Why is there so much Jordan bashing?

Since Michael Jordan announced his comeback on Tuesday, September 25, a lot of sportswriters have been relentlessly bashing him.

To explain why, I pose the following questions. Why are they against his comeback? What has he done to make them feel this way? What gives them the right to tell him that he should not comeback?

Here are a few thoughts on those questions.

Why are they so against his comeback? One word, selfishness. They are selfish because they want to remember Jordan the way they want. They have the perfect image of him hitting the game winning shot to win the NBA championship and they do not want to remember him any other way. What they do not realize is that no matter what happens during this comeback, all of his great achievements are set in stone and cannot be erased.

What has Jordan done to make them feel this way? Nothing. This is just another example of some sportswriters bad mouthing an athlete because he does something that they disapprove of.

What gives them the right to say that he should not comeback? Sportswriters do not have the right to tell an athlete when he should retire or whether he should make a comeback or not. Athletes should have the right to make the decision when to leave their sport without being criticized. An athlete can't tell a sportswriter to retire because he does not like their articles, so why should a sportswriter have that right.

I think these writers should lighten up and be thankful that they have something interesting to write about.