In October 1993, Michael Jordan retired from the NBA to pursue a career in professional baseball. On this day — March 18 — in 1995, he returned.
And he did so ceremoniously. Though the very beginning of his second stint in Chicago culminated in an Eastern Conference Finals exit, the ensuing three years all ended in titles, with Jordan picking up two regular-season MVPs and three Finals MVPs along the way. To those that knew and revered Jordan, the hardware comes as no surprise.
But as it turns out, Jordan didn’t wait to officially return to the league before beginning to bust dudes up.