Michael Jordan, considered one of the greatest basketball players, was born in Brooklyn in 1963 and raised in North Carolina. As a high school senior, he was selected to the McDonald's All-American team, then accepted a scholarship to play for the University of North Carolina. After three seasons of college ball in which he averaged nearly 18 points and 5 rebounds per game. He was selected 3rd overall in the 1984 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls after Hakeem Olajuwon (a Hall of Fame center with the Houston Rockets) and Sam Bowie (considered a major failure by the Portland Trail Blazers). In his first season with the Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan averaged 28 points per game and voted to the All-Star Game, because of all the attention Jordan received his teammates refused to pass him the ball. Instead of being deterred by the All-Star game freeze, he won Rookie of the Year. The following season, he broke his foot, causing him to miss the rest of the regular season. He would return for the playoffs where, in the second game of the series against the Boston Celtics, he set the record for most points in a playoff game with 63; however, the Celtics would win the series and later lose to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 1991 season was the start of the first three-peat, the Chicago Bulls led by the face of the franchise, Michael Jordan, had another All-Star. Scottie Pippen caliber player. Michael Jordan and the Bulls would win their first championship by defeating the Lakers; he also won his second MVP since 1987 as well as his first NBA Finals MVP. He would win his second MVP award in the regular season and the Finals, also winning his second NBA championship. His s...... middle of paper ......da now has annual revenues of over $1 billion, with MJ getting a piece of the action…. Jordan Brand's market share of the U.S. basketball shoe market is 71 percent, according to SportsOneSource. A decade of athletes had the chance to eclipse Michael Jordan in the consumer's mind. Yet even out of the spotlight, Jordan remains the sports personality with the greatest sponsorship credentials in the United States” (Badenhausen). With all the money he made from various sponsorships and his Jordan Brand, he became the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats after purchasing the team from Robert L. Johnson. His Airness was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009. Jordan was also able to add to his film legacy with a Looney Tunes movie called "Space Jam." He still hopes to add to his collection with the belief that the Bobcats will one day become a playoff contender..