Air Jordan

August 13th, 2009

Here’s another shot I took at the Denver Nuggets game.  Man, could that guy fly.  Looking at it now, I just can’t help but ask myself…Why did Michael have to come out of retirement and play for the Wizards?  It was bad enough that we had to live through the two Jerry’s (Reinsdorf & Krause) dismantling our very own dream team, but when MJ “un-retired” the second time and went to play for Washington, that was it.  A part of my childhood soul was crushed, and I was done with basketball.

It’s a shame that these athletes some times just don’t know when to call it quits.  I empathize that it must be so difficult to walk away from a sport that you can still dominate, but like any good comedian knows, you should always leave ‘em wanting more.  Jordan’s last play with the Bulls was a game-winning shot at the buzzer in the Finals against Utah to win the championship, their 6th in 8 seasons.  I don’t think it’s possible to ask for a better curtain call than that.

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