It is even more difficult to believe that his last game was
spent sporting a Wizards jersey and losing to the 76ers by 20.
While the memory of Michael’s magic on a basketball court is
still fresh in the memories of many, the ten year anniversary of his last game
as a Washington Wizard, and more importantly as an NBA player, serves as a
symbol of an end of an era.
Michael represented a golden age for the National Basketball
Association.
Even though the League is in great shape today, teeming with
talent, and the game continues to expand globally, no one will again be able to
do for basketball what Michael Jordan did.
Today it is 10 years, in a decade it will be twenty. MJ’s
legacy will never be forgotten.
Before that final game, Michael was presented with a golf cart from the 76ers, and was then given an extended standing ovation by the Philadelphia faithful, not usually known for their honoring attitude towards visiting athletes.
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In a tie in to the current Sixers season, Coach Collins happened to be the coach of the Wiz at the time of MJ's last game, and this pregame quote from 2003 sounds eerily similar to some of his soundbites from this season:
"We both feel the same way right now: We're very, very disappointed. We had good players, we just didn't fit. So I know there's a part of him that was hoping we could make the playoffs to show that we did the right thing and made the right moves, but I just get a sense that after tonight is over, he'll breathe a sigh of relief and say 'You know what, it's done now.'"
Funny Doug, that's exactly how Sixer fans feel about this season.
Before that final game, Michael was presented with a golf cart from the 76ers, and was then given an extended standing ovation by the Philadelphia faithful, not usually known for their honoring attitude towards visiting athletes.
--
In a tie in to the current Sixers season, Coach Collins happened to be the coach of the Wiz at the time of MJ's last game, and this pregame quote from 2003 sounds eerily similar to some of his soundbites from this season:
"We both feel the same way right now: We're very, very disappointed. We had good players, we just didn't fit. So I know there's a part of him that was hoping we could make the playoffs to show that we did the right thing and made the right moves, but I just get a sense that after tonight is over, he'll breathe a sigh of relief and say 'You know what, it's done now.'"
Funny Doug, that's exactly how Sixer fans feel about this season.
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