Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan's father was tragically murdered in June of 1993. It was a very traumatic experience for His Airness, who shockingly retired from the NBA before the 1993-94 season to play baseball.
On the latest installment of The Last Dance ESPN docu-series, Mike says the last conversation he and his dad had was about baseball:
“We were debating, me and him, about me playing baseball,” Michael Jordan revealed.
MJ played one year of Minor League baseball. He was never able to make it to the Major Leagues.
The basketball Hall of Famer returned to the Bulls in March of 1995, appearing in 17 games to close out the 1994-95 season. Unfortunately, Jordan and the Bulls lost to the Orlando Magic in the second round of the 1995 playoffs. Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway were just too much for Chicago to handle.
However, some believe that loss to the Magic pushed Jordan to new heights, as after that defeat, he trained harder than ever.
During the 1995-96 season, Jordan not only won the MVP award, but he also led the Bulls to a then-NBA record 72 wins. Chicago wound up capping off its magical season by defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA Finals, with Jordan winning his fourth title and fourth Finals MVP on Father's Day.
Jordan was in tears after winning the '96 championship. His father was surely looking down on his son on that special day.
Jordan and the Bulls won two more titles in the '90s, defeating the Utah Jazz in 1997 and 1998. MJ's last shot ever with Chicago was his game-winner over Bryon Russell in Game 6 with 5.2 seconds left in regulation.
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