Complex sentence: A lifelong basketball fan, Jordan played a large role in inspiring his son Michael to become an athlete and traveled the United States to follow Michael's career, first at the University of North Carolina and then with the Chicago Bulls.
Split into simpler sentences: A lifelong basketball fan, Jordan had played a large role in inspiring his son Michael to become an athlete. Jordan traveled the United States to follow Michael's career, first at the University of North Carolina and then with the Chicago Bulls.