[9] The Bulls continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games in December after an 8–8 start, and later on held a 34–13 record at the All-Star break.
[11][12][13] The Bulls posted another 10-game winning streak between March and April finishing second overall in the Central Division, and third overall in the Eastern Conference with a 55–27 record.
The assailants were traced from calls they made on James Jordan's cellular phone,[49] caught, convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
[51] Jordan has stated this decision was made to pursue the dream of his late father, who had always envisioned his son as a major league baseball player.
[52] The White Sox were another team owned by Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who continued to honor Jordan's basketball contract during the years he played baseball.
[53] He had an unspectacular professional baseball career for the Birmingham Barons, a Chicago White Sox farm team, batting .202 with 3 HR, 51 RBI, 30 SB, and 11 errors.
Roster Last transaction: March 28, 1994 Most experts did not predict the Bulls to even make the playoffs after winning their third straight championship the season before because of Jordan's departure.