Michael Jordan career: How many NBA championships and MVP awards did Chicago Bulls hero win?
Basketball fan or not, you've heard of Michael Jordan.
Basketball fan or not, you’re probably watching the MJ documentary ‘The Last Dance’ during lockdown.
He’s the greatest player of all-time, an icon of sport and a trailblazer for what it means to be a modern day superstar.
During his career, Jordan won the NBA championship six times and was the league's Most Valuable Player in five seasons.
His incredible career, and the highs and lows that went with it, have been put together in a brilliant ten-part Netflix doc which is keeping sport fans hooked during the coronavirus pandemic.
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It tells the story of how MJ forged his technique and went on to become the best, taking in the difficulties he faced, his team-mates, bosses and family and the controversies his fame brought.
Jordan has become arguably the most well-known sportsman the world as ever known but incredibly, his sensational career got off to the worst possible start as he was cut from his high school team in his sophomore year.
Motivated by his ‘failure’, the New York-native broke into the team a year later and was recruited by a cluster of the biggest basketball colleges in the country, eventually opting for the University of North Carolina.
Michael Jordan: Tale of the Tape
Full name: Michael Jeffrey Jordan
Born: 17/2/1963
High school: Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina)
College: University of North Carolina
Drafted: Chicago Bulls (1984)
Transactions: Signed for Washington Wizards (25/9/2001)
Height: 6ft 6ins
Weight: 216 lbs, 98kg
He helped UNC win the NCAA Championship in 1982, hitting the game-winning shot and was then drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1984.
MJ was drafted only third as legend Hakeem Olajuwon went first and forgotten man Sam Bowie bizarrely selected at second.
Now even more driven to prove everyone he was the best, Jordan quickly settled into life in the NBA and left jaws on the floor with his outrageous play.
A stunning athlete, incredible dunker, regular game-winner and mouthy trash-talker, he went on to win it all.
In addition to the honours won, he was named Finals MVP six times and was an All-Star on 14 occasions, collecting a trio of All-Star MVP gongs.
Not only was he a great attacking force (he was the NBA’s top scorer ten times), he was also brilliant at the other end of the court, collecting several defensive awards, including Defensive Player of the Year in 1988.
He also led the league in steals in three seasons, is a two-time Slam Dunk Contest champion and has two Olympic Gold medals.