Michael Jordan played a sport.
The 1984 -- 85 NBA season was the 39th season of the National Basketball Association . The FIBA Hall of Fame honors basketball players , coaches , and administrators , who have contributed to international competitive basketball . Michael Jeffrey Jordan ( born February 17 , 1963 ) , also known by his initials , MJ , is an American retired professional basketball player , businessman , and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets . 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 '' . 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 .