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Message: [QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 1738645, member: 2350"] There was much speculation at the time that he had some serious gambling issues that may have proven detrimental to the NBA, or at least appeared to be. I have no idea whether any of that is true, however, where there's smoke there may not necessarily be fire, but there's usually heat. And the NBA could hardly absorb having the greatest star of a generation tarnished by something as seedy as gambling. Imagine the hit to their game's credibility once the rumors began. I think also he was at a sort of personal crossroads in his life direction. He'd just carried his team to three consecutive championships, but what more was there to do? He probably didn't need the money so much as he needed a new challenge, a new goal, a new mountain to climb. And there's nothing more difficult in sport for an athlete than to try to his major league pitching. :noidea: [/QUOTE]