Michael Jordan Turns 50: Is He the Greatest Basketball Player of All Time?
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2013/02/17 20:56:44
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Michael Jordan has officially turned 50 years old. Jordan is a Basketball Hall of Famer and widely considered one of, if not the greatest basketball basketball player of all time. Jordan is definitely the most famous and successful NBA player in business/entrepreneurship other than Magic Johnson, founding the legendary Air Jordan sneaker and sports apparel franchise with Nike.
Jordan took the NBA to a whole nother level in his heyday--even more so than his famous and legendary predecessors Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. He led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA Championships in the 1990s and had he not taken a brief retirement, the team might have won eight rings that decade. When some try to debate who the greatest player of all time is, many simply point to Jordan's team accolades and the ones he earned individually.
Those individual accolades include six-time NBA Finals MVP, five-time NBA regular season MVP, 14-time All Star, 10-time scoring champion, Rookie of The Year (1985), and Defensive Player of The Year (1988). Jordan also won an NCAA Championship with his beloved University of North Carolina Tar Heels, as well as two Olympic Gold Medals--one as a college player and another as part of the world-famous pro Dream Team.
Jordan took the NBA to a whole nother level in his heyday--even more so than his famous and legendary predecessors Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. He led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA Championships in the 1990s and had he not taken a brief retirement, the team might have won eight rings that decade. When some try to debate who the greatest player of all time is, many simply point to Jordan's team accolades and the ones he earned individually.
Those individual accolades include six-time NBA Finals MVP, five-time NBA regular season MVP, 14-time All Star, 10-time scoring champion, Rookie of The Year (1985), and Defensive Player of The Year (1988). Jordan also won an NCAA Championship with his beloved University of North Carolina Tar Heels, as well as two Olympic Gold Medals--one as a college player and another as part of the world-famous pro Dream Team.
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Top Opinion
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karen.wells.3388 2013/02/17 20:59:54
If you don't know who that is, don't talk about basketball. Jordan is a legend, though. Just not number 1.
necessarily stand alone as the greatest. He must share the spotlight
with many other legendary basketball players.
Just give it some time, Lebron James will be at his level someday and surpass it as well.
I know we're never supposed to say never, but NEVER.
Wilt Chamberlain
Magic Johnson
Shaq
Bill Walton
Kobe Bryant
Edit: Forgot Larry Bird
Michael is also a good person off the court, which some of the above can't claim.
Can you tell I'm a Laker's fan?
Honestly, in the past decade or so, I've been more interested in college basketball. Our local college has put out stars like Michael Cooper, Luc Longley, DAnny Granger and Kenny Thomas. Fun to see them up close and personal at The Pit before they go pro. (Cooper and Longley were many years ago, but you know what I mean. LOL)
Look out for Lebron though.
No doubt