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 Jordan . Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards . He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball . 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 .