Michael Jordan 6× Finals MVP Award

Lore & Background

Jordan averaged 28.2 points per game during his first season and received the 1985 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He led the Bulls to three consecutive NBA championships from 1991 to 1993, then after a brief retirement returned to lead the team to three more championships from 1996 to 1998.

In Their Own Story

The air in the Delta Center was heavy with humidity and the roar of eighty thousand souls. It was Game 6, June 14, 1998. Utah Jazz fans held their breath as Michael Jordan dribbled near the top of the key, his red jersey soaked through. The clock ticked down, a singular heartbeat echoing in the silence between plays. He crossed over Bryon Russell, stepped back into the space that only he seemed to inhabit, and released the ball. As it swished through the net, securing the sixth title, confetti began to fall, but Jordan didn't celebrate immediately. He simply raised his arms, a solitary figure in red and black who had conquered the world six times over, leaving the rest of history to catch up.

Reader's Guide

It states only that he led the Bulls to six league championships.

Did You Know?

• Michael Jordan was selected with the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA draft.
• The 1995–96 Bulls, led by Jordan, won a then-record 72 regular season games.
• Jordan retired after the 1993 championship and again after the 1998 championship.