It’s June 2003.
Simply final month, in the true world, Michael Jordan – essentially the most well-known basketball participant of all time – stated goodbye to taking part in that sport professionally for the third and closing – as of writing – time. He was in Philadelphia and not carrying that well-known quantity 23 for the Chicago Bulls, however he nonetheless received a prolonged standing ovation from everybody within the constructing.
Right here, although, the playoff crowd that’s packed into Chicago Stadium nearly a decade after it was demolished are sick to their stomachs. Paul Pierce has simply drained a 3 pointer with 38 seconds to go in a sport seven, however it means nothing. The New York Knicks have a double-digit lead. The Bulls have run out of time to make a comeback, and so they gained’t get one other.
