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Jordan is an exceptional athlete, who
possesses the exceptional combination of refinement, supremacy,
proficiency and managing ability. Even though he did not play
from 1998-99 to 2000-01, he remained
the most identifiable athlete. He showed his propensity to play the
game even after signing as an executive with the Washington Wizards
in 2000. He signed a two-year contract with the Wizards on
25th September 2001. He is considered as one of the
preeminent player in the history of pro basketball. In the mid of
his super stardom he added an air of mystery by declaring his
withdrawal from the pro basketball preceding the 1993-94 season.
After spending one season in the minor league baseball and
delivering not so good records, he wrote another incredible episode
by re-signing the Chicago Bulls late in the 1994-95 season. By the
end of the 1997-98 season, he led the Bulls to their sixth NBA
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Jordan attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina.
There he was not allowed to play basketball as a sophomore. As a
freshman he played for an NCAA Championship team and hit the
game-winning shot in the title game. The Sporting News named him
College Player of the Year in both 1983 and 1984. He also became the
recipient of Naismith and Wooden Awards in 1984. Promptly after his
junior year, he became the Chicago Bulls third overall pick of the
1994 NBA Draft. In his first season regular playoffs with the Bulls,
he averaged 28.2 points per game and earned the NBA Rookie of the
Year Award. In his second season with the Bulls due to an injured
foot, he remained inactive in 64 games. But he came back late in the
year and marked an NBA playoff-record with 63 points in a
first-round game against the Boston Celtics. In the 1986-87 season
playoffs he averaged 37.1 points in the first of seven successive
seasons in which he led the league in scoring. Jordan earned three
league MVP Awards, an NBA Defensive Player of the Year selection, a
pair of NBA slam-dunk championship titles, seven berths on the
All-NBA First Team and six selections to the NBA All-Defensive First
Team preceding his retirement from pro basketball in 1993.
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Jordan attended Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina.
There he was not allowed to play basketball as a sophomore. As a
freshman he played for an NCAA Championship team and hit the
game-winning shot in the title game. The Sporting News named him
College Player of the Year in both 1983 and 1984. He also became the
recipient of Naismith and Wooden Awards in 1984. Promptly after his
junior year, he became the Chicago Bulls third overall pick of the
1994 NBA Draft. In his first season regular playoffs with the Bulls,
he averaged 28.2 points per game and earned the NBA Rookie of the
Year Award. In his second season with the Bulls due to an injured
foot, he remained inactive in 64 games. But he came back late in the
year and marked an NBA playoff-record with 63 points in a
first-round game against the Boston Celtics. In the 1986-87 season
playoffs he averaged 37.1 points in the first of seven successive
seasons in which he led the league in scoring. Jordan earned three
league MVP Awards, an NBA Defensive Player of the Year selection, a
pair of NBA slam-dunk championship titles, seven berths on the
All-NBA First Team and six selections to the NBA All-Defensive First
Team preceding his retirement from pro basketball in 1993.
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Jordan was not only an efficient scorer but also an efficient
pacemaker and a winner. He headed Chicago Bulls in three
back-to-back NBA Championships. In the 1985-86 postseason playoffs,
his scores were even more stunning. He recorded 43.7 points per
game. By the time he left basketball temporarily in 1993, he had to
his credit playoff average of 34.7 points per game. This was the
best in NBA history. He spent his one year of sabbatical retirement
playing minor league baseball for the Class AA Birmingham Barons,
affiliates of the Chicago White Sox organization. There he realized
that he was not a perfect cutout for the baseball, L Late in the
1994-95 NBA season he came out of retirement and joined the Bulls.
He averaged 26.9 points in 17 regular-season games. In the 1995-96
season, he led the Bulls in the World Championship with 30.4 points
per game. This was indeed the most extraordinary season ever posted
by any club. To add to this more Jordan captured the MVP awards for
the regular season, All-Star Game and Finals. |
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