MJ Turns 50

Michael Jordan, basketballs greatest, turned 50 years young yesterday. Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn on February 17th 1963. He played in the NBA after playing three years of basketball at the University of North Carolina. He was drafted to the Chicago Bulls in 1984. Soon after he was drafted, he became famous from his dunks. He got the nickname "Air Jordan" from doing slam dunks from the free throw line. He won three NBA championships in a row. In his carear, he won the MVP award 5 times, and was on the NBA All Star team 14 times.  In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. During his first season n the NBA, Jordan averaged 28.2 ppg on 51.5% shooting.
Michael Jordan retired and took up a baseball carear like his father. Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons from 1994-1995 and the Scottsdale Scorpions in 1994. Jordan felt like there was still more game in him, so he went back into the NBA for the Bulls. He then retired once again, but came back and played for the Washington Wizzards.
After he was completly done with basketball and the NBA, he took up golfing. He has always golfed his whole life, and was also an amazing golfer. Michael Jordan is the greates athlete of all time.