Every retired athlete, whether you played in high school, college or got to the pros, knows how hard it is to hang up your jersey when the game is done with you. You can look at old pictures, you can watch old game film, but you’ll never feel it — never be in it — again.

The same is true for the greatest of all time.

Michael Jordan in an interview that aired Tuesday said he wishes he could take “a magic pill, put on shorts and go out and play the game of basketball today.” He misses it. At 62 years old, he wryly acknowledged that doing so might mean a popped Achilles and a wheelchair.

And that’s where the ache comes from. Retiring doesn’t just mean putting your sneakers and duffle bag in the closet — it often means you’re done. Sure, we all remember Jordan’s loose definition of “retirem

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