Michael Jeffrey Jordan,1963年2月17日-是前美國NBA職業籃球運動員,身高6英尺6英寸(198公分),主打位置為得分後衛或小前鋒,球衣背號為23號。1984年畢業於美國北卡羅萊那州的北卡羅萊納大學教堂山分校,在NBA選秀中以第一輪第三順位被芝加哥公牛隊選中。在15年的NBA籃球生涯中,先後宣佈退役3次,前13個賽季效力於芝加哥公牛隊,生涯最後兩季則在華盛頓巫師隊度過;目前是夏洛特山貓隊的老闆。
在15年中,佐敦總共獲得6次總冠軍,5次最有價值球員,6次總決賽最有價值球員,10次入選年度NBA年度第一隊,更史無前例地獲得十屆NBA得分王,其中有七屆(1987~93)是蟬聯。他目前仍保持NBA常規賽球員職業生涯的每場平均得分最高紀錄(30.12分)和季後賽每場平均得分最高紀錄(33.45分)。他在2009年入選籃球名人堂。禪師菲爾·積遜形容佐敦是:當代穿着寬鬆運動短褲的米開朗基羅。NBA官方網站對米高·佐敦介紹的第一句為:"就受到的讚譽而言,米高·佐敦是史上最偉大的籃球運動員。
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player and active businessman. Proclaimed by the National Basketball Association (NBA) as the "greatest player of all time", Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation, and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
After a stand-out career at the University of North Carolina, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as one of the stars of the league, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line at Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation as one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Though Jordan abruptly left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995--96 season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but he returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances and three All-Star MVP, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA record for highest career regular season scoring average with 30.1 points per game, as well as averaging a record 33.4 points per game in the playoffs. 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.
Jordan is also noted for his product endorsements. He fueled the success of Nike's Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1985 and remain popular today. Jordan also starred in the 1996 feature film Space Jam. He is currently a part-owner and Managing Member of Basketball Operations of the Charlotte Bobcats in his home state of North Carolina.