Jordan, Michael
(1963–) a US basketball player who was considered to be the best player of the 1980s and 1990s, helping his Chicago Bulls team win five NBA championships. He was often known as ‘Air Jordan’ because he jumped very high when he scored points. He was also known to be one of the most highly-paid sports players in the world. In 1997 he appeared in the film Space Jam with the cartoon character Bugs Bunny. He retired from basketball in 1999.

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