
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Hornets. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
After a standout career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' National Championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record, at the time, 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009 and was inducted on September 11, 2009.
Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam as himself. He is the majority owner and head of basketball operations for the NBA's Charlotte Hornets; he recently won a bidding war to buy controlling interest in the team from founding owner Robert L. Johnson.
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The Magical Seven
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Air
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The Legend of the 81-Point Game
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2023

Say Hey, Willie Mays!
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2022

The Redeem Team
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2022

Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul
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2022

El otro Rey de Chicago
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2022

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
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2021

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!
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2020

Meeting Michael
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2020

In Search of Greatness
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The Dream Team
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2012

The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays
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2003

Ultimate Jordan
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2001

Michael Jordan to the Max
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2000

Chicago Bulls 1996-97 NBA Championship Season
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Space Jam
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1996
Untitled Michael Jordan / Washington Wizards Documentary

The Making of Trump
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2015

The '84 Draft
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
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2003

Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies
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2003

Michael Jordan: His Airness
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1999

Unforgettabulls: The 6th NBA Championship Season of the Chicago Bulls
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1998

He Got Game
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1998

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
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1998

The Official 1996 NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls Unstop-A-Bulls
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Michael Jordan: Above and Beyond
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1996

Dangerous: The Short Films
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1993
The Official 1993 NBA World Championship Video - Three-Peat
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NBA Dream Team
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1993

Michael Jordan: Air Time
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1993

Three-Peat - The Chicago Bulls' Historic Third Championship
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Untouchabulls - The Chicago Bulls' Second Championship Season
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Learning to Fly: The World Champion Chicago Bulls Rise to Glory
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1991

Michael Jordan's Playground
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1990

All New Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
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1990

Great Sports Moments of the 80's
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1989

Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me
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1989

Informe+. Cuando Jordan jugo en la ACB

We Beat the Dream Team
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They Call Me Magic
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Luc Longley: One Giant Leap
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Legends of The Court
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Game 6: The Movie
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2020

The Last Dance
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2020

David Blaine: The Magic Way
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2020

A Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant
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Rodman: For Better or Worse
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Shut Up and Dribble
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Basketball: A Love Story
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2018

Explained
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2018

Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
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2018

Dean Smith
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Kobe Bryant's Muse
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Bad Boys
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NB90s
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NB80s
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The Wayman Tisdale Story
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2011

Jordan Rides the Bus
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Dare To Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
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2007

Basketball Man
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2007

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Carlos Manuel Baldomir
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2006

Tiger
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My Wife and Kids
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2001

Teen Choice Awards
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1999

Chicago Bulls. Cinco campeonatos de la NBA
1998

The Journey of the African-American Athlete
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1996

Below the Rim
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Blink
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1993

Pyrates
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1991
Michael Jordan & Co
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1988
Michael Jordan
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NBA Dynasty Series - Chicago Bulls

ProStars
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1991

Late Night with David Letterman
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1982

NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
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1976

Saturday Night Live
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1975

Today
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