Kian Bobb: 2020

Michael Jordan Book Report

By Kian Bobb

Book Title: Who is Michael Jordan?

Timeline:

Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, NYC Feb 17, 1963.
The Jordan family moved to Wilmington North Carolina when Michael. He loved baseball and basketball.
He played basketball at Lanny high school.
Michael Jordan started at The University of North Carolina in 1981.
Michael Jordan won the national championship in 1982. He made the game-winning shot.
The Chicago Bulls selected Michael Jordan 3rd in the 1984 NBA draft.
Michael Jordan won the Olympic gold medal in 1984.
Michael signed his first contract with the Chicago Bulls for 6 million dollars. Nike paid Michael 2.5 million dollars and ever pair of Air Jordan’s sold.
In 1985 Michael won Rookie of the Year award.
In 1991 the Chicago Bulls won the NBA championship by beating the Lakers.
In 1992 the Chicago Bulls won the NBA championship by beating the Trail Blazers.
In 1993 the Chicago Bulls won the NBA championship by beating the Suns.
In 1993 Michael Jordan’s father was killed during a robbery.
Michael retired from Basketball and went to minor league Baseball.
Michael returned to the Bulls in 1995.
Space jam was released in 1996 it was a huge hit earning $230.4 million dollars.
In 1996 the Chicago Bulls won the NBA championship by beating the SuperSonics.
In 1997 the Chicago Bulls won the NBA championship by beating the Jazz.
In 1998 the Chicago Bulls won the NBA championship by beating the Jazz.
Michael retired from basketball in 2003 as a 6x time NBA champion.

References:

Anderson, K (2019). Who Is Michael Jordan?

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