"How bad is it?"
"Don't worry, you won't need an amputation. But from now on, your right index finger will never bend again."
Jordan looked at his legendary right hand, the one that had created billions, and smiled bitterly.
It was like a signal from God himself.
"David."
"Yes?"
"Tell the Knicks that I won't be coming back next season. In a few days, help me organize a press conference."
"You..."
"It's time to end this, I'm fucking tired."
A week later, Jordan, Falk, Juanita, and David Stern attended a press conference in New York together.
It was Michael Jordan's first public appearance since the East finals defeat.
All of America's news networks were broadcasting the press conference live at that moment.
Jordan didn't exchange pleasantries with the reporters; he went straight to the point.