MJ impacted the League in many ways!

His Airness was the best in his game during his career in the NBA. He won six Championships and that could have been eight but due to Jordan leaving to play baseball for two years he missed. The Bulls suffered greatly without the their leader. But through out the time he had played in the league everyone was excited to see him play and do his signatures moves, especially the dunks. Today dunks are not what they were 10 or even 15 years back. They were the ultimate skill a NBA player had. It was also cool and fun to watch. Jordan was a incredible player who brought the NBA ratings up with his amazing skills. He was the best during his time and no one was close to him. Before him came Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, before them Wilt Chamberlain. I mean this guy was in his own league no one to challenge or stop him. In an article I read recently the author said if you think about this as literature, Jordan did not have any antagonists through his career. He led the Bulls to a 72 season game wins in 1996, which is the highest any team has gotten. THE JORDAN FACTOR! In December 1997 in a magazine called the Sporting News, Jordan was named the most powerful person in sports. That is quite amazing. When Jordan announced his retirement in January 13, 1999, the owner of the Bulls, Jerry Reinsdorf, said that they might as well retire all of the 23 jerseys in the league. I mean this is how he impacted the game he loved. Arguably, no one from the modern league has come close to this man. I can further argue that he is the best in the NBA history and that his legacy has forever impacted the NBA.

NBA/MJ

Tonight at 8pm the Celtics and the Heat will play once again since the season opener. I am really excited and everyone should. I am definitely rooting for the Celtics. It will be a tough game because the Heat needs to redeem themselves from a tough loss from the previous game. The Heat lost 116 to 114 in overtime and it was a shock to everyone because the were leading by 20+ in the 2nd quarter. Miami's team has not lived up to the standards it supposedly would make this season. All went down when the Celtics beat them in the season opener. The game is going to be in Miami and that could give the Heat a crowd boost. The Celtics will be under a lot of pressure down in Miami. Hopefully they can all pull through and win.

Now lets get back to Michael Jordan. Since he has retired and that was a long time ago. More precisely 2003 after playing with the Wizards. After that he was mostly associated with playing golf and all. But back in 2006, he bought majority of the stocks of the Charlotte Bobcats and he is second to the owner of the team.

Air Jordan

Hey you all probably seen people wearing clothes, shoes, and maybe even wearing backpacks that have a a guy in mid air with a ball doing a dunk. Well this logo first of all is called the Jumpman and it is a representation of Michael Jordan. This is pretty much his subsidiary company that was started in 1985. It was back then that Jordan got a new shoe from NIKE that was banned to be used by the NBA. He was really lucky because the fines were paid by NIKE because of this the shoe got a lot of publicity. Eventually the league allowed the shoe to be used by players and MJ. That is incredibly cool when you have your company and a shoe named after you. I find really amazing. Besides that this company has produced a lot of shoes. They have many lines of apparel and they are Originals, Retro, Retro-Pluses, Player Exclusives, and Samples. The original shoe that MJ wore back in the day is still produced with 90+ different color variations. THAT IS AMAZING! I kind of want to get the shoe myself now. The company has its own team of all star players. They are called Team Jordan. This group has such modern greats as Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, Ray Allen, and Dwyane Wade (current face of the company). So this is for today enjoy!

MJ Part II

As you all may know Michael Jordan had a great career with the Chicago Bulls. He led them to six NBA Championship titles. That is still incredible even though I mentioned this before. In an article I read the author said that after Jordan made the 1989 "Shot" over Craig Ehlo in Game 5 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he became a Jordan fan. People say that it was fun watching this man play on the court. To some it was incredible at how athletic he was, while some disliked him (other players). He pretty much stole the spotlight during the 90's. He was the star that is remembered by everyone today. This guy actually retired in '93 to play baseball. He did this because he wanted to commemorate the memory of his father. His father was killed by an unknown assailant, and to this day it is unknown who shot him. Jordan's father wanted to him to play baseball, and that is exactly what he did. Everyone was astonished at his decision and some were disappointed that such a star would leave the game. Jordan returned two years later from retirement and was able to continue to dominate the court. After all he is Michael Jordan.

How do we remember MJ today?

Michael Jordan is my personal basketball hero. It is not LeBron or Kobe, it will always be Michael Jordan. Sadly I was not born when this man played, but I have watched those famous games and his greatest moments. To me that is incredible that I like a player so much that I have never witnessed play. I am not the only one in the world who loves Air Jordan. This man is remembered by his Air Jordan brand, his achievements in the game, and recently by a video game. This video game came out in 2010 and actually about a month ago now. This is the first game with Michael Jordan. Recently it has been said to be the most hyped up basketball video game. It was promoted highly and Kobe Bryant even endorsed it. In this game you can replay the greatest Jordan moments. You can even sign Jordan to the current basketball teams. This games is really popular now and is currently a best seller. The Jordan brand is doing well with its shoes, clothes and other apparels. His famous moments go back to the shot that cost the Utah Jazz to lose the Championship. The fowl line slam dunk that he made during an the All-Star Slam Dunk contest. 

MJ the Greatest Player in the NBA

Everyone knows the name of this arguably greatest NBA player. He was like a God on the court when he played. People loved him not only in the USA but around the world. He had many nicknames throughout his great career, but his two most famous names everyone knows, His Airness or Air Jordan. This man was incredible with his on court skills. He has six NBA Championship rings and five time MVP. That is incredible because this same man renewed the interest of people to watch basketball. He retired from the sport with the highest points per game average of 30.1. Everyone knows that this is incredible because he was and still is the greatest player in the NBA history. Surly people can argue that their were great people before him and after him. Yet when ever we think of basketball MJ pops up in our minds. That is the mark he left in the NBA.

For my I-Search paper, I have decided to find out how this great man made the NBA popular to the USA and the rest of the world. I will focus on his impact on the sport, his legacy, his contributions to the league, and how he promoted the game to the world. Hope you enjoy.

LeBron regrets they way he presented the decision.

On Sunday, LeBron James and the Heat played at the New Jersey Nets. This team was one of the lucky few who wanted Mr. James play for their team. The moment he had touch the ball in the game people would boo him. Before the game LeBron said that he would love to change the way he presented his decision to move to South Beach. No one denies that the way he presented his move to the Heat played a big role in the hatred that accumulated this season. He did not specify any details of what he would like to change, but that is good that he realizes his mistake. I think he will not have a great time when he plays against the Cleveland Cavaliers, his old team, because he is gonna get booed and definitely stuff thrown at him. As you all may know that James was offered around $120 million dollars to play once again for the Cavaliers, but instead he left to Miami for $90 million in hopes of finally getting his Championship trophy. Well good luck to him, but the current champions, Lakers, will definitely make it hell in order for them to even get to the Finals. Lets not forget the Celtics who are the current Eastern Conference Champions and who have beat the Heat on the opening day. This is going to be a heck of a season.