Word: reinsdorf
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Greetings from Houston! Well, I sure don't miss the Windy City. It's a lot warmer here without that long shadow that always seemed to dog me in Chicago, and my relationship with the Rockets owner is a lot less chilly than the one I had with Jerry Reinsdorf. Too bad I won't be seeing you in the play-offs. Take care, Scottie...
...noon Jordan phones Reinsdorf to say he's retiring. Jordan then calls commissioner Stern. At 10:45 p.m., Associated Press reports the news...
MONDAY, JAN. 4: Reinsdorf flies to New York City for the final owners' meeting before the Jan. 6 deadline set for canceling the NBA season. From the plane he tries to call Jordan who, he discovers, is in the Bahamas playing golf. He phones Jordan's agent, David Falk, who can't reach his client. Reinsdorf then calls Jackson at his new house in upstate New York to ask whether he won't change his mind about coaching. Jackson pleasantly chuckles a no, probably holds back on offering a koan about one-year contracts...
TUESDAY, JAN. 12: For a while, Krause and Reinsdorf take a break from the phone, in what they call a mourning period. "When you finally hear Michael Jordan is retiring, you don't just shake that off. That's 13 years of your life. You don't just go to Plan B," says Bulls p. r. director Tim Hallam...
THURSDAY, JAN. 14: The four Bulls work out with other NBA players. Longley no longer comes to practice. Kerr is at a speaking engagement. Krause is trying to sign Pippen, who under the new rules can be paid more by the Bulls than by a different team. Reinsdorf would then probably trade Pippen to another team, like Los Angeles, for some young talent, like Eddie Jones. Good luck. Krause is in more promising negotiations with free agent Brent Barry of the Miami Heat. Barry is a 6-ft. 6-in. white guy who can dunk. Kids in Chicago will probably...