Jordan, "There's no comeback" <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Recent speculation about Michael Jordan returning to the NBA for a third time seems to have taken on a life of its own -- to the point where Jordan himself felt the need to set the record straight. Jordan spoke with Michael Wilbon, co-host of ESPN's Pardon The Interruption, on Thursday and denied he was coming back to play in the NBA and that he has talked to Shaquille O'Neal about playing for the Miami Heat. Jordan "I don't know how this started. I haven't talked with Shaq. There's no comeback," Jordan told Wilbon. A spokeswoman also said that Jordan isn't coming back. "There is no truth to any rumors that Michael has ambitions to return to basketball," Estee Portnoy, a spokeswoman for SFX Sports Group, said Thursday. "He said, 'I think it's time to put the rumors to bed.' He's been puzzled and flattered. He found all these rumors very amusing. But he wanted to let everyone know he just has no plans to play." ESPN Insider Chad Ford reported Sept. 1 that Jordan appeared at Hoops Gym in Chicago the previous week looking for a pickup game. </div> Link From ESPN Comments? Thoughts? Good move by MJ IMO.
I saw this coming, I thought it was a hoax all along. And he definitely made the right decision by deciding not to comeback. I don't think he was really considering it. It probably just seemed like some fun idea to play for the Heat so he just had a few moments where he thought about it. That's how I feel, IMO.
This is just another story blown out of proportion by the Media and NBA People. I guess a great retired basketball player, who plays his favorite sport in a gym after he retires, means that he's attempting a comeback.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting antawnNwizards3:</div><div class="quote_post">i wanted him to come back....it would be cool</div> Why? He's no where near the same Jordan he was with the Bulls.. or the Wizards. Theres no point for him to come back - again. The league has many up-and-coming players full of potential. Let the new guys get the attention, not Jordan. IMO, Jordan should have never came back and played with the Wizards. He should have left the game with his head held high as a record breaking Bull. But then again, no matter what he does - I'll still have an enormous amount of respect for the man. I'm glad the rumors are finally put to an end, because thats all they were to begin with.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm glad the rumors are finally put to an end, because thats all they were to begin with.</div>
I'm glad MJ isn't coming back. His shot in the '98 Finals was such a great way to end his career. But he came back with the Wizards anyway. He played well, especially for a man his age. But his retirement from the Wizards was 2 years ago. Now, he's just too old to come back. No comeback, period.
I have to say I am glad he is not coming back, he and the league need to move on. Michael is in my opinion the greatest player of all time and I will always respect his game. After a while enough is enough, I think it is time for him to work his way into ownership and see if he can bring the same energy to the front office that he did to the Bulls.
