1Introduction
12Myth 11: He Was the First Athlete Billionaire Because of Basketball Money
2Myth 1: He Was Cut from His High School Team Because He Sucked
13Myth 12: He Stopped Dunking After 1991 Because of Back Issues
3Myth 2: “I’ve Missed 9,000 Shots” Means He Failed More Than Anyone Else
14Myth 13: The NBA Removed Hand-Checking in 2004 Because Jordan Was Getting Old
4Myth 3: His First Retirement (1993–95) Was a Secret Suspension for Gambling
15Myth 14: He Got Charles Barkley Kicked Off the 1992 Dream Team Out of Jealousy
5Myth 4: He Wore His North Carolina Shorts Under His Bulls Uniform Every Single Game
16Myth 15: He Won 1988 DPOY Averaging 3.2 Steals Per Game for the Full Season
6Myth 5: He Got Dozens of Teammates Traded or Fired Because He Hated Them
17Myth 16: He Covered Up or Was Involved in Multiple Sexual Assault Cases in the 1990s
7Myth 6: He Destroyed Kwame Brown’s Career by Bullying Him
18Myth 17: He Cried on the Floor in 1996 Only Because of His Father
8Myth 7: He Went 6-0 in the Finals, Therefore He’s Perfect and Unbeatable
19Myth 18: The Flu Game Was Actually the Flu
9Myth 8: His Father Was Murdered Because of Michael’s Gambling Debts
20Myth 19: He Retired in 1999 Because He Knew the Lockout Was Coming and the Bulls Would Be Dismantled
10Myth 9: He Invented the Mid-Range Game and the Fadeaway Jumper
21Myth 20: He Only Came Back with the Wizards for Money and to Ruin His Legacy
11Myth 10: He Dropped 63 Points on the Celtics as a Rookie
