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JORDAN STATUS STILL UP IN THE AIR; IS IT GETTING TIRESOME?

          Michael Jordan is still in the Bahamas but "should be
     back in Chicago by Wednesday," according to Lacy Banks of
     the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES.  His agent, David Falk, "doesn't
     expect to make an announcement on Jordan's future today." 
     Over the weekend, Bulls teammate Steve Kerr sounded less-
     than-optimistic of Jordan's return: "He prepares as well as
     anybody, but from all I hear, he's been playing golf and
     going to the Bahamas. ... I don't think he's really
     preparing to play" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 1/11).  Falk
     dismissed comments by Jazz Owner Larry Miller that Jordan
     will retire: "That's totally erroneous. ... Is Larry Miller
     representing Michael now?" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 1/9). 
          MICHAEL TOO "CLEVER"? In Chicago, Sam Smith writes that
     Jordan "apparently thinks he's being very clever and cute. 
     And very dramatic.  The world wonders about Michael.  Will
     he or won't he?  Rumors abound.  Isn't that the way he likes
     it?"  Smith: "He thinks his refusal to reveal whether he
     wants to retire or play another year or two is a way of
     getting back at the Bulls. ... The people Jordan is
     betraying most are his teammates" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 1/11).
          ON THE SHELVES: In N.Y., Alex Kuczynski reports that if
     Jordan retires, book publishers will "roll up their tweedy
     sleeves and shout with joy."   Random House's Bertlesmann
     A.G. has invested heavily in two Jordan books, his "For The
     Love Of The Game: My Story," released last fall by the Crown
     Books division, and David Halberstam's "Playing for Keeps,"
     to be published on February 1.  Barnes & Noble has reported
     that "For The Love Of The Game" has "not sold" to
     expectations, despite a "short-lived best-seller status." 
     Halberstam will start making appearances and hit the PR
     circuit shortly for his book (N.Y. TIMES, 1/11).

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