Via The Athletic:

“To me, the reason we won the second three was because he got away and recharged his batteries,” Kerr said. “He needed it, desperately. And that’s why he left. He was just burned out. There were all of these theories: Did David Stern tell him you can’t play? Like, yeah, that would be very smart – the greatest player ever and we’re going to punish him for gambling or whatever? What are we even talking about? That’s dumb. All of those conspiracy theories were dumb. Bottom line was, he was fried. Going through a lot with his father’s death. Just getting away for two years, recharged his batteries and got him ready for the next three.”

Another theory is his father was murdered as a result of his gambling issues. 

You would think MJ would be able to pay off any debt. 

Unless someone was trying to make him fix a game? 

There’s also the HGH rumor, which is why he may have been suspended. 

Who doesn’t love a good MJ conspiracy. 

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