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- Full name is Michael Jeffrey Jordan
- Jordan was born on February 17, 1963
- His first team was Chicago Bulls
- Left basketball for baseball in 1993-95
- Named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN
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Michael Jordan is a world renowned American professional basketball player and businessman. He has been the most popular basketball player. He was instrumental in popularizing the National Basketball Association in the 1980s and the 1990s. He got the nicknames ‘Air Jordan’ or ‘His Airness’ on account of his extraordinary leaping ability, shown in performing slam dunks from the free throw line. He also acquired the reputation of being one of the best defensive players in basketball. He won the first NBA championship fro Chicago Bulls in 1991. He repeated it in the next two years completing a ‘three-peat.’ He led Chicago bulls to a record 72 regular-season wins in 1995-96. Retired in 1999 but returned for two... Read moreRecommended content
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