The gift is the largest given by an individual in the foundation's 43-year history.
Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan is making a record-breaking $10 million donation to Make-A-Wish America in honor of his upcoming 60th birthday, the organization announced Wednesday."For the past 34 years, it's been an honor to partner with Make-A-Wish and help bring a smile and happiness to so many kids," the Charlotte Hornets owner said in a statement.
"We hope that the public will be inspired to follow in his footsteps by helping make wishes come true." "I've got to believe one thing. One day, God was sitting around and decided to make the perfect basketball player. He gave him a little hardship early to make him appreciate what he would earn in the end and called him Michael Jordan."Fall 1978 As a sophomore at Emsley A. Laney High School, Jordan is deemed too short and cut from the varsity basketball team. Coach Clifton"Pop" Herring selects 6-foot-8 sophomore Leroy Smith instead.
"It's good to be in Chicago, an athletic city where all the teams are starting to win. If the Cubs, Bears and White Sox can do it, why not the Bulls?"Oct. 26, 1984 Wearing a No. 23 Bulls jersey for the first time - in front of 13,913 fans at Chicago Stadium - Jordan scores 16 points in his NBA debut, a 109-93 victory against the Washington Bullets.
May 16, 1985 Named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 28.2 points and playing all 82 games. He receives the award the following month. Feb. 7, 1987 Soars to his first of back-to-back dunk-contest victories at the All-Star Game in Seattle. May 8, 1988 The Bulls beat the Cavs 107-101 - with Jordan scoring 39 points - to claim a first-round series victory, marking the first time Jordan advances to the conference semifinals.May 18, 1988 Scores 25 points, but the Bulls' season ends with a 102-95 loss in Game 5 to the Detroit Pistons, who take the series 4-1 and become a roadblock for Jordan over the next few years.- Michael Jordan
May 19, 1989 Scores 40 points in a 113-111 Game 6 victory against the Knicks and advances to the conference finals for the first time in his five-year career. March 28, 1990 Scores a career-high 69 points against the Cavs in a 117-113 victory. He hits 23 of 37 field goals, goes 21 for 23 on free throws and grabs 18 rebounds.
Aug. 8, 1992 With 22 points from Jordan, the U.S."Dream Team" wins a gold medal with a 117-85 victory against Croatia at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona. During the medal ceremony, Jordan - a Nike pitchman - hides the Reebok logo on his warmups with an American flag. "Jordan's accomplishment was heralded on the scoreboard with a misspelled message praising Michael J-O-R-D-O-N, proving at least one person in the ballpark was unclear about the exact identity of the lanky slugger."Aug. 3, 1993 A decomposed body is found in Gum Swamp, about 60 miles southwest of Fayetteville, N.C. Two days later, a Lexus is found near Fayetteville with the vanity license plate UNC0023 missing.Sept.
March 4, 1994 March 14, 1994 After an 0-for-14 start to spring training, Jordan notches his first hit, a grounder off the third-baseman's glove. It's also the date of a Sports Illustrated cover with the headline"Bag It, Michael: Jordan and The White Sox Are Embarrassing Baseball."April 8, 1994 Just one day after playing for the White Sox against the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Jordan debuts with the Double-A Birmingham Barons of the Southern League and plays right field.
March 28, 1995 Scores 55 points - hence the nickname"Double Nickel" game - and dishes the game-winning assist in a 113-111 win at Madison Square Garden. June 16, 1996 On Father's Day, Jordan wins his fourth NBA title with the Bulls - the first since the death of his father. March 27, 1998 The largest crowd in NBA history - 62,046 people - watches Jordan score 34 points in the Bulls' 89-74 win over the Atlanta Hawks at the Georgia Dome.
Sept. 25, 2001 Jan. 4, 2002 Juanita Jordan files for divorce the same day Michael scores his 30,000th career point against the Bulls. One month later, the Jordans jointly withdraw the divorce case.
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