Jordan rejects offer to join Charlotte Bobcats...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Michael Jordan turned down an offer to join the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday, spurning close friend Bob Johnson's invitation in favor of pursuing his own team.

"The possibility of having the greatest icon in the history of the game as a member of our organization was one that we pursued to its fullest," Johnson said Friday. "But Michael ultimately decided that his goal is to be a majority owner of an NBA franchise, and we wish him the best in that pursuit."

 
A telephone message left a representative for Jordan was not immediately returned.

Johnson, the billionaire founder of BET, began courting Jordan the minute the Washington Wizards parted ways with him in early May. Johnson offered Jordan any job he wanted with the team that begins play in 2004-05.

But as time went by, it became clear that Jordan was not interested in joining a startup franchise. He was thought to be interested in taking over majority ownership of the Milwaukee Bucks up until Sen. Herb Kohl changed his mind and decided not to sell his team.

So that gave Johnson another shot at Jordan. But the only thing Johnson wasn't willing to give up was majority ownership of the team he paid $300 million for late last year.

As the courtship dragged through the summer, and several deadlines Johnson had previously created for a decision passed, it became clear that a decision would have to be made quickly or the team would risk falling behind.

The decision finally came Friday, with Jordan opting out of returning to his native state of North Carolina, where he led the Tar Heels to a national championship as a college player and where his mother still resides.

Running the day-to-day operations now falls back to Ed Tapscott, Johnson's first hire and a former front office executive with the New York Knicks.

Tapscott is expected to begin interviewing general manager candidates immediately as the Bobcats try to catch up in their development after waiting so long to see if Jordan wanted to build the team.

[DeaDSouLjaH]

hey Represent thanx a lot for the info ..
i was jus wondering what jordan was doing these days .. lol
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[PLANT]

hey Represent thanx a lot for the info ..
i was jus wondering what jordan was doing these days .. lol
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No problem

I think it woulda been a good move for Jordan to go with Charlotte.....But, maybe hes got something else up his sleeve  

[Trauma-san]

It's a shame, charlotte has wanted Jordan for years.  Just after he retired, he tried to buy half the Hornets, which would have probably changed a lot of things, but George Shinn wouldn't sell to him.  Jordan was even going to play the first season, then take over partial ownership the next, and Shinn wouldn't work with him.  He probably hasn't felt the same about carolina since.  He went to high school in Wilmington, all my friends graduated from there, people think he's a god around here.  

[Perfection]

Why would a NBA team want to have Jordan in charge? He proved in Washington that he sucks when he's in a management role. So why would any team want Jordan?

[Trauma-san]

It's a north american thing.  You wouldn't understand.  

[PLANT]

It's a north american thing.  You wouldn't understand.  

LOL

[Perfection]

^^What's to understand Jordan sucks when it comes to management, what's so hard to understand. He sucks as when it comes to management.

[Trauma-san]

^^ That's what I would expect a non-north american to say. Listen, leave basketball to the pros.  I don't argue about Beckham to you, don't argue about Jordan to us.  

[Perfection]

^^ That's what I would expect a non-north american to say. Listen, leave basketball to the pros.  I don't argue about Beckham to you, don't argue about Jordan to us.  

Last I checked Canada was in North America. I'm I wrong moron? I don't give a shit about Beckham and think that soccer is a pussy sport. But you can not argue that Jordan sucks when it comes to management. He couldn't draft the right guys or sign the right players or hire a good enough coach for his team, and not just someone who was his buddy and someone that he could push around.

Let me just state this again I'm from Canada (This is about the 100th time I've had a post wher it said that I was from Canada) and Canada is in North America. Got that you moron, or No Friggen Genius? Take a Geography Class or something.