Michael Jordan, was one of the best known athletes in the world, he was a leading scorer in the National Basketball Association, and led the Chicago Bulls to many 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. Cut from his high school varsity team as a …showed first 75 words of 754 total…

…showed last 75 words of 754 total…and they went on to win the NBA championship title. Jordan was named MVP of the NBA finals, becoming the first player to earn the honor four times. Already one of the most high-profile celebrities on the planet, Jordan followed fellow N.B.A. superstar Shaquille O’Neal into the movie business, when he starred with Bugs Bunny, who he had appeared with in several Nike commercials, in the Warner Bros. cartoon comedy “Space Jam”.