June 16, 1996, evening, United Center Arena.
The sixth game of the finals between the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle SuperSonic.
This night, everyone was watching.
The year before, regardless of whether it was the fans calling for him or the magician John Xun kneeling in front of the camera begging, Jordan played baseball for nearly two years and finally gave an " I " back in anticipation!'A declaration.
The entire league was shaken. President Stern, who was already in a tight spot because of the low viewership ratings, and the executives and all the team owners were excited and cheered.
The NBA was saved!
With Jordan's announcement of his comeback, the stocks of three companies that had a partnership with Jordan rose crazily, and the market price soared by 2.3 billion US dollars.
Jordan changed to the number 45 jersey after his comeback, and the fans in Chicago also began to rush to buy the new jersey. In the United States, the sales of all the number 45 jerseys in two weeks exceeded the monthly sales of Shaquille O'Neal, Anferny Hardaway, and Grant Hill souvenirs combined.
The manufacturer had to use all the branch factories to work overtime, day and night, and use all the manpower and material resources to produce the number 45 jersey, but it was still in short supply.
There were too many fans who wanted to watch Jordan live. After Jordan announced his comeback, the Bulls 'home tickets were sold out early. Even the tickets for the opponent Hawks' home game against the Bulls were sold out within a day.
The first game of his comeback against the Pacers was between Jordan, who was wearing jersey number 45, and Reggie Miller. It became the most watched game in the NBA since 1975.
Miller was even a little unhappy." F * ck you! Why did you choose us?!"？”
After Jordan announced his return, the American television broadcasting agencies immediately changed their subsequent broadcast plans.
The head of Chicago city announced," Once again, the city has become the most attractive tourist city in the world.”
President Clinton was excited when he heard the news of Jordan's return. At that time, the United States was experiencing a serious jobless crisis. He was struggling to solve this problem. He immediately told the media," Jordan's return will add 10 million jobs to the United States!”
From this perspective, Jordan had done Clinton a great favor.
When Jordan announced his retirement, the Jones Index plunged 125 points, and the stock price of Nikes plunged 4%. There was even news of someone jumping off a building on Wall Street.
It also directly caused the city of Chicago to lose 1 billion US dollars and indirectly caused losses of up to 10 billion US dollars.
The Bulls 'market fell by more than half, the home attendance rate fell to less than 50%, and the viewership ratings plummeted by 4%. As a result, the global sales of sneakers fell by 30%, the annual sales revenue decreased by 250 million US dollars, and the stock price plummeted by 4%. This was the impact of Jordan's retirement on the main sponsor, the company, and it did not include the other nine advertisers who had to pay him millions of dollars in endorsement fees every year.
Jordan himself did not disappoint after his comeback. He led the Bulls and dominated the league this season, achieving the best record in the league's history, 72 wins and 10 losses, and made it into the playoffs.
In the playoffs, they even eliminated the powerful team, the Miami Heat, coached by pat Riley, 3:0. They swept the New York Knicks 4:1 as a gentleman, and the Orlando Magic, which swept Shaquille O'Neal and penny Hardaway, 4:0. They took revenge for being eliminated from the Eastern Conference last season. They were unstoppable and met the Seattle SuperSonic in the finals.
In the first five games, the Bulls led the Sonic Sounders by 3:2, taking the lead to get match point. If they played another game tonight, they would win the championship.
Tonight, regardless of whether it was the audience in front of the television or the nearly 20,000 fans in the stadium, countless people's eyes were focused on this game. They were nervous and full of anticipation as they watched the two teams, the powerful Bulls, and Jordan.
In terms of support, the Bulls and Jordan naturally had the majority. There were very few fans who supported the Sounders.
Meanwhile, the Bulls had been playing at supersonic speeds throughout the game, leading the game.
In the last four minutes, they even led by 16 points.
The Sounders wanted to recover the score and turn the tables in four minutes. In this finals, where they fought with flesh and blood, especially under the defense of the Bulls, it was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Seeing that the team was about to win the fourth championship in history, in the following time, every time the Bulls scored a point and defended against the next goal, the stadium would burst into deafening cheers.
Most of the audience even stood up spontaneously, unwilling to sit down again.
In the end, the Sounders couldn't make a comeback. The Bulls held onto their lead until the last second of the game.
The whistle sounded, and the game ended. The atmosphere at home was unprecedentedly high, almost flipping the roof of the United Center stadium.
At this moment, countless fans all jumped up excitedly, cheering wantonly and celebrating loudly.
After two years, the Bulls won the championship again after Jordan's return. They won the fourth championship in history and also Jordan's fourth championship.
As soon as the game ended, Jordan snatched the ball and threw himself onto the floor, burying his face in the basketball.
Tonight, his performance was average, or even a little bad. He only made 5 out of 19 shots, but with his strong offensive control, he scored 10 free throws and got 22 points, 9 rebounded, 7 assists, and 2 strong points.
Even so, after three consecutive championships, he retired at the peak of his career and came back to win the championship. Such a legendary career, such a legendary inspirational experience, and the psychological process in the process, even he himself was so excited that he could not control himself.
He seemed to be consoling his father's spirit in heaven, and also seemed to be immersed in the excitement of winning the championship.
In short, in front of the excited eyes of countless fans, he was put on the champion's hat and left the scene with his teammates to enter the players 'tunnel.
When he passed by the entrance, a group of fans who had been waiting for a long time took out their things and stretched them in front of him to ask for his autograph.
"Michael, Michael, here, here…"
As soon as Jordan looked up, a basketball appeared in front of him.
He was in a good mood tonight, leading his team to win the championship. He did not care who the owner of the basketball was. He took the pen from the other party's hand and signed his name. Then, he held his game ball and entered the players 'tunnel.
"Okay, I got the autograph!"
A young fan with black hair and yellow skin watched him leave with excitement.
Then, while the audience was still immersed in the atmosphere of the team winning the championship, he quickly left the audience, entered the court, rushed to the basket, and did a three-step layup. He picked the basketball that had just been signed into the basket.
"Swoosh!"
As he landed, a series of 'ding dong' sounds rang in his mind.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for completing option 1: Watch ten of Jordan's matches live. Reward: Jordan's talent panel.”
"Ding dong! [Congratulations, you have completed option 2: Obtain Jordan's autograph and receive a random number of talent points.]”
"Drawing talent points. Congratulations to the host for obtaining 40 talent points.”
" As the talent value exceeds the required points, the overflow will be converted into a random reward…Ding! Draw complete. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Ball Control Training Card!”
"Ding dong! [Congratulations to the Host for completing option 3: Shoot a goal in any match and you will be rewarded with a shooting training card.]”
(Reward!)
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