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- Joined the Washington Wizards as President of Basketball Operations on 1/19/00
and resigned that position on 9/25/01 to sign a player contract with the Wizards
- Selected Kwame Brown with the top overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft
- An advocate for The Boys and Girls Clubs of America; in association with
the Chicago Bulls, built the James R. Jordan Boys and Girls Club & Family Life Center in memory of his father
- Established the Jordan Family Institute at the University of North Carolina
- Member of the board of America's Promise and has been involved with the
United Negro College Fund, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Special Olympics
- Partners with several corporations and has a line of JORDAN athletic shoes
and apparel for Nike, and the widely successful Jordan-brand (line of colognes) by Bijan
- Involved in several restaurant ventures and serves on the corporate boards
of Oakley and Divine InterVentures
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Chicago White Sox organization
on 2/7/94
- Assigned to the White Sox AA affiliate Birmingham Barons, where he played
the outfield (threw and batted right)
- Always wore his University of North Carolina shorts under his Bulls uniform
for good luck
- Starred in the movie "Space Jam" and hosted "Saturday Night Live" on 9/28/91
- Received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1986
- He and his wife Juanita, have two sons, Jeffrey and Marcus, and a daughter,
Jasmine
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