Michael Jordan made his return to the NBA and Chicago Bulls in March of 1995 after playing baseball with the Chicago White Sox.
However, before he made his return to the court on March 19, Jordan practiced with the Golden State Warriors and destroyed the whole team, per Warriors Hall of Famer Chris Mullin:
“I think we had Tim Hardaway and maybe Latrell Sprewell at that point in time,” Mullin said. “They might have been popping off a little bit. Michael said, ‘Mully, let's go, get me your gear.'
“He went to my locker, put my gear on, and went out there and basically single-handedly beat the Warriors down by himself. And that's when I was like, ‘this guy is coming back.' “
Wait, Michael Jordan practiced with the Warriors before coming back? And he dominated Tim Hardaway, Latrell Sprewell and the whole squad? 😂🐐
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We will never get tired of hearing Michael Jordan stories like this.
Upon his return, Jordan won three more NBA titles, three more NBA Finals MVPs and two more regular season MVPs with the Bulls, who are so fortunate the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Sam Bowie instead of His Airness in the 1984 Draft.
In 930 regular season games with the Bulls, Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists. MJ was a 10-time scoring champion with the team as well.
Once the playoffs started, Jordan took his game to another level. Air Jordan averaged 33.4 points per game in the postseason. His Finals record of 6-0 may never be touched.
Overall with the Bulls and Washington Wizards, Jordan put up 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists. Chicago, of course, has the Jordan statue at the United Center. The team has been terrible the last few years, so that statue has been getting visited even more lately.
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