Michael Jordan made a modest return to basketball, scoring eight points and playing 16 1/2 minutes as the Washington Wizards went down 95-85 to the Detroit Pistons in a pre-season game yesterday.
Jordan, at 38 the oldest player on the court, made his presence known in the first 20 seconds by
leaping over Piston Clifford Robinson and smacking his jump shot to the sidelines.
Wearing his old No 23 in the Wizards' dark blue and black colours, Jordan kept up with his own team and the Pistons, bumping and blocking under the basket.
It was the first time the former Chicago Bulls star had played in an NBA game since June 1998, when he made a last-second shot to win the sixth championship of his career.
About 22,000 fans showed up for the game and gave Jordan a long round of cheers.
