Michael Jordan: Difference between revisions

'''Michael Jeffrey Jordan''' was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], the third son of James and Delores Jordan, who moved the family to [[Wilmington, North Carolina]] when Michael was young. Jordan has two older brothers, one older sister, and one younger sister, and was the only one of his siblings who did not hold a steady job as a teenager. Jordan was a poor student through his years at Emsley A. Laney High School, and received several suspensions. But he evolved into a A+ student and a three-sport star in [[American football|football]] (at [[quarterback]]), [[baseball]], and basketball. <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:jordannc.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Jordan Playing at North Carolina {{speedy-image-c|[[July 19]], [[2006]]}}]] -->He was cut from the varsity basketball team during his sophomore year because at 5 ft 9 in (1.75&nbsp;m) he was deemed underdeveloped, but over the summer he grew four inches (10&nbsp;cm) and practiced even harder. Over his next two seasons, he averaged 25 points per game. He began focusing on basketball, practicing every morning before school with his high school varsity coach. In his senior season at Laney High, Jordan became the only high-school player to average a triple-double: 29.2 points, 11.6 rebounds, and 10.1 assists. He was selected to the [[McDonald's All-American Team]] as a senior.

 

 

==NBA career==