“I’m back”: Michael Jordan iconically shoved everyone else to write his own press release upon his return

Nithin Joseph | 01/10/2022
"I'm back": Michael Jordan iconically shoved aside shoved think tank to write his own press release upon return to NBA

In 1995, Michael Jordan made his return to the NBA. The Hall of Famer announced his return in the best way possible, “I’m back”!

Michael Jordan left the sport of basketball back in 1993. Just a few months after winning his third NBA Championship.

The reason behind this decision was the unfortunate demise of his father. Jordan Sr.’s passing was too much for MJ.

So much so that he decided he could not return to the hardwood court without his father courtside. As such, to honor his father he decided to play his favorite sport, baseball.

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Jordan’s decision to leave basketball was a sad one for NBA fans. However, this made his decision to return all the more legendary.

Michael Jordan took matters into his own hands when he made his return to the NBA in 1995

Almost a year after leaving the NBA to play baseball, Michael Jordan decided to reverse his decision. In fact, on March 18th 1995, MJ announced his return to the league.

Now usually, announcements of such magnitude are handled by your agents. This was supposed to be the case 27 years ago, but His Airness had different plans.

According to one of Jordan’s closest advisors Curtis Polk, he handed him numerous scripts. However, none of them resonated with Michael and he instead decided to take things into his own hands with, “I’m back”!

“I thought I was a pretty good writer, written a lot of things, but he said, ‘Let me do this.’ So he sat down at the table and thought about it for a couple of minutes and he wrote, ‘I’m back.’ He said, ‘OK, that’s it.’ It was classic Michael Jordan. It was elegant in simplicity, it communicated how he felt, it said it all.”

It was perhaps one of the most iconic moments in NBA history, and it comes as no surprise that it came from the GOAT himself.

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Nithin Joseph

Nithin is a content writer at The SportsRush. Like his favorite athlete Kobe Bryant, the company has helped Nithin elevate his writing skills to a whole new level, especially as an NBA content writer. With over 1500 articles to his name, Nithin's love for the sport knows no bounds. And, as he continues to watch the sport on a daily basis, he hopes his fascination with the NBA, especially the Miami Heat will inspire more and more readers to give the sport a chance. Perhaps, one day making basketball in India as big as it is in the United States.

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