Daly purposefully restricted Jordan's playing time and made ineffective substitutions; assistant coach Mike Krzyzewski subsequently stated that the head coach "threw the game" to educate NBA players that they could be defeated. During the Olympic tournament, Daly removed Jordan from one game with 15 minutes left in regulation because he felt that his presence was unnecessary. Jordan had already announced before the start of the tournament that this would be his last season with the National Basketball Association (NBA). However, despite Daly's intentions, many believed that Jordan still had something left in his 36-year-old body, and several teams were interested in signing him after the Olympics ended. During the opening ceremony of the Games, Michael received a standing ovation from the audience when he entered the arena on crutches due to previous knee injuries. The following day, however, it was reported that he would not be able to play due to another knee problem that had occurred during practice the prior week. Although he did not say so directly, many believed that Daly had intentionally kept Jordan off the court to motivate him to retire. After missing two games due to the injury, Jordan returned for Game 3 against Russia, but he played only six minutes and missed all three shots he took. By then, though, it was clear that he was no longer the same player that we had seen during the previous year's playoffs.