{"id":15521,"date":"2018-05-23T12:07:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T17:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15521"},"modified":"2018-05-23T12:07:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T17:07:55","slug":"michael-jordan-starring-in-the-last-dance-a-10-hour-netflix-documentary-in-2019-of-the-greatest-basketball-player-of-all-time-and-the-only-nba-player-too-become-a-multi-billionaire-after-retiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=15521","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan, Starring in &#8220;THE LAST DANCE&#8221;, A 10-hour Netflix documentary In 2019 Of The Greatest Basketball Player Of All Time, And The Only NBA Player Too Become A Multi-Billionaire After Retiring From The Sport."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ember61658\" class=\"feed-shared-update__description feed-shared-inline-show-more-text feed-shared-inline-show-more-text--expanded ember-view\">\n<div id=\"ember61659\" class=\"feed-shared-update-v2__commentary Sans-15px-black-70% feed-shared-text ember-view\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div id=\"ember61660\" class=\"feed-shared-text__text-view feed-shared-text-view white-space-pre-wrap break-words ember-view\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\"><span id=\"ember61663\" class=\"ember-view\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15522\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jordan-netflex-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jordan-netflex-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/jordan-netflex.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Netflix and ESPN Films are teaming up to produce a documentary series about Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, ESPN and Netflix announced Tuesday. The multi-part 10-hour documentary will be released next year and will be titled \u201cThe Last Dance.&#8221; The &#8220;Last Dance&#8221; will be directed by Jason Hehir, who helmed \u201cAndre the Giant\u201d for HBO and also 30 for 30 series, The Fab Five&#8221; and \u201cThe \u201885 Bears. <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"feed-shared-text__text-view feed-shared-text-view white-space-pre-wrap break-words ember-view\"><strong><span aria-hidden=\"false\"><span id=\"ember61663\" class=\"ember-view\">&#8220;Jordan will be a full participant, and\u00a0\u201cJump.23\u201d listed as one of the producers\u00a0in the documentary. IT&#8217;S HAPPENING. <a id=\"ember61666\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/topic\/?keywords=%23MichaelJordan\" target=\"_self\" data-control-name=\"update_hashtag\">#MichaelJordan<\/a> <a id=\"ember61669\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/topic\/?keywords=%23TheLastDance\" target=\"_self\" data-control-name=\"update_hashtag\">#TheLastDance<\/a>\u00a0 Jordan, 55, is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player ever. He was a six-time NBA champion, a six-time NBA Finals MVP, a five-time regular season MVP and a 14\u2013time NBA All-Star. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"feed-shared-text__text-view feed-shared-text-view white-space-pre-wrap break-words ember-view\"><strong><span aria-hidden=\"false\"><span id=\"ember61663\" class=\"ember-view\">The docuseries \u201cwill have the full participation of Jordan and other key figures from the Bulls\u2019 championship teams, as well as dozens of other luminaries from basketball and beyond,\u201d ESPN and Netflix said in a joint release. Michael Jordan has been the Owner of the NBA <a id=\"ember61672\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/topic\/?keywords=%23sports\" target=\"_self\" data-control-name=\"update_hashtag\">#sports<\/a> <a id=\"ember61675\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/topic\/?keywords=%23film\" target=\"_self\" data-control-name=\"update_hashtag\">#film<\/a> <a id=\"ember61678\" class=\"hashtag-link ember-view\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/topic\/?keywords=%23basketball\" target=\"_self\" data-control-name=\"update_hashtag\">#basketball<\/a> Charlotte Hornets since 2010. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ember61680\" class=\"mt2 feed-shared-image ember-view\">\n<div class=\"feed-shared-image__container\">\n<div id=\"ember61681\" class=\"ivm-image-view-model ember-view\">\n<div id=\"ember61682\" class=\"display-flex ivm-view-attr__img-wrapper--expanded ember-view\">\n<div id=\"ember61683\" class=\"ivm-view-attr__img--centered feed-shared-image__image ember-view\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content\">\n<p id=\"6FqA6J\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15525\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chi-michael-jordan-photos-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chi-michael-jordan-photos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/chi-michael-jordan-photos.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The 97-98 season was a fascinating year in the NBA where four team posted 60-plus win records, the Bulls weren\u2019t at the peak of their power, but still managed to fend off the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nba\/teams\/utah-jazz\">Jazz<\/a> in a brutal six-game series that concluded with some questionable calls to give Chicago the title.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"formatter-datter\" class=\"u-hidden-text\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; line-height: 27.