Michael Jordan, the best known athlete in the world, is a leading scorer in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He led the Chicago Bulls to many recent NBA championships. He is, by far, and will be for a time to come, the best basketball player in the history of the game. Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. He accepted a basketball scholarship from the University of North Carolina and as a freshman scored the winning basket in the 1982 NCAA championship game against the Hoyas of Georgetown. Jordan was selected college player of the year for the 1983-1984 season, and in 1984 he led the United States basketball team to a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles .

In the year 2003 it was the last time the fans saw Michael Jordan play in the NBA. The greatest basketball player ever retired at age 40, for the third and final time. There were some memorable moments in Jordan 's final NBA season. The 2003 All-Star game featured a final tribute to Michael Jordan, with a special half-time presentation performed by Mariah Carey. In the final NBA game of his career, the fans witnessed Michael Jordan make his final shot, it was not a game-winning shot like in 1998, but from the free-throw line, and a loss to the Sixers. Jordan finished his career with 32,292 points, his career average 30.12 ppg is the best in NBA history.