{
  "id": 8832671,
  "title": "Michael Jordan’s high school rejection before becoming an NBA legend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/michael-jordans-high-school-rejection-before-becoming-an-nba-legend",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T18:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/nba/top-stories/before-winning-six-nba-championships-michael-jordan-faced-high-school-rejection-that-fuelled-his-rise-to-basketball-greatness/articleshow/134365004.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Michael Jordan’s journey to six NBA championships began with a high school setback when he failed to make the varsity team as a sophomore. Instead of giving up, he used the rejection as motivation to improve. His relentless work ethic propelled him from college basketball to NBA superstardom, where he led the Chicago Bulls to six titles and became one of the greatest players in basketball history.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}