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline-block; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; width: 0px; color: #1e1e1e; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;\" data-cid=\"site\/entry_formatter-1527044927_1610_149812\" data-cdata=\"{&quot;svg_hr_illustration&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg width=\\&quot;62\\&quot; height=\\&quot;15\\&quot; viewBox=\\&quot;0 0 65 18\\&quot; xmlns=\\&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\\&quot;&gt;\\r\\n &lt;g fill=\\&quot;#191919\\&quot; fill-rule=\\&quot;evenodd\\&quot;&gt;\\r\\n &lt;path d=\\&quot;M55.378 0L53.23 6.61h-6.95l5.623 4.086-2.147 6.61 5.622-4.085L61 17.307l-2.146-6.61 5.622-4.085h-6.95M32.046 0L29.9 6.61h-6.952l5.623 4.086-2.146 6.61 5.622-4.085 5.623 4.086-2.148-6.61 5.623-4.085h-6.95M9.098 0L6.95 6.61H0l5.623 4.086-2.148 6.61 5.623-4.085 5.623 4.086-2.147-6.61 5.623-4.085h-6.95\\&quot;\/&gt;\\r\\n &lt;\/g&gt;\\r\\n&lt;\/svg&gt;&quot;}\">\n<div id=\"svg_hr_illustration\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-related-list\" data-cid=\"site\/related_list-1527044927_5392_149813\" data-cdata=\"{}\"><strong>\u00a0MORE ON MR. MICHAEL &#8220;JEFFREY&#8221; JORDAN<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-cid=\"site\/related_list-1527044927_5392_149813\" data-cdata=\"{}\">\n<header class=\"trb_ar_h\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_hl\">\n<h1 class=\"trb_ar_hl_t\">Nike to sell Michael Jordan jerseys commemorating 20th anniversary of Bulls&#8217; last title<\/h1>\n<header class=\"trb_ar_h\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_hl\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Nike has announced it will sell a special edition <a id=\"PESPT008489\" title=\"Michael Jordan\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/michael-jordan-PESPT008489-topic.html\">Michael Jordan<\/a> <a id=\"ORSPT000164\" title=\"Chicago Bulls\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/sports\/basketball\/bulls\/\">Bulls<\/a> jersey on May 31 commemorating the last of his <a id=\"15008001\" title=\"NBA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/topic\/sports\/basketball\/nba-15008001-topic.html\">NBA<\/a> championships nearly 20 years ago.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"trb_ar_main\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_bd\">\n<div class=\"trb_ar_page\" data-role=\"pagination_page\" data-content-page=\"1\">\n<p><strong>Proceeds from the jersey sales \u2014 tied to \u201cThe Last Dance,\u201d the just-announced 10-hour Netflix and <a id=\"HOC792\" title=\"ESPN\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/topic\/sports\/espn-HOC792-topic.html\">ESPN<\/a> Films documentary on Jordan and his 1990 Bulls title teams set for next year \u2014 will benefit Friends of the Children, a national nonprofit organization, Nike said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"teads-inread\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-adchoices\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15526\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/JORDAN-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/JORDAN-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/JORDAN-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/JORDAN.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Jordan jersey will be available in three versions.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Top of the line, retailing for $400, is an Authentic away Bulls No. 23 top identical to what Jordan wore on June 14, 1998, when he nailed the jumper with 5.2 seconds in the visiting Bulls\u2019 victory over the Jazz for his sixth championship. It will come in what Nike describes as a soft-touch box with a clear window and magnetic closure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_ar_sponsoredmod\" data-v-ntidd=\"1069769\" data-adloader-networktype=\"nativo\" data-role=\"delayload\" data-withinviewport-options=\"bottomOffset=100\" data-load-method=\"trb.vendor.nativo.init\" data-load-type=\"method\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>There also will be $120 home and away Swingman replica Bulls jerseys.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>All three versions will have NikeConnect technology enabling owners to unlock access to content from \u201cThe Last Dance\u201d ahead of next year\u2019s premiere.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15527\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/JORDANAIRES.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"187\" \/>\u201cThe Last Dance\u201d will run on both Netflix and ESPN platforms. It will be produced by Mandalay Sports Media in association with NBA Entertainment and Jordan\u2019s Jump.23 and as such enjoys the full participation of Jordan and other key figures from the Bulls title teams.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ESPN said the series also will feature other notable figures from basketball and beyond, and tap a wellspring of more than 500 hours of previously untapped footage from the Bulls\u2019 last championship run in 1997-98.