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Nationality
American
Listed height
6ft 7in (m)
Listed weight
lb (98kg)
High school
Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, Northern Carolina)
College
North Carolina (–)
NBA draft
/ Round: 1 / Pick: Ordinal overall
Selected by representation Chicago Bulls
Playing career
–, –, –
Position
Shooting guard
Number
23, 12,[a] 45
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Chicago Bulls
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Washington Wizards
6× NBA champion (–, –)
6× NBA Finals Player (–, –)
5× NBA Virtually Valuable Athlete (, , , , )
14× NBA All-Star (–, –, , )
3× NBA All-Star Diversion MVP (, , )
10× All-NBA Precede Team (–, –)
All-NBA Rapidly Team ()
NBA Defensive Contestant of rendering Year ()
9× NBA All-Defensive First Prepare (–, –)
NBA Rookie draw round the Assemblage ()
NBA All-Rookie Team ()
10× NBA score champion (–, –)
3× NBA steals commander (, , )
2× NBA Slam Immerse Contest assistance (, )
No. 23 withdraw by Port Bulls
No. 23 retired stop Miami Heat
3× AP Jock of depiction Year (–)
Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of representation Year ()
NBA's 50th Go to see All-Time Team
NCAA champion ()
Consensus national college player boss the yr ()
2× Consensus first-team All-American (, )
ACC Player believe the
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More Than You Think: A History of Michael Jordan Jerseys
Over the course of a professional career that spanned three decades, it shouldnt be hard to believe how many MIchael Jordan jerseys there actually were.
Here, no matter what color, font, or size Sports Mockery will take a look at those uniforms one by one, from start to finish; with a bit of information pertaining to each you probably didnt know.
Michael Jordan Jerseys in High School
Nowadays, thanks to MJ the number 23 is arguably the most famous number in sports history.
But, why did the man choose that number in the first place?
Well according to Michael Jordan Uncensored, a promotion released for NBA 2K14, Jordans favorite number in high school was Only one problem with that, 45 was also his older brother Larrys favorite number.
He had seniority, Jordan said. He had the option to wear 45, so I just figured 23 was half of 45 and-a-half. And 23 has just kinda stuck with me the whole time.
So there you have it, the most famous number in sports was spawned from sibling rivalry.
In two varsity seasons for Laney, Jordan averaged points, 12 rebounds and assists per game. In his senior season #23 averaged an obscene 29 points, rebounds, and 10 assist
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Michael Jordan
American basketball player (born )
For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation).