Michaels impact on the Wizards went beyond the stats or highlights:
-Wizards became one of the best defensive teams in the NBA
-Attracted marquee free agents even after retiring (or getting fired in the front office).
-Highest attendance and profit margins to this day for the franchise
-Lingerie sales were at a all time high in the D.C. area
-Prescription drug sales were at a all time low in the D.C. area
-Jordan Motorsports would have never been created
-Juan Dixon doesn’t meet his future bride and Doug Collins might have gone thru divorce without Michael there.
-Ball Park Franks would have filed for bankruptcy
-Christian Laetner would have retired
-We would have never got Cool Greys
-Republicans and Democrats were getting along for the only time in history.
-Inflation and gas prices went down
-Beautiful women were spotted in D.C.
-The AJ XVII and XVIII would have not been the same
-Cancer, Drug trafficking, and Mental Illness Numbers went down
-Jordan Retros were good quality
-Hennessy, Hanes, and Cigar companies had its most profitable year ever.
-Music, Niketalk and Video Games were at a all time high
-NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB,PGA,WWE/WCW viewing was higher then when he retired the second and third time.
-Basketball, Baseball, Golf participation for all ages was 41% higher then now.
Todays anniversaries
I Low Spades (1 Year)
XI Low Barons (5 Years)
I High Pinnacle White (7 Years)
VII Varsity Maize (W) (16 Years)