VALENTINA GOMES
SEBASTIN DAZ
PAULA CARDOZO
XIOMARA RAMREZ
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17,
1963), also known by his initials, MJ,[3] is an
American retired
professional basketball player, businessman
, and principal owner and chairman of
the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15
seasons in the National Basketball
Association (NBA) for the Chicago
Bulls and Washington Wizards. His
biography on the NBA website states: "By
acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest
basketball player of all time."[4] Jordan was
one of the most effectively marketed
athletes of his generation and was
considered instrumental in popularizing the
NBA around the world in the 1980s and
1990s.
Early years

Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, to

Deloris (ne Peoples), who worked in banking,
and James R. Jordan, Sr., an equipment
supervisor. His family moved to Wilmington,
North Carolina, when he was a toddler.[8]
Jordan is the fourth of five children. He has two
older brothers, Larry Jordan and James R.
Jordan, Jr., one older sister, Deloris, and a
younger sister, Roslyn. Jordan's brother James
retired in 2006 as the Command Sergeant
Major of the 35th Signal Brigade of the XVIII
Airborne Corps in the U.S. Army.[9]
 High school career

Jordan attended Emsley A. Laney High School in

Wilmington, where he highlighted his athletic
career by playing basketball, baseball,
and football. He tried out for the varsity basketball
team during his sophomore year, but at 5'11"
(1.80 m), he was deemed too short to play at that
level. His taller friend, Harvest Leroy Smith, was
the only sophomore to make the team.[10]
Motivated to prove his worth, Jordan became the
star of Laney's junior varsity squad, and tallied
several 40-point games.[10] The following summer,
he grew four inches (10 cm)[4] and trained
rigorously. Upon earning a spot on the varsity
roster, Jordan averaged about 20 points per
game over his final two seasons of high school
play.[11][12] As a senior, he was selected to
the McDonald's All-American Team[13] after
averaging a triple-double: 29.2 points,
11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists.[14]
 Professional career

Early NBA years (19841987)

During his rookie season in the NBA, Jordan averaged
28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting.[17] He quickly became a fan
favorite even in opposing arenas,[23][24][25] and appeared
on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the heading "A Star
Is Born" just over a month into his professional
career.[26][27] Jordan was also voted in as an All-
Star starter by the fans in his rookie
season.[4] Controversy arose before the All-Star game
when word surfaced that several veteran playersled
by Isiah Thomaswere upset by the amount of attention
Jordan was receiving.[4] This led to a so-called "freeze-
out" on Jordan, where players refused to pass the ball to
him throughout the game.[4] The controversy left Jordan
relatively unaffected when he returned to regular season
play, and he would go on to be voted Rookie of the
Year.[28] The Bulls finished the season 3844[29] and lost to
the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the first round of
the playoffs.[28]