There’s a record in the NBA that most 40-year-old fans and aging baby boomers could draw inspiration from. This record was set when Michael Jordan and the Wizards were still on the best of terms. It happened during one game on February 21, 2003 when Michael was still playing for the Washington franchise, and he tallied 43 points to become the first NBA player in the 40 years bracket to have scored that much. Despite his advanced years by players’ standards, Jordan was still a force to reckon with while with the Wizards, averaging 20 points per game in addition to contributing 3.8 assists as well as 1.5 steals per outing.

What’s sad, however, was that despite Michael’s heroics the Washington Wizards failed to make any of the playoffs during his stint with this team in 2001-2003. Nevertheless, Michael Jordan and the Wizards remained the top draw among NBA teams, with all their games at the MCI Center always before a sell-out crowd. Overall, the Washington squad was then polled as among the most popular NBA teams, with more than 20,000 spectators in home games and almost an equal amount on the road. But success on the hard court eluded the Wizards, leading to open criticism of team mates by the driven Jordan who was their president. Looking back, Jordan had expressed regrets over coming out of retirement to join the Washington Wizards, saying that he was used by franchise owner Abe Pollin who unceremoniously booted him out as president of basketball of operations, leading to Michael’s falling out with the team in 2003. Continue Reading ->