In this week's NBA notebook Jeffrey Denberg looks at Magic Johnson's plea with Michael Jordan not to return to the NBA, where MJ putting himself into a losing situation will do nothing for himself.

Case in point, Washington's loss in Boston Wednesday when Jordan was challenged by young Antoine Walker in the final moments of the third quarter. Jordan had the ball near the 3-point line.  "I gotcha. I gotcha," Walker said as Jordan dribbled past the top of the key.  Jordan then went for a 17-footer, but Walker blocked the shot as time expired..

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