African-american athletes michael jordan

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is a five-time league MVP, a ten-time scoring champion, a six-time Finals MVP, and a six-time NBA champion. Jordan finished his career with 32, points, his career average points per game is the best in NBA history.

African-american athletes michael jordan

Both the Bulls and the Miami Heat retired his number, marking the first time in sports history that two teams retired a player's jersey in his honor.

Michael Jeffrey  Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Deloris and James R.

Jordan Sr. His mother worked in banking, and his father was an equipment supervisor. Michael was the fourth of five children. Jordan's family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, when Michael Jordan was a toddler to avoid the rough streets of Brooklyn.

As a youngster, Michael immediately became interested in sports.

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However, it was baseball not basketball that was his first love. He would play catch in the yard with his father, who loved baseball. He soon started to play basketball to try and