Michael Jordan retired 3 times from basketball.
First he retired in 1994 for the Chicago Bulls because of the death of his dad. He played baseball for a few years and then came back to basketball. He wore the number 45 because he did not want to wear the same number his dad saw him wear the last time his dad was alive.
He then retired in 1998 from the Chicago Bulls because he felt he was getting old and he had already won 6 championships.
Jordan came back to basketball because he loved playing the game. He played for the Washington Wizards but then retired in 2003 because he thought it was finally time to give it up.
So techincally Jordan retired from basketball in 2003.
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