When Michael Jordan returned to wear his jersey number is 23 for the second round of the playoffs in 1995, the movement has been rich in symbolism. However, to make such a change, in the middle of the series, has left the Bulls feeling more poor than ever before. In accordance with the The New York Timesthe NBA fined the Bulls $ 25,000 each and every time Jordan came to the field with the number 23 emblazoned on his t-shirt.
“We do not believe that we should allow that the subject of the numbers on the shirts and it becomes a distraction from the great playoffs that are now underway,” he said of the subcomisionado of the league, Russ Granik, said in a statement (per The New York TimesWas informed the Chicago Bulls that should not be passed, a change in the number of uniforms this season.”
The statement goes on to say, “If the computer continues to allow him to appear at a number other than 45, in violation of the policy of the league, the matter will be dealt with in an appropriate way, at the end of the season.”
At that time, He also received a fine of $ 5,000 for “wearing shoes not in compliance”, while his team-mates used the “mostly black shoes” throughout the season, and had been seen “wearing white shoes with a strip of black leather around the base. That being said, when you stop to consider that in the past few days, Jordan has a value of $ 2.2 billion, according to the Celebrity Net WorthHe said that the tickets were only for the share this is great did you have to pay to get your place on your hard-earned in the history of the game.
