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Michael Jordan: Washington Wizards
In 2001, he came out of retirement a
second time to play for the Washington Wizards, though his skills were noticeably diminished by age. Yet despite an injury-plagued 2001-02 season, he still averaged nearly 23 points per game. Playing through pain, especially in his knee, he was still an important player for the Wizards. He returned for the 2002-03 season and averaged 20 points. Playing in his 13th and final NBA All-Star Game, he embarrassingly missed an uncontested slam dunk -- formerly the hallmark of his career -- in front of a stunned national television audience. The 2002-03 season was heralded from the beginning as Jordan's final goodbye to his fans and, true to his word, he retired for the third and final time at the season's conclusion.
At the beginning of the 2001-2002 basketball season, Michael Jordan donated his entire $1 million salary to help the victims of the September 11 attacks.
Out of respect for Jordan's legacy, the Miami Heat retired his #23 jersey on April 11, 2003, despite the fact that he never played for the Heat. It was the first jersey the Heat retired in their then-15-year history, and it was half Wizards blue, half Bulls red.
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