To this day, most NBA fans believe that Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls should have won even more titles had MJ not decided to surprisingly retire following the 1993 season.

There are plenty of conspiracy theories surrounding his shock announcement, but Jordan's recent revelations in episode 6 of “The Last Dance” documentary may have factored into his decision.

Following the Bulls' first three-peat at the expense of the Charles Barkley-led Phoenix Suns, Jordan admitted that fatigue engulfed both his body and mind shortly after.

“Physically I was getting exhausted but mentally I was way past exhausted. When you try and do something competitively you lose some of the hunger, some of the edge,” Michael Jordan revealed, via “The Last Dance”.

It's quite understandable why Jordan felt that way back then, considering he put up arguably the best performance of all time in an NBA Finals series.

He tallied an absurd average of 41.0 points across six games to go along with 8.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists. He deservingly won three straight Finals MVP awards from 1991-93.

Michael Jordan's greatness, meanwhile, is measured by his ability to rise up to the occasion when the lights shone the brightest. His Airness averaged 33.6 points in six Finals appearances, which is second all-time behind Rick Barry (36.3).

As seen in “The Last Dance” documentary, Jordan struggled to make it out the Eastern Conference early in his career. But once he did, he made sure to bring it home every single time — going 6-0 in the Finals.

This feat alone is what separates him from the other all-time greats of the game.

Sure, MJ lost that competitive fire after the 1993 season, but his hiatus from the league did reignite that fire once more.