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After his third season with the Tarheels, Michael was named Sporting News' Player of The Year for the second year in a row. He got the Naismith and Wooden awards. Michael left high school in his junior year.
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Jordan captures his first season with the Bulls as the NBA's Rookie of the Year. He played in his first All-Star game.
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Michael was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the year. He was named to All-NBA first team and All-Defensive team, a double honor repeated the following year. Jordan won a second consecutive Slam dunk championship.Juanita and Michael's first son, Jeffrey, was born.Michael Jordan signed his second contract with the Chicago Bulls, for $25 million over eight years.
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January 26th, Jordan surpassed former Bull Bob Love's record for total number of points, 12.623, in a game against Philadelphia. Michael scored 31 points that night.
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March 28th, In a victory for the Bulls over Cleveland, Michael scored 69 points and made 18 rebounds.
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James Jordan, the father of Michael Jordan, was murdered in his car parked off a North Carolina road late at night. He was returning to his home in Charlotte after attending the funeral of a friend.
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Michael Jordan is named one of the NBA's 50 greatest all-time players.The Bulls beat the Utah Jazz in the finals to win their fifth NBA title Jordan scored his 25,000th career point, on his last play in a game against the San Antonio spurs.
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January 13th, Michael Jordan announced his retirement from the NBA.