{"id":1359,"date":"2013-01-15T23:31:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-16T05:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2019-03-22T22:58:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T03:58:52","slug":"today-in-nba-history-1999-michael-jordan-retires-second-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1999-michael-jordan-retires-second-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Today In NBA History 1999: Michael Jordan Retires Second Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4656 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/michael-jordan-second-retirement.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4656 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/michael-jordan-second-retirement.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>On 1\/13\/99, Michael Jordan retired from the NBA for a second time. He just kept\u00a0&#8220;playing with our emotions&#8221;, like\u00a0Smokey\u00a0from the movie\u00a0<em>Friday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->MJ&#8217;s\u00a0first retirement took place on on 10\/6\/93 and was a complete shock. No one could believe that Jordan, at the top of his game (leading the NBA the previous season in both scoring and steals), was serious. But after the murder of his father, he decided to make the move to professional baseball. Jordan famously came back a year later and won the NBA title in three straight seasons for the second time.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan&#8217;s retirement in 1999 was again surprising considering the level his game was at (leading the league in scoring with 28.7\u00a0ppg), but not surprising considering the state the Bulls were in at the time. Jerry Krause was hell bent on tearing apart the team and rebuilding. Phil Jackson&#8217;s contract was up and everyone knew he wouldn&#8217;t be renewed, as was the same for Dennis\u00a0Rodman, while Scottie\u00a0Pippen\u00a0forced his way out via trade demand.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps as impactful as any other factor, the NBA was mired in a lockout, which would limit the upcoming season to just 50 games. So\u00a0MJ\u00a0would&#8217;ve had to come back and play without\u00a0Pippen,\u00a0Rodman, or Phil Jackson, while also missing several other key components of the championship squad who were either dealt or released. 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