CHICAGO – Michael Jordan who brought a new meaning to the words ‘slam-dunk’ was inducted into the Naismith  Memorial Hall of Fame on Friday after a career that included winning six NBA championships and five MVP awards.

Joining Jordan were basketball greats David Robinson and John Stockton and coaches Jerry Sloan and C. Vivian Stringer.

Jordan’s emotional and humorous acceptance speech included recollections going as far back as his school days as a youngster in North Carolina.

Referring to the school basketball coach who cut him from the varsity team Jordan said, “I wanted to make sure you understood you made a mistake, dude.”

Jordan started his career with the Chicago Bulls and spent several years in a rebuilding process before the Bulls went on a dominating run, winning several championships.

Here is an exclusive interview shown on ESPN on Friday.

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