Michael Jordan Legendary Career Highlights
Michael Jordan was acclaimed the greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan has been really big name in the sport as he has been known for his “fundamental soundness, grace, speed, power, artistry, improvisational ability and an unquenchable competitive desire.”
MJ was surrounded by numbers of awards, trophies, and recognitions. These include,
- 14-time NBA All-Star
- 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Five-time NBA MVP
- Hall of Fame inductee at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009
- Nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Retired with the NBA’s highest scoring average of 30.1ppg
- Rookie of the Year;
- Six-time NBA champion
- Six-time NBA Finals MVP
- Ten scoring titles
- Ten-time All-NBA First Team
- Three-time NBA All-Star MVP
Jordan has been known for his athleticism, acrobatic drives, emphatic dunks, and breath-taking game winner clutch shots. He also made signature moves like his free-throw dunk that gave him dunk contest titles. That signature move was then placed on his signature shoe line, the “Air Jordan” shoes that up until now, people are flocking just to get one.
Michael Jordan was even called as “His Airness” because he seems to “float” on air while doing his moves.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on to Delores and James Jordan on February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. The Chicago Bulls drafted Jordan in 1984 in the third pick of the first round of the NBA Draft.
After that, Jordan’s colorful and successful career has really created a great impact in the NBA and in basketball itself.
Here are some of the highlights in the career of Michael Jordan.
Among the heirs of MJ are the most debated in the Internet and social media, LeBron James and Stephen Curry.
LeBron James game highlights.
Stephen Curry game highlights.
These two players have shown great individual performances and their fans are even comparing them to Michael Jordan. But, stat-wise, Jordan still dominates both James and Curry over-all.
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