Michael Jordan
American basketball player
Also known as: Air Jordan, MJ, Michael Jeffrey Jordan
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Michael Jordan (born February 17, 1963, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is a former collegiate and professional basketball player widely considered to be one of the greatest all-around players in the history of the game. Jordan’s unmatched athleticism and competitive drive revolutionized the sport while winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls (1991–93, 1996–98). (Read James Naismith’s 1929 Britannica essay on his invention of basketball.) Jordan grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, and entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. As a freshman, he made the winning basket against Georgetown in the 1982 national championship game. ...(100 of 663 words)