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| Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. When he was still very young, Michael and his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Michael is the secondest of five children. He has two older brothers, Ronnie and Larry, an older sister named Delores, and a younger sister, Roslyn. Michael's Dad, James, worked at an electric plant, and his mother, Deloris, worked at a bank. The family lived in a two-story house in Wilmington, a quiet town on the Cape Fear River. Michael's parents worked hard to provide a comfortable home for thier family. Michael learned about hard work and the value of money. He didn't get his first bike untill he was 16! Michael faced some rasism growing up. In a dispute over a seat on a school bus, a white girl called him ''nigger'' and spat on him.Michael hit her and was suspended from school. Michael's parents did not blame him. They explained to him that there was rasism in the world but that his job was to rise above it.As a kid, Michael played baseball, basketball, and football.His favorite was baseball. Michael also spent time playing basketball in his backyard on a court his dad had built.Michael played a lot of one-on-one games with his brother Larry, a year older, and taller, and more talented than Michael.Larry always won.That made Michael more determined to become a better player.Michael played three sports as a ninth grader at D.C. Virgo Junior High School, Wilmington.He pitched and played outfield on the baseball team, played quarterback on the football team, and was a guard on the basketball.Michael's first dunk came during a junior varsity game.He was 5' 8'' at the time.He just took off, and the dunk happened so fast that he wasn't sure what he had done.But he sure loved the feeling! |
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| Trivia Challenge Do you really know MJ? Take this week's Michael Jordan Trivia Challenge and find out! .Trivia |
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| Michael and the Wizards have won 8 games in a row. Here's Michael shooting the shot that won that game with 3 seconds left vs. the Knicks. ''Just like the old days.'' |
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| MJ's 51 Points Humble Hornets Michael Jordan set Wizards franchise marks with 24 first-quarter points and 34 in a half. By the time he was finished, he had an MCI Center-record 51 points in a 107-90 rout of Charlotte on Saturday. Hubert Davis finished with 21 points and Jahidi White added 12 points and 12 boards as Washington (15-14) climbed back above .500. |
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| Jordan got 30,000 points Friday night vs. the Bulls. Ninety-eight percent of his 29,985 career points have been scored for Chicago.He now joins Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to reach 30,000. 4/Jan |
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| Suns Done in by Jordan Fifteen days after he drilled a game-winner in Cleveland, Michael Jordan decided it was Phoenix's turn. MJ buried a 14-footer with less than a second remaining, lifting the Wizards to a 97-96 road victory over the Suns on Friday. Richard Hamilton scored 29 points, Jordan had 22 and Tyrone Nesby had 18 points and 10 boards, including a critical putback with 16.2 seconds left. |
| Jordan, East Fall to West Michael Jordan had eight points, four boards and three assists, but the East dropped a 135-120 decision to the Western Conference at the All-Star Game in Philly on Feb. 10. |
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| Heated Exchange Michael Jordan scored a game-high 37 points, including a clutch jumper with under 15 seconds remaining, but Brian Grant's bucket gave the Heat a 97-95 victory over the Wizards on Saturday. Richard Hamilton posted 19 points for Washington, but had his last-second layup rejected by Jim Jackson. Tyronn Lue chipped in with 13 points for the Wizards. More 24/Feb |
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| Michael Jordan's 37 points weren't quite enough for the Wizards. |
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