Awards and honors
Two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
o class of 2009 - individual
o class of 2010 - as a member of the "Dream Team"
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame - class of 2009 (as a member of the "Dream Team")
FIBA Hall of Fame - class of 2015
Two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner – 1984, 1992
Six-time NBA champion
Six-time NBA Finals MVP
Five-time NBA MVP
10-time NBA scoring leader (1987–1993, 1996–1998)
14-time NBA All-Star
Three-time NBA All-Star Game MVP
11-time All-NBA
Nine-time All-Defensive First Team
Two-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion – 1987, 1988
NBA Rookie of the Year – 1984–85
NBA Defensive Player of the Year – 1987–88
1985 IBM Award winner
NCAA national championship – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 1981–82
ACC Freshman of the Year – 1981–82
Two-time Consensus NCAA All-American First Team – 1982–83, 1983–84
ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year – 1983–84
USBWA College Player of the Year – 1983–84
Naismith College Player of the Year – 1983–84
John R. Wooden Award – 1983–84
Adolph Rupp Trophy – 1983–84
"Triple Crown" winner
Sports IllustratedSportsman of the Year – 1991
Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996
Ranked No.1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-Time[209]
Ranked No.1 by ESPN Sports Century’s Top North American Athletes of the 20th century[149]
North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
1997 MarcaLeyenda winner
Seven-time ESPY Award winner (in various categories)
Number 23 retired by the Chicago Bulls
Number 23 retired by the North Carolina Tar Heels
Number 23 retired by the Miami Heat
Statue in front of the United Center