i just heard on the news a rumor Jordan wants to make a return and play for the Heat.... :thumbup

Aside from all the drama this would create down here, I'm not sure this is a great idea for the Heat.

 

First of all, yes it would sell tickets, but the Heat are going to be selling out all the time with Shaq anyway. So that's not a reason to do it.

 

I know he's Jordan, but the Wizards were a mess for the most part.

 

Jordan's a ball hog, & the guy on the Heat that needs to be hogging the ball is Shaq and ONLY Shaq. ... well maybe Wade a little.

 

I'd be interested in seeing what he's got left, but the Heat should think about this long & hard before they jump into something they might regret...

 

I'll be the wierdo who votes no on this. And this coming from a big Jordan fan.

I agree I despise any come back by a former player, not to mention and 3rd different come back. Plus like you said, I don't think the Heat benefit from this

Even though, I'm a Jordan fan. I doubt this will happen. It'll just bring in more ticket sales for all teams. If he does go to the Heat, I'm definitely copping his jersey.

This is WAY old news, he's not going to the Heat, he's not returning to the NBA, it's all just false rumors created by writers that had nothing better to do. All that happened was Jordan was spotted playing a pickup basketball game at a gym with some other NBA players and sports writers with nothing better to do wrote articles speculating that Jordan may try and make a comeback, then they said he would want to play for the Heat which is a totally baseless claim. Jordan himself even confirmed that he is not returning to the NBA, let alone going to the Heat.

 

:closed:

"This is the worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas."

This rumor gets posted once a month. MJ is done.

Sources: O'Neal does not want Jordan to play with the Heat

 

Michael Jordan, 41, has renewed his workouts, which fueled rumors he might unretire to join Miami.

 

BY BARRY JACKSON AND ISRAEL GUTIERREZ

 

bjackson@herald.com

 

 

Apparently, one of the NBA's all-time greatest players is enough for the Miami Heat.

 

Shaquille O'Neal has told Heat teammates that NBA legend Michael Jordan wants to play for Miami this season, and went so far as to ask a few Heat players whether it would be a good idea, two sources with knowledge of the situation said.

 

O'Neal told teammates that Jordan has left him several messages, and O'Neal was convinced Jordan wants to play for the Heat this year. O'Neal told teammates he was not interested in having Jordan join the Heat, and others agreed, the sources said. O'Neal even asked whether one of the players should go to management and express the desire not to add Jordan, one of the sources said.

 

Regardless, it appears unlikely that the five-time MVP will come out of retirement to join Miami at age 41. When the Jordan-to-Miami rumors originally surfaced in July, Heat president Pat Riley dismissed them, uninterested in adding a player Jordan's age.

 

Rumors of a Jordan comeback have resurfaced in recent weeks because he has been working out vigorously with other NBA players in Chicago, and a Denver Post story Wednesday said Nuggets General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe has acknowledged the rumor. The story, however, was about a possible Dennis Rodman comeback, with only a brief mention of Jordan. Jordan has not played since averaging 20 points and 6.1 rebounds for the Washington Wizards in the 2002-03 season and has since been adamant that his playing days are finished.

 

Last week, Heat general manager Randy Pfund said he spoke with Jordan's trainer, Tim Grover, and Grover gave no indication Jordan was mulling a comeback. During a trip to Asia in May, Jordan repeatedly said there was no chance he would make another comeback. He also has denied comeback rumors recently.

 

Jordan was spotted on South Beach in July, before the O'Neal trade, which led to rumors of a comeback.

 

The Heat does need help at small forward, with Rasual Butler, Wesley Person and Eddie Jones being the leading candidates to start at that position when the season begins. Jordan spent much of his time with the Wizards playing small forward, but the Heat doesn't seem prepared to turn to Jordan for help.

 

Jordan wants to be a part-owner of a team and has frequently been linked to the Heat.

I'll take him. He should come from the bench. Just think about it. He will play for cheap and could be huge for us. This is Shaq team now (no doubt), and MJ could be a huge asset coming from the bench.

 

Besides, Wade and Shaq we don't have players than can create plays and pull a game. MJ could be that guy once in a while with zero pressure.

 

But if Shaq said he doesn't want him on the team, then the case is close. What Shaq wants, Shaq gets.

 

From the huge MJ fan that I am, I hope he doesn't return and damage his legacy even more.