More than any other athlete in history, his fame transcended sport and he completely changed the framework of athlete relationships with Hollywood, the shoe industry, conspiracy theories, commercials, and video games
FEATURED LISTS
Bulls on parade: Ranking the 30 players who won a championship as Michael Jordan’s Bulls teammate
Michael Jordan was the center of the Bulls dynasty that dominated the ’90s but these 30 teammates all contributed to some extent to that run of success.
Lights! Camera! Shaq-tion!: 21 films that star (or prominently feature) NBA players
Air Apparent: Seven players who were once labeled as the next Michael Jordan
It belongs in a museum: 10 notable pieces of basketball memorabilia
Second acts: 22 franchise legends who ended their career with a brief stop on an unfamiliar team
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- As social justice activist
- As great play maker
- As rookie with great postseason performance
- As television broadcaster
- As #2 overall NBA Draft pick
- Author of the book Red and Me
- Drafted by Hawks and traded to Celtics
- Earning league MVP in a controversial voting (1962, 1963)
- Fight with George Dempsey
- Hosting Saturday Night Live
- Injury in 1958 NBA Finals
- Jersey retired by NBA
- Lack of nickname
- Missing out on Finals MVP in a controversial voting (1969)
- On ’59-’60 Boston Celtics (greatest teams)
- On ’61-’62 Boston Celtics (greatest teams)
- On 1956 U.S. Olympic team
- Passed away in 2022
- Ranking of Celtics teammates who won championships with
- Replaced by Hank Finkel
- Retired as NBA champion
- Rivalry with Wilt Chamberlain
- Signing his rookie contract
- Winner of an NCAA title, NBA title, and Olympic gold medal
- Would have earned Finals MVP if it existed
