MICHAEL
JORDAN

Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on 17. February 1963 in Coumberland
County in Brooklin, New York.
When
his father become a mechanic, his family moved to Wilmington, North
Carolina. After school, he enrolled into University named Laney in
North Carolina.
In
1982 Michael played his first basketball game for his college team. On
29 March, 1982 he played his first final game in NCAA (National
Collegiate Athletic Association) between North Carolina and Georgetown.
Michael gave final points in the last 15 seconds and
in the end
North Carolina won for one point.
In
1983-1984 season, Michael Jordan became the best college player of the
year.
In
1984 he played in the USA basketball team, who won a gold medal in the
Olympic games.
One
year later Michael left college to play with the Chicago Bulls in NBA
(National Basketball Association) league. When he came to Chicago, he
was 189 cm tall and he had 85 kilos. He finished his first season in
NBA as one of the bests scorers in the league and he became
»rookie of the year«.

In seasons from 1987 to 1993 he was the best scorer of the league.
In
seasons 1988, 1991 and 1992 he won three titles of MVP (Most Valuable
Player).
Jordan won his first NBA cup in 1991, and then he won again with
Chicago Bulls in 1992 and 1993.
In
the 1993-1994 season Jordan retired and he came back in 1995. He again
played for Chicago Bulls. One year later, in May, he became MVP and
Chicago Bulls again won NBA league. That happened in the 1997 season
too.
In
1998 Jordan played his last final game between Chicago Bulls and Utah
Jazz. Michael gave 45 points and Chicago won his last NBA cup. After
this game he retired and he finished his career as one of the best
players in NBA history.
Matic Brank,
9.B
