How many times was Michael Jordan in the Olympics?<\/p>\n
How tall is Michael Jordan?<\/p>\n
During his playing career, Michael Jordan stood 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters) tall.<\/p>\n
What is Michael Jordan\u2019s nickname?<\/p>\n
Michael Jordan earned the\u00a0nickname\u00a0\u201cAir Jordan\u201d because of his extraordinary leaping ability and acrobatic maneuvers. His nickname is also the name of his widely popular Nike<\/a>\u00a0Air Jordan basketball shoes, a milestone in the history of sneakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n What sports teams has Michael Jordan owned?<\/p>\n Michael Jordan had an ownership stake in the NBA<\/a>\u2019s Washington Wizards<\/a> from 2000 until 2001, when he relinquished that stake to play for the Wizards. In 2006 he purchased a share of the team now known as the Charlotte Hornets<\/a> and became its general manager, and from 2010 to 2023 he owned a majority interest in the team. Jordan became a co-owner of a NASCAR<\/a> Cup team in 2020.<\/p>\n Michael Jordan (born February 17, 1963, Brooklyn<\/a>, New York<\/a>, U.S.) is a former collegiate<\/a> and professional basketball<\/a> player widely considered to be one of the greatest all-around players<\/a> in the history of the game. Jordan\u2019s unmatched athleticism and competitive drive revolutionized the sport while winning six NBA<\/a> championships with the Chicago Bulls<\/a> (1991\u201393, 1996\u201398).<\/p>\n (Read James Naismith\u2019s 1929 Britannica essay on his invention of basketball.)<\/a><\/p>\n Education and Olympics <\/p>\n Jordan grew up in Wilmington<\/a>, North Carolina<\/a>, and entered the University of North Carolina<\/a> at Chapel Hill<\/a> in 1981. As a freshman, he made the winning basket against Georgetown in the 1982 national championship game. Jordan was named College Player of the Year in both his sophomore and junior years, leaving North Carolina after his junior year. He led the U.S. basketball team to Olympic gold medals in 1984 in Los Angeles<\/a> and in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain<\/a>. The players who competed in the latter Games became known as the Dream Team<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Britannica Quiz<\/p>\n Great Moments in Sports Quiz<\/p>\n <\/a> NBA: Chicago Bulls <\/p>\n In 1984 Jordan, a guard standing 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters), was drafted by the Chicago Bulls. He quickly became known as an exceptionally talented shooter and passer and a tenacious<\/a> defender. In his first season (1984\u201385), he led the league in scoring and was named Rookie of the Year; after missing most of the following season with a broken foot, he returned to lead the NBA in scoring for seven consecutive seasons, averaging about 33 points per game. He was only the second player (after Wilt Chamberlain<\/a>) to score 3,000 points in a single season (1986\u201387). Jordan was named the NBA\u2019s Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) and was also named Defensive Player of the Year in 1988.<\/p>\n In October 1993, after leading the Bulls to their third consecutive championship, Jordan retired briefly and pursued a career in professional baseball<\/a>. He returned to basketball in March 1995. In the 1995\u201396 season Jordan led the Bulls to a 72\u201310 regular season record, the best in the history of the NBA (broken in 2015\u201316 by the Golden State Warriors<\/a>). From 1996 to 1998 the Jordan-led Bulls again won three championships in a row, and each time Jordan was named MVP of the NBA finals. After the 1997\u201398 season Jordan retired again.<\/p>\n Points per game: 30.1<\/p>\n Total points: 32,292<\/p>\n Steals per game: 2.3<\/p>\n Total steals: 2,514<\/p>\n Total games: 1,072<\/p>\n During this time Jordan earned the nickname<\/a> \u201cAir Jordan\u201d because of his extraordinary leaping ability and acrobatic maneuvers, and his popularity reached heights few athletes (or celebrities of any sort) have known. He accumulated<\/a> millions of dollars from endorsements, most notably for his Nike<\/a> Air Jordan basketball shoes.<\/p>\n (Read about Jordan\u2019s role in the rise of sneaker culture.)<\/a><\/p>\n The Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats (Hornets) <\/p>\n Jordan remained close to the sport, buying a share of the Washington Wizards<\/a> in January 2000. He was also appointed president of basketball operations for the club. However, managing rosters and salary caps was not enough for Jordan, and in September 2001 he renounced his ownership and management positions with the Wizards in order to be a player on the team. His second return to the NBA was greeted with enthusiasm by the league, which had suffered declining attendance and television ratings since his 1998 retirement. After the 2002\u201303 season, Jordan announced his final retirement. He ended his career with 32,292 total points and a 30.1-points-per-game average, which was the best in league history at that time, as well as 2,514 steals, then the second most ever.<\/p>\n In 2006 Jordan became minority owner and general manager of the NBA\u2019s Charlotte Bobcats<\/a> (now known as the Charlotte Hornets). He bought a controlling interest in the team in 2010 and became the first former NBA player to become a majority owner of one of the league\u2019s franchises. Jordan sold his share in 2023.<\/p>\n Other activities Space Jam<\/a>(From left to right): Bill Murray, Bugs Bunny, and Michael Jordan on a lobby card for Space Jam (1996).(more)<\/p>\n Jordan made a successful film, Space Jam<\/a> (1996), in which he starred with animated characters Bugs Bunny<\/a> and Daffy Duck<\/a>. In 1996 the NBA named him one of the 50 greatest players of all time, and in 2009 he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom<\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica<\/a>This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Quick Facts In full: Michael Jeffrey Jordan (Show\u00a0more) Byname:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3771],"tags":[1297,7,4922,920,919,329,3824,4921,4920,935,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-272172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bulls","8":"tag-article","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-britannica","11":"tag-bulls","12":"tag-chicago","13":"tag-chicago-bulls","14":"tag-chicagobulls","15":"tag-encyclopeadia","16":"tag-encyclopedia","17":"tag-michael-jordan","18":"tag-nba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115165570265722226","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Serena](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Serena-Williams-womens-single-trophy-Australian-Open-Januray-28-2017.jpg\")
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