Twenty-four seconds left on the shot clock. Fans in the Utah Jazz's Arena (the Delta Center) sitting on the edge of their seats while Michael Jordan dribbles the ball down the floor; he does a killer crossover on Bryan Russell of the Utah Jazz. Michael pulls up for the game winning shot and sinks it with 5.2 seconds left in the game. The Chicago Bulls won the championship. Michael has done that a lot during his NBA career, and there is a lot to know about him: his hard work to make it to the NBA, his greatest achievements, and his retirement from the NBA. Michael Jordan is considered the best basketball player that ever played in the NBA.
Michael Jordan was a young boy who liked playing sports, he mostly focused on playing basketball. James is Michael's dad, he played professional basketball, which influenced Michael to play baseball. Basketball wasn't the only sport Michael played, he also played football in high school. Michael was a quarterback until he got hurt and Delores is Michael's mom told
Michael to stop playing football. That's when Michael became interested in basketball. Michael played basketball at Laney High School. After he was finished with high school, Michael went to North Carolina college and played for the basketball team. He won a national championship there when Michael made the game winning shot. When Jordan entered the NBA he won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest twice and played for the Dream Team. Spain's coach stated in the book Sports Great Michael Jordan Revised Edition that Michael "Is a rubber man. He's not human" (Aaseng 26).
Jordan had a lot of great achievements. Michael achieved five NBA MVP awards, led the league in scoring ten times, won an NCAA championship with the Tar Heels, was selected by the Chicago Bulls, won six NBA championships, and won two gold medals at the Olympics. Michael achieved all that by working hard.
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