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Michael Jordan

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Michael Jordan is an American basketball player.

Category
Athletes
Nationality
United States
Born
1963-02-17
Wikidata
Q41421
Occupations basketball playerbaseball playerspokesmanentrepreneurautobiographerathlete
Aliases Michael Jordan

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Michael Jordan is an American basketball player.

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Won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.

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His NBA career spanned 1984 to 2003, with periods of retirement and return to the game.

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Michael Jordan: 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement speech ↗ Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame · 2009 · English · Video Link checked 2026-10-23

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