On October 6, 1993, the game changed forever.
Michael Jordan, the best player to ever set foot on the hardwood not named Joe Dumars, retired.
There were many reasons tossed about as to why he decided to leave the game – he was emotionally drained following the murder of his father months earlier, he was physically exhausted following his role on the Dream Team in the 1992 summer Olympics, he was just tired of the game.
But then there’s the conspiracy. And this has been, and will continue to be debated by basketball fans for years to come.
