Wearing a different team's jersey to play in Chicago is no longer something difficult for Jordan to accept. He experienced it once last season, welcomed by applause lasting several minutes, incessantly.
Just like Gan Guoyang returning to Portland, Jordan is the totem here, the memory of youth for many fans, the mark of growth, an indelible trace engraved in the years of life.
Such traces aren't absolutely tied to championships, like Reggie Miller in Indiana Pacers, Stockton in Utah Jazz, even without a championship, they remain a city's memory, an important part of the city's sports history.
For superstars like Gan Guoyang, who brought 10 championships to a city, and Jordan, who brought 3 championships to the Bulls, the applause is naturally more enthusiastic and intense, and the memories they leave are mostly sweet.
