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20 years ago today, two words changed the course Kris Bryant Jersey of NBA history: "I'm back."After nine succe sfulseasons in the NBA,Michael Jordan walked away from the gameof basketball in 1993 following the pa sing of his fathertopursue a career in baseball. His stint with the White Sox'sminor leagues didn Mike Montgomery Jersey 't last long, however,ashe made his return to the Bulls le s than two years later. It was then when heembarked on another memorable run that cemented his place as the NBA's greatest player of all-time.MORE: | | To announce Ben Zobrist Jersey his return to the hardwood floors, Jordan famouslyreleased a two-wordstatement through his attorney and busine s manager on March 18, Kyle Schwarber Jersey 1995. It set the basketball world on fire.20 years ago today... Michael Jordan said (in le s than 140 characters): "I'M BACK." NBA (@NBA) Jordan'steammates had a feeling hisannouncement was coming. As Steve Kerr told Sporting News, he showed up to watch the team practice Craig Kimbrel Jersey one day late in the season, which sparked rumors of his po sible return. Not long after, he was standing next to them in uniform."It was Kerry Wood Jersey a shock, but it was a thrill," said Kerr. "Obviously it changed the course of NBA history. We won the next three champions, the following three years. It was a pretty exciting moment."While Jordan struggled with consistency in the 17 games he appeared in 1995, he returned back to top form the following season. He led Alec Mills Jersey theBulls to a championshipafter averaging 30.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per gameone of the best individualseasons of his career. He would win Ron Santo Jersey two more titles before calling it quits for the second of what wound up being three retirements."It was interesting watching him come back," said Kerr in reflection. "Everyone knew Michael was the best player on earth, but he wasn' James Norwood Jersey t consistent by his standards.It wasn't until the following year with a full training camp when he was able to really come back at his full level."One can't help but wonder what the landscape of Albert Almora Jr Jersey the NBA would currently look like had Jordan never released that two-word statement.Thankfully, it's not a reality we haveto deal with.