“I was just watching” 38-year-old Michael Jordan turned All-star rival into spectator with 50-point game

Then Washington Wizards superstar Michael Jordan scored his last 50-point game at age 38 against the Charlotte Hornets.

“I was just watching” 38-year-old Michael Jordan turned All-star rival into spectator with 50-point game

Baron Davis was mesmerized watching Michael Jordan score his last 50-point game as a Washington Wizards star

Michael Jordan played fifteen seasons in the NBA. The first thirteen were his dominating days with the Chicago Bulls, a time that made him the greatest player of all time. Then there were two seasons with the Washington Wizards after which he eventually retired for good.

In those two seasons, Michael Jordan was tasked with helping improve the team he was a part owner of. The Wizards never made it to the playoffs as their roster shortcomings were too much for the six-time champion to overcome.

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He was 38 years old at the time and could not rile the team up to take the franchise to the next level. However, there were times when he showed flashes of how good he was even at that age. Former All-star Baron Davis revealed one such situation when he faced off against His Airness while on The Draymond Green Show with Baron Davis.

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We go on the road. Man, I watched this dude in the first quarter score 17 points. I was so mesmerized I was guarding T Lue. You’ll see me never help. The coach called a timeout, he like, ‘Yo, what the hell y’all doing? Y’all just gonna let this man get cooked?’. I said, ‘Damn bro, my bad, I was just watching’.

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The two-time All-Star added that he called out his teammates to help with the defense as he was busy watching Michael Jordan score his last 50-point game of his career. The then soon to be 39-year-old’s performance had Davis standing and admiring, even forgetting to do the job he was paid to do.

Michael Jordan did not have the best send off from the Wizards

Those admirations of the five-time league MVP however had a detrimental effect on the Washington Wizards. Due to Michael Jordan’s lofty standards and his arrogance, his teammates were never comfortable around him. This led to his eventual departure as then owner Abe Pollin had enough.

Pollin apparently gave the superstar a $10 million check to depart his franchise. However, His Airness threw the check away and walked away after directing some profanity to his now former business partner. Pollin did not like the direction his team was taking with Jordan at the helm and preferred to start anew.

Critics condemned the late Abe Pollin for how he handled the departure of basketball’s most famous superstar. But he did not rethink his decision, instead asked Gilbert Arenas to help take the franchise into a new direction.

Jordan wanted to continue to be an owner and eventually bought the very Charlotte Hornets against whom he ironically recorded his final 50-point game. He eventually sold the franchise for $3 billion last year and now lives the quiet life with his family.