21 years ago today, Michael Jordan retired from basketball for a 2nd time ‘I think the game itself is a lot bigger than Michael Jordan’
over 5 years in Chicago Tribune
“I think the game itself is a lot bigger than Michael Jordan.” Those were Jordan’s words at his second retirement on Jan. 13, 1999, though not many would have dared say the same then — because it just didn’t ring true. Jordan’s 1999 retirement was akin to a Big Bang, ushering in a new millennium...