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"trb_ar_sponsoredmod\" data-v-ntidm=\"1069664\" data-withinviewport-options=\"bottomOffset=100&amp;topOffset=1000000\" data-load-method=\"trb.vendor.nativo.init\" data-load-type=\"method\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>Friends of the Children pairs disadvantaged kindergarten-age children with salaried, professional mentors who stay with them through high school graduation. The organization recently started a Chicago chapter and hopes to be in 25 cities by 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"feed-shared-update__comments-container display-flex flex-column-reverse\">\n<div id=\"ember61950\" class=\"feed-shared-comment-box feed-shared-comment-box--has-avatar ember-view\">\n<div class=\"feed-shared-comment-box__form-container flex-grow-1\">\n<form class=\"feed-shared-comment-box__form\" data-submit-control-name=\"comment_post\" data-ember-action=\"\" data-ember-action-61952=\"61952\">\n<div id=\"ember61953\" class=\"feed-shared-comment-textarea ember-view\">\n<div id=\"ember61956\" class=\"feed-shared-comment-box__camera-icon button sharing-share-action-media tap-target ember-view\">\n<p><strong>Michael Jeffrey Jordan<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials, <\/span>MJ<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">,<\/span><sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> is an American retired professional <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"Basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball\">basketball<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> player. Jordan played 15 seasons in the <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"National Basketball Association\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Basketball_Association\">National Basketball Association<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> (NBA) for the\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"Chicago Bulls\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_Bulls\">Chicago Bulls<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"Washington Wizards\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington_Wizards\">Washington Wizards<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">. His biography on the NBA website states: &#8220;By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.&#8221;<\/span><sup id=\"cite_ref-nbah_5-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.<\/span><sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"> He is currently the principal owner and chairman of the NBA&#8217;s <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" title=\"Charlotte Hornets\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charlotte_Hornets\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">.<\/span><\/strong><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15529\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/J-THE-MAN-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/J-THE-MAN-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/J-THE-MAN.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/>Jordan played three seasons for coach <a title=\"Dean Smith\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dean_Smith\">Dean Smith<\/a> at the <a title=\"North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball\">University of North Carolina<\/a>. As a freshman, he was a member of the <a title=\"1981\u201382 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1981%E2%80%9382_North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball_team\">Tar Heels&#8217; national championship team<\/a> in <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"1982 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1982_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament\">1982<\/a>. Jordan joined the Bulls in <a title=\"1984\u201385 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season\">1984<\/a> as the <a title=\"1984 NBA draft\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1984_NBA_draft\">third overall<\/a> <a title=\"Draft (sports)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Draft_(sports)\">draft<\/a> pick. He quickly emerged as a league star and entertained crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, demonstrated by performing <a title=\"Slam dunk\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slam_dunk\">slam dunks<\/a> from the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Free throw line\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Free_throw_line\">free throw line<\/a> in <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Slam dunk contest\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slam_dunk_contest\">slam dunk contests<\/a>, earned him the nicknames Air Jordan and His Airness. He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball.<sup id=\"cite_ref-defensive_players_7-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> In <a title=\"1991 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1991_NBA_Finals\">1991<\/a>, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in <a title=\"1992 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1992_NBA_Finals\">1992<\/a> and <a title=\"1993 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993_NBA_Finals\">1993<\/a>, securing a &#8220;<a title=\"Three-peat\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Three-peat\">three-peat<\/a>&#8220;. Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the beginning of the <a title=\"1993\u201394 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season\">1993\u201394 NBA season<\/a> and started a new career playing minor league\u00a0<a title=\"Baseball\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baseball\">baseball<\/a>, he returned to the Bulls in <a title=\"1994\u201395 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season\">March 1995<\/a> and led them to three additional championships in <a title=\"1996 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1996_NBA_Finals\">1996<\/a>, <a title=\"1997 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_NBA_Finals\">1997<\/a>, and <a title=\"1998 NBA Finals\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998_NBA_Finals\">1998<\/a>, as well as a then-record <a title=\"List of NBA teams by single season win percentage\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_NBA_teams_by_single_season_win_percentage\">72 regular-season wins<\/a> in the 1995\u201396 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in <a title=\"1998\u201399 NBA season\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season\">January 1999<\/a>, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Wizards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15532\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/J-CHAMP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"260\" \/>Jordan&#8217;s individual accolades and accomplishments include five <a title=\"NBA Most Valuable Player Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\">Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards<\/a>, ten <a title=\"All-NBA Team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All-NBA_Team\">All-NBA<\/a> First Team designations, nine <a title=\"NBA All-Defensive Team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_All-Defensive_Team\">All-Defensive<\/a> First Team honors, fourteen <a title=\"NBA All-Star Game\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_All-Star_Game\">NBA All-Star Game<\/a> appearances, three <a title=\"NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\">All-Star Game MVP Awards<\/a>, ten <a title=\"List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders\">scoring titles<\/a>, three <a title=\"Steal (basketball)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steal_(basketball)\">steals<\/a> titles, six <a title=\"Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award\">NBA Finals MVP Awards<\/a>, and the 1988\u00a0<a title=\"NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award\">NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award<\/a>. Among his numerous accomplishments, Jordan holds the NBA records for highest career regular season scoring average (30.12 points per game) and highest career playoff scoring average (33.45 points per game). In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by <a title=\"ESPN\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\">ESPN<\/a>, and was second to <a title=\"Babe Ruth\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Babe_Ruth\">Babe Ruth<\/a> on the <a title=\"Associated Press\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Associated_Press\">Associated Press<\/a>&#8216;s list of athletes of the century. Jordan is a two-time inductee into the <a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Basketball Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame\">Basketball Hall of Fame<\/a>, having been enshrined in 2009 for his individual career, and again in 2010 as part of the group induction of the <a title=\"1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1992_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team\">1992 United States men&#8217;s Olympic basketball team<\/a> (&#8220;The Dream Team&#8221;). He became a member of the <a title=\"FIBA Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FIBA_Hall_of_Fame\">FIBA Hall of Fame<\/a> in 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15530\" src=\"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/J-DUNK.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"264\" \/>Jordan is also known for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of <a title=\"Nike, Inc.\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nike,_Inc.\">Nike&#8217;s<\/a> <a title=\"Air Jordan\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Jordan\">Air Jordan<\/a> sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today.<sup id=\"cite_ref-remain_popular_8-0\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> Jordan also starred as himself in the 1996 film <i><a title=\"Space Jam\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Space_Jam\">Space Jam<\/a><\/i>. In 2006, he became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Bobcats; he bought a controlling interest in 2010. In 2015, Jordan became the first <a title=\"Billionaire\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Billionaire\">billionaire<\/a> player in NBA history as a result of the increase in value of NBA franchises. He is the third-richest African-American, behind <a title=\"Oprah Winfrey\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oprah_Winfrey\">Oprah Winfrey<\/a> and <a title=\"Robert F. Smith (investor)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_F._Smith_(investor)\">Robert F. Smith<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc\" class=\"toc\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix and ESPN Films are teaming up to produce a documentary series about Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, ESPN and Netflix announced Tuesday. 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