Topic > Michael Jordan - 1020

After winning his third consecutive NBA championship, at the peak of his career, Michael Jordan announced his retirement on October 6, 1993, shocking the entire sports world. Jordan said: "The mental aspect is not the same, the challenge is not as great. I promised myself - and I said this many times publicly - that when the mental challenge started to wear off, I would leave. That time has now come." " He then decided to devote himself to the game of baseball, for the 1994 season, playing for the Birmingham Barons, an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox in the Class AA Southern League. As the mental challenge gradually returned, on March 18, 1995, Jordan publicly announced who would join the Chicago Bulls and play the next day's nationally televised game against the Pacers in Indianapolis He entered the field with a new jersey, number 45, a perfected gradient sweater and a completely new game Jordan is back in field with only one ambition in mind: to prove to NBA fans around the world that he is, without a doubt, the greatest player ever. Since his return, he has managed to dominate the game and the market, such that no other player can match him. Michael Jordan returned to the NBA in the middle of the regular season, in which the Chicago Bulls were in a mess. With a pitiful record of 34-31, Jordan's return was the team's only hope. Although he looked a little rusty in his first game, he was soon able to pick it up in his fifth game with an unforgettable 55 points against the New York Knicks. With Jordan the Bulls went 13-4 to finish the season 47-35 overall, leading the team to the playoffs. Jordan proved that even after years of hiatus he could return at an older age and dominate the league more than before. He proved that you can still lead the championship even after thirty years of age. He may have been a little less agile, but Jordan was a much more effective and controlled jump shooter, threatened to score three-pointers, and remained an exceptional all-around contributor. Only after his return, in the 95-96 season, Jordan started all 100 games for the Bulls, becoming the first and only player to start the entire regular season. In the same season, joining Willis Reed, he was the second man to win MVP awards for the regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals.