Michael Jordan's sport was basketball.
1984 NBA draft . In this draft , 23 NBA teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . Michael Jordan . Jordan joined the Bulls in 1984 as the third overall draft pick . The North Carolina Tar Heels men 's basketball program is the intercollegiate men 's basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Space Jam is a 1996 American live-action/animated sports comedy film starring basketball player Michael Jordan and featuring the Looney Tunes cartoon characters .