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Assists *,&(( (*.( apg) .tats at /asketball":eference.com /asketball 6all of Fame as player Medals,hideMenEs /asketball 5ompetitor for the Dnited .tates Flympic @ames @old +14) 3os Angeles MenEs basketball @old +11$ /arcelona MenEs basketball FG/A Americas 5hampionship @old +11$ !ortland MenEs basketball !an American @ames @old +14( 5aracas MenEs basketball Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February +0, +1&(), also kno n by his initials, MJ,,+- is an American former professional basketball player, entrepreneur, and current ma#ority o ner and chairman of the 5harlotte /obcats. 6is biography on the 'ational /asketball Association ('/A) ebsite states, "/y acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.",$- Jordan as one of the most effecti<ely marketed athletes of his generation and as considered instrumental in populari=ing the '/A around the orld in the +14%s and +11%s.,(After a three"season career at the Dni<ersity of 'orth 5arolina at 5hapel 6ill, here he as a member of the Aar 6eelsE national championship team in +14$, Jordan #oined the '/AEs 5hicago /ulls in +14). 6e Huickly emerged as a league star, entertaining cro ds ith his prolific scoring. 6is leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free thro line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "6is Airness". 6e also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensi<e players in basketball.,)- Gn +11+, he on his first '/A championship ith the /ulls, and follo ed that achie<ement ith titles in +11$ and +11(, securing a "three"peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the beginning of the +11(81) '/A season to pursue a career in baseball, he re#oined the /ulls in +11* and led them to three additional championships in +11&, +110, and +114, as ell as an '/A" record 0$ regular"season ins in the +11*81& '/A season. Jordan retired for a second time in +111, but returned for t o more '/A seasons from $%%+ to $%%( as a member of the Washington Wi=ards. JordanEs indi<idual accolades and accomplishments include fi<e Most ?aluable !layer (M?!) A ards, ten All"'/A First Aeam designations, nine All"Befensi<e First Aeam honors, fourteen '/A All".tar @ame appearances, three All".tar @ame M?! A ards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, siC '/A Finals M?! A ards, and the +144 '/A Befensi<e !layer of the 2ear A ard. Among his numerous accomplishments, Jordan holds the '/A records for highest career regular season scoring a<erage ((%.+$ points per game) and highest career playoff scoring a<erage (((.)* points per game). Gn +111, he as named the greatest 'orth American athlete of the $%th century by 7.!', and as second to /abe :uth on the Associated !ressEs list of athletes of the century. 6e is a t o"time inductee into the /asketball 6all of Fame 8 in $%%1 for his indi<idual career, and in $%+% as a member of the +11$ Dnited .tates menEs Flympic basketball team ("Ahe Bream Aeam"). Jordan is also kno n for his product endorsements. 6e fueled the success of 'ikeEs Air Jordan sneakers, hich ere introduced in +14* and remain popular today.,*- Jordan also starred in the +11& feature film .pace Jam as himself. 6e is the ma#ority o ner and head of basketball operations for the '/AEs 5harlotte /obcats, ha<ing on a bidding ar to buy controlling interest in the team from founding o ner :obert 3. Johnson.