Michael Jordan

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NBA Hall of Famer basketball player businessman human professional athlete

Michael Jordan is a legendary American basketball player widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport.

Aliases (2)

Air Jordan ×1
Michael Jeffrey Jordan ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NBA Hall of Famer → basketball player → businessman → human → professional athlete →
collegeAttended	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill →
collegeTeam	North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1963-02-17 →
draftedBy	Chicago Bulls →
draftLeague	NBA →
draftPickNumber	3 →
draftRound	1 →
draftYear	1984 →
endorsedBrand	Gatorade → Hanes → Nike →
familyName	Jordan →
fullName	Michael Jeffrey Jordan →
givenName	Michael →
hallOfFameInduction	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	2009 →
height	1.98 m →
isConsideredOneOfTheGreatestIn	basketball →
jerseyNumber	23 → 45 →
majorityOwnerFrom	Charlotte Hornets, 2010 →
memberOf	1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team →
NBAAllDefensiveFirstTeamSelections	9 →
NBAAllStarMVPawards	3 →
NBAAllStarSelections	14 →
NBAChampionshipsWon	6 →
NBADefensivePlayerOfTheYearAwards	1 →
NBAFinalsMVPawards	6 →
NBARegularSeasonMVPawards	5 →
NBARookieOfTheYearAwards	1 →
NBAScoringTitles	10 →
nickname	Air Jordan → His Airness → MJ →
notableAchievement	hit game-winning shot in 1982 NCAA Championship → led Chicago Bulls to two three-peats (1991–1993, 1996–1998) →
OlympicGoldMedal	1984 Summer Olympics → 1992 Summer Olympics →
ownerOf	Charlotte Hornets →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York, United States →
playedForTeam	Chicago Bulls → Washington Wizards →
positionPlayed	shooting guard → small forward →
retiredJerseyNumberBy	Chicago Bulls → Miami Heat →
retirement	final retirement in 2003 → first retirement in 1993 → second retirement in 1999 →
signatureShoeLine	Air Jordan →
sport	basketball →
spouse	Juanita Vanoy → Yvette Prieto →
starredInFilm	Space Jam →
subjectOfDocumentary	The Last Dance →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1987–88 NBA season → Chicago Bulls → United States men's national basketball team →	notablePlayer
Naismith College Player of the Year → Oscar Robertson Trophy → Sportsman of the Year award →	notableRecipient
1987–88 NBA season → 1995–96 NBA season →	allStarGameMVP
Bill Cartwright → Dennis Rodman →	playedWith
Horace Grant → Luc Longley →	teammateOf
Jordan →	associatedWithAthlete
1995–96 NBA season →	BullsStarPlayer
Chuck Daly →	coachedNotablePlayers
Phil Jackson →	coachedStarPlayers
John Schulman →	coAuthorWith
James Worthy →	collegeTeammateOf
1987–88 NBA season →	defensivePlayerOfTheYear
1995–96 NBA season →	finalsMVP
Charlotte Hornets →	formerMajorityOwner
Charlotte Hornets →	formerOwner
Michael Jordan ("Michael Jeffrey Jordan") →	fullName
Jordan →	hasEndorser
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill →	hasNotableAlumni
Jerry Reinsdorf →	hasNotableAssociation
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award →	hasRecipient
Jordan →	inspiredBy
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award →	mostAwardsHolder
1995–96 NBA season →	MVP
Jordan →	namedAfter
Michael Jordan ("Air Jordan") →	nickname
Birmingham Barons →	notableAlumnus
NBA All-Defensive Team →	notableMultipleTimeSelection
All-NBA First Team →	notableMultipleTimeSelections
NBA Most Valuable Player Award →	notableMultipleWinners
Scottie Pippen →	notableTeammate
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award →	notableWinner
LeBron James →	oftenComparedTo
Air (2023 film) →	portrays
Michael Rogers →	sharesGivenNameWith
1987–88 NBA season →	topScorer
NBA Most Valuable Player Award →	trophyRenamedAfter