Associated Press Reports LONG GROVE, Ill. -- He gave himself the tiniest of outs in case he changed his mind. The rest of what Michael Jordan said surely sounded as though he was gone. Jordan all but said he was retiring Thursday by reiterating that he wouldn't play for any coach other than Phil Jackson, who left the Chicago Bulls last month. He said he wouldn't make an official announcement about his status until after the NBA's lockout ends. "I feel that way right now," said Jordan, who talked to reporters after playing in a pro-am golf tournament. "Ask me in two or three months and I may change. I don't think I will. I'm pretty sure that's my decision." He also said he wouldn't play for a college coach or a young coach like Iowa State's Tim Floyd, who is the leading candidate to replace Jackson. "I've always stuck to my guns. I always said I would not play without Phil Jackson. I haven't changed that," Jordan said. Jordan's remarks about retirement were his strongest yet. But as in the past, he reserved the right to change his mind. Even while repeating that he was tying his return to Jackson's, Jordan also insisted, "I'll make my own decisions. If it doesn't coincide, so be it.
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