Jordan Says He’ll Retire After End of the Season

Michael Jordan said Thursday he will retire for the third and last time after this season and resume his role as partial owner of the Washington Wizards.

Jordan told reporters after practice that there is “zero chance” of him coming back again, The Washington Post and the Carroll County (Md.) Times reported.

“I tell you right now that I’m just fulfilling my contract,” said Jordan, who signed a two-year, $2.1 million deal with Washington last year after stepping down from his executive duties. “At the end of this season, I’m not looking at another contract. I just want to finish this year out and hopefully fulfill my obligations and let this team take its own course.”

Jordan, who will turn 40 in February, returned to basketball last season because he said he still felt the need to compete.

After joining the Wizards as a player, Jordan energized Washington for most of last season before he was forced out of the lineup with a bad right knee that eventually required surgery.