Why jordan retired

From NBA. July 7, November 14, July 30, February 4, November 13, Personally, my opinion on this subject is that Jordan and David Stern had a secret meeting where Stern told Jordan to leave the game for a brief period to save himself, the league's by far most marketable and popular player, embarrassment and scrutiny from a public suspension. I also think it was done brilliantly by commissioner Stern as today most people don't really know much of this theory as Jordan's reputation is fantastic, even though he was a huge gambler and a questionable teammate and because Jordan came back less than two years late and won three more championships with the Bulls before retiring for a second time.

The main reason why I believe this theory is because I simply don't believe a player as competitive as Jordan would suddenly retire right at the peak of his career to supposedly play baseball when he knew he wasn't that good and because he said he was too worn out because of the past championship runs and Olympics. MJ was the best player on the best team and he wanted to be the best to ever play the game, so I don't believe he would have retired on his own when he knew if he had played, his Bulls would've had undoubtedly extended their streak of championships to four, unless a major injury had occurred.

Overall, I am not certain about my opinion that Jordan was actually suspended secretly, instead of retired on his own, but I do think there was a really good chance that this occurred because it doesn't make sense that he retired when he did.

What do you guys think? Do you think he was suspended or not? Also, would your opinion of MJ change if it came out that he was actually suspended instead of retired on his own? Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! Jordan didn't just own that era, though.

He had thrown his name firmly into the "greatest of all time" conversation. His case only grew stronger through the back half of the decade, but it wasn't outlandish to consider him for that top spot following his third title. When Jordan asked Bulls coach Phil Jackson if there was anything left for him to do on the court, Jackson struggled to find an answer. That's all Jordan needed to hear. It's not worth it for me, and I don't think it's worth it for my teammates.

The early '90s marked a particularly tough time in Jordan's personal life. His immense success resulted in more attention and scrutiny each season. Media members wondered if he was downplaying a serious gambling problem. He took plenty of shots at reporters during that press conference before he made his way out the building. Jordan was so mentally and physically exhausted that his third championship brought more relief than elation.

But nothing could compare to the tragic death of his father, James, who was murdered in July While traveling in North Carolina, James pulled his car over to take a nap, and he was shot and killed by two men as part of a botched robbery attempt. Jordan had discussed retirement with his father prior to James' death and was already "kind of leaning toward that direction.

There's a lot of family members and friends I haven't seen because I've been very selfish in my career to try to get to this point and make sure that I achieved all the dreams that I wanted to achieve.