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Michael Jordan had his no. 23 retired by both the Bulls and Heat. Jordan is one of three players to have his jersey retired by a team he never played for. Bob Lanier had his no. 16 retired by both the Pistons and Bucks. Pete Maravich had his no. 44 retired by the Hawks, while his no. 7 is retired by both the Jazz and Pelicans.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, [9] is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1984 and 2003, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Bourque's new jersey number would eventually join Esposito's in the rafters of TD Garden, as the Bruins retired his #77 following his 2001 retirement. North Carolina basketball retired numbers (with Michael Jordan's #23 jersey among them) in the rafters at the Dean Smith Center
Basketball uniforms consist of a jersey that features the number and typically the last name of the player on the back, as well as shorts and athletic shoes. Within teams, players wear uniforms representing the team colors; the home team usually wears a lighter-colored uniform, while the visiting team wears a darker-colored uniform.
Air Jordan is a line of Basketball and sportswear shoes produced by Nike, Inc. Related apparel and accessories are marketed under Jordan Brand.. The first Air Jordan shoe was produced for basketball player Michael Jordan during his time with the Chicago Bulls on November 17, 1984, and released to the public on April 1, 1985.
Magic Johnson's #33 was retired by Michigan State Michael Jordan's #23 was retired by North Carolina Larry Bird's #33, retired by Indiana State in 2004 Bill Russell's #6 was retired by San Francisco Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's #33, retired by UCLA in 1990 Julius Erving's #32, retired by UMass Jerry West's #44, retired by West Virginia Charles Barkley's #34, number retired by Auburn in 2001 John ...
The Heat retired Jordan's number 23 jersey in April 2003 to honor Jordan's achievements and contributions in basketball. [23] The Heat are the only NBA team other than the Chicago Bulls to have retired the number 23 jersey in honor of Jordan. [24] Mourning had his number 33 jersey retired in March 2009, a year after he retired. [25]
Michael Jordan also wore jersey number 12 during the 1989-90 season. He wore this jersey number for one game. It was a back-up uniform he was forced to wear against the Orlando Magic after it was realized that an Orlando Arena employee stole his regular #23 jersey. An interesting footnote to this is that Jordan scored 49 points in this Bulls ...