Because half of 45 is 22 1/2, which rounds up to 23, Jordan decided on the jersey number. After his initial retirement from the NBA, in which ... had seen me wear," Michael Jordan said in the ...
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Jordan told the Orlando Sentinel. The number 23 was special to Michael as he handpicked it as it represented one half of the number 45, which was his older brother Larry's jersey number.