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Michael Jordan: Media

American basketball player

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Michael Jordan
NBA player Michael Jordan dunking the ball, 1980s.
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Jordan as a Tar Heel
University of North Carolina's Michael Jordan in the early 1980s.
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Game winner
University of North Carolina basketball player Michael Jordan shooting the winning...
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Michael Jordan playing for the Dream Team
Michael Jordan of the 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team, called the Dream Team,...
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The Dream Team
The 1992 U.S. men's Olympic basketball team, called the Dream Team, standing on the...
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Michael Jordan
Basketball player Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, wearing his signature Nike...
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Michael Jordan
NBA legend Michael Jordan.
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Air Jordan
Legendary Chicago Bulls shooting guard Michael Jordan, 1988.
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His Airness
Michael Jordan elevating for a dunk in an NBA game during the 1997–98 season.
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Second retirement
Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls announcing his retirement from the NBA after...
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Michael Jordan as businessman
Former NBA great Michael Jordan in Paris marking the 30th anniversary of the release...
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NASCAR team owner
Michael Jordan in the pit box during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway...
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Space Jam
(From left) Bill Murray, Bugs Bunny, and Michael Jordan on a lobby card for Space...
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Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree
U.S. Pres. Barack Obama awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Michael Jordan...
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