Michael Jordan has announced retirement from NBA at the age of 30
On this date October 6, 1993, Michael Jordan announced for the first time retirement.
Jordan abruptly retired from basketball before the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he returned to the Bulls in March 1995 and led them to three additional championships in 1996, 1997, and 1998, as well as a then-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season.
Coming off his 3rd consecutive NBA title with the Bulls, Jordan was first in World Series since 1959, the Bulls were seemingly the favorites to win their 4th straight NBA title.
Michael Jordan has announced retiring from basketball at the age of 30! People and broadcast couldn’t believe at the time of the shocking news, but Bulls held a press conference at the team’s practice facility and Jordan made it official.
“I’ve always stressed that when I lose the motivation, it’s time for me to move away from the game of basketball,” Jordan said to the press, at the Berto Center and the millions of people watching at home, most of them was a biggest shock.
In the future we can rest easy knowing that Jordan eventually returned to the Bulls and won three more championships. But back then, it felt like the world had come to an end. Certainly the Bulls world, and anyone who loved basketball.
Believe or not since then today’s exactly been 23 years!
