He grew up loving the sport of baseball, while basketball was then his second choice. ... He was only the 6th player to start as a freshman under Dean Smith in the schools history. ... He decided to go back to the sport he played as a young child, which was baseball. ... Jordan later decided that baseball wasn't for him and went back to the N.B.A. in 1995. ... They went on to win the next 2 titles the following 2 years and are now known as possibly the best basketball team in history. ...

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Basketball has gained popularity over the years, according to the 2014 Harris Poll, the NBA is ranked 6th in popularity behind the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), college football and auto racing (Rovell, 2014). ... The AAU League is one of the largest nonprofit volunteer sports organizations in the United States; it was founded by William Buckingham Curtis 1888 (Wood, The History of the AAU Basketball, 2013). ...

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