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Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan
In 1984 NBA draft,the Chicago Bulls selected Jordan with the third overall pick, after
Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (Portland Trail Blazers).
He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Chicago
Bulls and Washington Wizards.
He was a member of the USA Dream Team in 1992 Olympics.
This win along 5 victories earlier, was an important milestone in his career as it made
him the six time recipient of the “Most valuable player” title at the “NBA” finals.
On january 13,1999, jordan retired once again from the game, but the following year he
came back as the president of basketball operations for team “Washington wizards”.
Michael Jordan married Juanita Vanoy in September 1989.
They have two sons, Jeffrey Michael and Marcus James, and a daughter, Jasmine.
They divorced in 2006.
He is currently married to the Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto.
The couple has identical twins born from them.