Michael Jordan's second return out of retirement didn't go as well as the first.
M.J. first shocked the sports world retiring after the 1992-93 NBA season to pursue a professional baseball career. He returned in 1995 and went on to win three more championships with the Chicago Bulls before retiring again in 1998.
At age 38, Jordan returned again to play two more seasons with the Washington Wizards, a decision that he regrets when looking back on.
During an appearance on Fox Sports 1, former NFL linebacker Ray Lewis shared this story:
"Jordan told me, 'The only thing I regret, is putting on another uniform.'"—@RayLewis explains why Aaron Rodgers should retire in Green Bay pic.twitter.com/JTMubg13CL
— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) August 4, 2017
This is the honest goddamn truth. M.J. – I’ll never forget this – said to me, “The only thing I regret is putting on another uniform.”
Many NBA fans probably feel the same way as Jordan. It was weird seeing him in something other than a Bulls uniform and it wasn't the same M.J., although probably better than most remember.
In those two seasons, Jordan played 60 and then 82 games, averaging 22.9 and 20.0 points per game. Not bad for a 40-year-old.
Jordan's Wizards failed to make the playoffs in those two campaigns so we didn't get a chance to see if there was any postseason magic left for His Airness.
In hind sight, maybe the final return wasn't the best idea, but for an athlete so obsessively competitive as M.J., it was surely understandable.
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