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Dedication
to Family
In 1995,
he made a surprise return to basketball right before the
playoffs but unfortunately, the Bulls didn't win the
Championship. In 1996, he led the Bulls to their best regular
season record and the fourth Championship title in six years.
He also took a shot at the silver screen, where he starred
alongside Bugs Bunny in the animated comedy Space Jam.
Jordan
decided to retire after winning his last Championship in 1999,
mainly due to his decision to dedicate his life to his wife
Juanita, and their three children, Jeffrey, Marcus and
Jasmine.
After
partly returning to the game as president of basketball
operations with the Washington Wizards (he owned a stake in
the team), He announced his return to the NBA, this time, as a
Wizard. He might be back, but in 2002 he suffered a knee
injury that kept him on the sidelines for the rest of the
season, and experienced stormy wedded bliss when wife Juanita
announced her desire to file for divorce (the couple are now
still happily married).
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Most
Exclusive Dunker
Worthy
and Perkins as a freshman at UNC. He was named ACC Rookie of
the Year in 1982. He was the 3rd pick in the draft after
declaring early eligibility, with Coach Dean Smith's
blessing, after his junior season. The Portland Trailblazers
will always be associated with one of the biggest blunders
in basketball history by passing on him and taking Sam
"I can't play my legs are made out of tissue
paper" Bowie. he started for the eastern all-stars as a
Rookie and was named to the All-NBA Second Team as well as
the All-Rookie First Team and Rookie of the Year.
He is married, and he and his wife Juanita have 3 kids,
named Jasmine, Jeffrey and Marcus. He has been on two
Olympic Gold Medal teams. Once as a college player in 1984
and the second time on Dream Team I in 1992. Air Jordan, is
one of the two most explosive dunkers of all-time, the other
being Dr. J. He has won the Slam Dunk Contest Twice (1987
and 1988, competing previously in 1985), then basically
retired from the competition. He dons a brand new pair of
Air Jordans for each game, usually donating the pair after
the game.
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