In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century.
Čeprav se je Jordan ob koncu leta 1993 nepričakovano upokojil ter želel športno kariero nadaljevati v baseballu, se je leta 1995 vrnil k Bullsom in z njimi osvojil še nadaljnje tri zaporedne naslove prvaka lige NBA, v letih 1996, 1997 in 1998.