The "Dunkadelic-Era" Salutes Michael Jordan on His 46th B-Day

by Dunkadelic King23 | February 18, 2009 at 04:12 am

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Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[1] Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.

Jordan entered the NBA as the 3rd overall selection by the Chicago Bulls in the 1984 NBA Draft after Hakeem Olajuwon the 1st pick, and Sam Bowie the 2nd. Jordan would be the next pick, and the start of the most celebrated basketball career in history started. Michael also became the first poster-child and cultural icon of the basketball and hip-hop culture fusion that would later transform the sport, and inspire an entire generation. That fusion of basketball and hip-hop is known now as The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America, 1984-Present.

The "Dunkadelic-Era" is celebrating its 25th Anniversary during the year 2009 and the era would like to salute and congradulate Michael on turning 46 during its Silver Anniversary. He has been one of the Most Influential players to the era during its 25-years. The "Air Jordan" sneakers became fashion symbols within The "Dunkadelic-Era" and remain very popular today as Denver Nuggets all-star forward Carmelo Anthony is the new face of the Jordan brand.

After a stand-out career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill he quickly emerged as one of the stars of the league, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line at Slam Dunk Contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness." He also gained a reputation as one of the best defensive players in basketball.[2] In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat." Though Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993-94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but he returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards. Jordan retired for the last time in 2003 and played his last game on April 16, 2003 vs. Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers. Iverson like Jordan has been one of the Most Influential to the culture fusion of basketball and hip-hop.

The NBA had 23 franchises when Jordan started his career, and now the league has 30 teams with even more expansion possibly down the road.

Jordan created the modern-era sneaker contract that many star players have enjoyed most notably superstar forward LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers. James signed a 90 million dollar sneaker contract with Nike in 2003 when he was the 1st pick of the 2003 NBA Draft. James wears the #23 like Jordan.

Michael's impact to the most popular rap star on the planet Jay-Z has become well documented. Jay-Z often refers to himself as the "Mike Jordan of the rap game". Jordan would be paid homage to in rap songs during his entire career and even in retirement. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan to see the complete article from www.wikipedia.org on the career of Michael Jordan. Thank you, Michael for your contribution to The "Dunkadelic-Era" In America.