It’s been decades since we last saw Michael Jordan play in the NBA.
Even so, he continues to be the standard for greatness not only in basketball but in sports as a whole.
With that in mind, countless fans took to X to wish him a happy 62nd birthday.
Join us in wishing a Happy 62nd Birthday to 14x #NBAAllStar, 6x NBA champion, 6x #NBAFinals MVP, 5x NBA MVP and 75th Anniversary Team member, Michael Jordan! #NBABDAY pic.twitter.com/f7ij8QjGze
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) February 17, 2025
THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL TIMEE. ALL YALL REMEMBER THAT. BETTER THAN LEBRON ALL TIME.
— MattReed22 (@MattFrisby27399) February 17, 2025
Man, MJ really set the bar for greatness. No one did it like him! 🐐🔥 Happy Birthday, GOAT!
— Scores & Stats (@scoresand_stats) February 17, 2025
happy birthday to THE goat
— PrizePicks (@PrizePicks) February 17, 2025
Happy birthday to the legend 🎊 wish him many more healthy years 🎊
— ilir …(ill-er) (@ilir_cerimi) February 17, 2025
The GOAT is not ageless, only seemed that way. Happy birthday, Michael Jordan!
— John Thurman (@John_Thurman_1) February 17, 2025
Jordan dominated the league like no one else.
Of course, Wilt Chamberlain was the most physically imposing player, but he didn’t win many championships.
Bill Russell won 11 rings in 13 seasons, but he did so in a watered-down league without much pro-caliber competition.
Jordan went a perfect 6-6 in the NBA Finals and won two three-peats.
He holds the record for the highest points-per-game average despite barely taking three-pointers, and he has ten scoring titles and one Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Needless to say, that doesn’t necessarily make him the greatest of all time, but it certainly puts him near the top of the list.
He’s responsible for getting the NBA to where it is nowadays, and we haven’t seen many athletes with such a worldwide impact and fandom in the history of mankind.
Even fellow celebrities are starstruck to meet the legendary No. 23.
Here’s to many more years.
Fortunately for aspiring basketball players trying to dominate, there will never be another Michael Jeffrey Jordan.
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