The Michael Jordan Conspiracy Theory

The Michael Jordan Conspiracy Theory: Analysis by Dan Osenbach There is one major conspiracy theory dealing with Michael Jordan’s retirement. Ryan Davis, Marcel Smith and Mike Korzemba advance their conspiracy theory in their articles and videos. Both of their theories build around the idea that his gambling issues influenced his first retirement. To start, both Davis and Smith talk about a court case, in which Jordan had to testify in the criminal trial of James Bouler. Jordan was called to explain why Bouler, a convicted drug dealer, was in possession of a Jordan-signed personal check for $57,000 (Smith). First, he claimed that it was a small business loan, but while he was under oath, he stated that the check was to pay off a gambling
First, I think that The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times are two of the most prestigious sports newspapers in the United States, and they would not post any thoughts of this theory. In addition, the other newspapers that report Jordan’s retirement are only there to report the facts of what was said by Michael Jordan and David Stern. Also, the other reason why I think that this theory never happened is because the NBA is a big company, and They would not want to lose their reputation. Even though Davis, Smith, and Korzemba make their points very believable, they do not give actual proof that David Stern actually made a deal with Jordan to retire from basketball. Their theory tends to side on the extreme ideas of Jordan’s retirement. These people can only provide evidence on what they think could have happened, and they do not personally ask Michael Jordan the question on why he retired. They could have made their argument more believable, reliable and accurate if they simply would have taken the time to ask Michael Jordan why he left basketball to begin with. These three people were assuming something off one issue that Jordan had in his life, and instead of going to the source to ask him what truly happened they just decided that it was okay to start this theory based on the supposed facts they knew. The one thing I found most interesting about their conspiracy theory is that they could not find one person that works for the NBA that would give them the answer that they wanted to hear when it came to Jordan’s retirement. However, I do find it suspicious that Jordan did decide to retire twice while he was in his prime, and I do find it ironic that he tried to make two comebacks in his career. Was Jordan trying to earn more money so that he could gamble more often? This question and so many others seem to go unanswered when it