 The sculpture 's official address is United Center , 1901 W. Madison Street . Officially named The Spirit , it is located outside of Gate 4 . The United Center opened on August 18 , 1994 . The exact pose of Jordan in midflight is left for artistic interpretation , but speculations include his 63 @-@ point performance against Boston in the 1986 NBA Playoffs , the 1988 NBA All @-@ Star Game slam @-@ dunk contest at Chicago Stadium and his jumpman logo that has been on Jordan branded Nike products since the 1980s . Jordan is depicted doing a right @-@ handed slam dunk over two opponents while jumping right @-@ to @-@ left in the eastward facing statue giving him a southbound trajectory . Prior to the beginning of each basketball season , the sculpture gets touched up . 
