Yes, he's struggling to make a shot. And the zone defense the National Basketball Association sanctioned this season isn't exactly helping him make stops.

Yet no matter how much older me may be and how far removed from the game he was for his third coming, he is still Michael Jordan to the Milwaukee Bucks. And for that, the Bucks will pay Jordan his due respect before trying to take him and the Washington Wizards down tonight.

"I don't understand how we can criticize a guy who's helping the game in a lot of ways, (especially) economically," Bucks coach George Karl said. "His ambassadorship has been almost flawless in his career. And now, because he's not special, we're giving him some criticism? I think it's kind of crazy.

"If he wants to play, he has a right to play. I think there's a lot of teams that would love to have him."

But just don't ask the Bucks to join the Jordan love-in.