When Jordan retired he was asked if he would ever come back and play to which he responded, " Five years down the road, if the urge comes back, if the Bulls will have me, if David Stern lets me back in the league, I may come back." Gamblers gamble on things that they know well. if a professional athlete has a gambling problem, like Jordan had/has and like Rose had, you can bet (no pun intended) that they are betting on the sport they play in.