That jump shot gave the Bulls their second three-peat of the '90s. If not for Jordan's decision to take more than a year and a half off beginning in 1993 to play minor league baseball, it's possible the Bulls could have won eight consecutive championships.

Playing 11 full seasons, Michael Jordan led the league in scoring a record 10 times and won six championships. He was the MVP in each of those championships. His career scoring average is the highest in NBA history, and with more than 30,000 points he's fourth all-time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Chamberlain.

To a generation of fans never privileged to watch Superman out-race a speeding bullet, or leap over buildings in a single bound, they made up for it by watching Michael Jordan play basketball.

After retiring from basketball a second time, Jordan became president and a part owner of the Wizards. He returned as a player this season, and has said he plans to play at least another season before retiring a third time.