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The 27 pages that link to Michael Jordan, each with the reason it gives.

• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of FameBroader topic: His 2009 induction is a prominent example of player recognition.

• National Basketball AssociationRelated: His success and celebrity helped make the NBA a worldwide cultural force.

• NBA Most Valuable Player AwardRelated: His five MVP awards and championship seasons became a benchmark for individual dominance.

• LeBron JamesCompared with: Jordan is the most frequent historical benchmark in debates about James's place among basketball's greatest players.

• NBA All-Star GameRelated: His 1998 All-Star Game MVP capped a season in which he returned to the event’s starting lineup.

• Kobe BryantCompared with: Bryant studied Jordan’s game and was often compared with the player regarded as his closest model.

• Sports sponsorshipRelated: His long-running Nike partnership became a defining athlete-brand relationship.

• Nike, Inc.Related: His Nike partnership produced the Air Jordan brand and transformed athlete marketing.

• Sports celebrityBroader topic: His achievements and endorsements helped establish the modern global athlete-brand model.

• NBA 75th Anniversary TeamRelated: His selection reflects the era-defining dominance that shaped the team’s standard of greatness.

• NBA championshipRelated: His Finals record became a defining measure of individual championship success.

• NBA Finals Most Valuable Player AwardRelated: His six Finals MVP awards are the most won by any player.

• Air (2023 film)Related: Jordan is the athlete Nike tries to sign, though he is not depicted directly on screen.

• Larry BirdCompared with: Jordan's rise overlapped with Bird's final seasons and marked a new era of NBA stardom.

• Phil JacksonRelated: Jackson coached Jordan through all six of the Chicago Bulls’ championship seasons.

• University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRelated: His college career helped make the university’s basketball program nationally famous.

• 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball teamRelated: Jordan was a central star of the team and its most visible global ambassador.

• Basketball cultureRelated: His success and endorsements helped make basketball stars central to global popular culture.

• Jump shotRelated: His midrange jump shot became a defining feature of his scoring repertoire.

• Charles BarkleyRelated: Jordan's Bulls defeated Barkley's Suns in the 1993 Finals, while the two later became golf partners.

• Chicago BullsRelated: Jordan was the central scorer and public figure of the championship dynasty.

• Dennis RodmanRelated: Jordan and Rodman won three consecutive championships together with Chicago.

• John StocktonCompared with: Jordan’s Bulls defeated Stockton’s Jazz in both of their NBA Finals meetings.

• Julius ErvingCompared with: Jordan’s later global prominence contrasts with Erving’s role in popularizing the modern aerial style.

• Karl MaloneRelated: Jordan’s Bulls defeated Malone’s Jazz in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals.

• Oscar SchmidtCompared with: Jordan's Olympic team represented the NBA-based path Schmidt had declined to join.

• History of basketballRelated: His global fame helped turn basketball into a worldwide media and commercial phenomenon.