[clear.gif] Home News Money Sports Main Categories Sports briefs Scores NFL Baseball NBA NHL College sports Golf Motor sports Tennis Soccer Olympic sports High schools WNBA Fantasy More Sports Boxing Horse racing Columnists Transactions Game matchups Sheridan's odds Vegas odds Sagarin ratings TV listings City Guides Sports index Talk Today Life Tech Weather ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Error processing SSI file 01/19/00- Updated 05:38 PM ET [jordtop2.jpg] CHICAGO - Michael Jordan, who always vowed to leave basketball on his own terms, ended months of speculation by pulling the plug on one of the most remarkable careers in sports history. Speaking at United Center, the man who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships retired from the game he has dominated off and on the court since his college days at North Carolina in the 1980s. End of Jordan's run * Jordan retires * Listen: Jordan explains why he retired. (Requires: Real Player.) [audion.gif] * Text from Jordan's announcement * Quotes on Jordan's retirement * World reacts to Jordan's retirement * Quick question: Who's going to win the NBA title? * Career highlights * Career statistics * Chronology of Jordan's career USA TODAY Bonus coverage * Commentary: Inner strength carried Jordan far above crowd * Cover story: Jordan hangs it up for good * In focus: Malone poised to grab ring * Falk says Jordan still client, friend * Teammates join Jordan for last supper * No successor on horizon * Malone the Jordan successor, but ... * M.J. goes out on top of game * Jordan compared with other greats * Ranking the top 10 moments in Jordan's career * Fans happy Jordan's going out a winner * Ex-rivals salute 'the greatest ever' * Jackson, Jordan forever linked * A suitable Chicago legend * Jordan had gift for greatness * Family played strong role for Jordan * From unknown to fame, 'Mike' stays unchanged * Memories testament to his greatness More Jordan * Jordan a man of many talents * Jordan at center court, one last time * Smith remembers first image of Jordan * Jordan knows right time to walk away * Sitting Bulls: Jordan walks and team waits * Only Michael could stop Michael * Jordan's departure comes at bad time for NBA * Jordan's big-game jewels * What people are saying about Michael Jordan * Remembering Jordan, the one and only * NBA will be different without Jordan * Even in retirement nobody can sell like Mike * Resigned fans wish Jordan well * Will rest of Bulls leave, too? * Remembering Jordan's greatest moments * Jordan's move sends ripple through business world * SURVEY: What was Jordan's greatest moment? * SURVEY: How do you feel about M.J.'s retirement? * 1998 NBA Finals * 1997 NBA Finals 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Highlights * Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History * Third in NBA history with 29,227 career points * NBA Most Valuable Player five times (1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998) * All-NBA First Team nine times (1987-1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) * Led the league in scoring an NBA record 10 times * Named the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year * Eight-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1988-93, 1996, 1997) * A member of six Chicago Bulls NBA championship teams (1991-93, 1996-98) * NBA Finals MVP (1991-93, 1996-98) * Holds the NBA Playoffs record for highest career scoring average (33.6 ppg) * Scored a career playoff-high 63 points against the Boston Celtics on May 20, 1986 * 10 NBA All-Star Games appearances (1985, 1987-1993, 1996-98) * Named the MVP of the 1988 and 1996 NBA All-Star Games * NBA Rookie of the Year in 1984-85 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statistics YEAR G MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A REB AST STL PTS PPG 84-85 82 3144 837-1625 9-52 630-746 534 481 196 2313 28.2 85-86 18 451 150-328 3-18 105-125 64 53 37 408 22.7 86-87 82 3281 1098-2279 12-66 833-972 430 377 236 3041 37.1 87-88 82 3311 1069-1998 7-53 723-860 449 485 259 2868 35.0 88-89 81 3255 966-1795 27-98 674-793 652 650 234 2633 32.5 89-90 82 3197 1034-1964 92-245 593-699 565 519 227 2753 33.6 90-91 82 3034 990-1837 29-93 571-671 492 453 223 2580 31.5 91-92 80 3102 943-1818 27-100 491-590 511 489 182 2404 30.1 92-93 78 3067 992-2003 81-230 476-569 522 428 221 2541 32.6 94-95 17 668 166-404 16-32 109-136 117 90 30 457 26.9 95-96 82 3090 916-1850 111-260 548-657 543 352 180 2491 30.4 96-97 82 3106 920-1892 111-297 480-576 482 352 140 2431 29.6 97-98 82 3181 881-1893 30-126 565-721 475 283 141 2357 28.7 Career 930 35887 10962-21686 555-1670 6798-8115 5836 5012 2306 29277 31.5 Playoff 179 7474 2188-4497 148-446 1463-1766 1152 1022 376 5987 33.4 All-Star 11 324 97-193 3-9 37-50 52 49 33 234 21.3 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