Yesterday the reports were that Michael Jordan 'looked like garbage' according to sources, while today's report from Lacy Banks suggests that Michael looked the best player on the court.  "Tim Hardaway and Juwan Howard also played really well. Charles Oakley was still Oakley. He's a big, strong ox. If he stays healthy, he's going to help the Bulls because he can hit the 20-foot jumper and still go inside and rebound and play defense," one of the friends in attendance said.

But Michael is being hampered by tendinitis in his right knee, and it couldn't have come at a worse time.  With his hectic schedule over the last two months, and his niggling injuries (back spasms, ribs, and now tendinitis) the thought out there is that Jordan's knee might not have received the therapy it needed.  Rest affects his conditioning, and working out aggravates the knee.. so what is MJ to do?  Banks suggests Michael should take his time to make his decision, even if it means going beyond his self-imposed deadline of mid-September.