After the All-Star game, the next day at noon, the three young Bobcats, along with Hill and Tyronn Lue, who went for the fun, flew back to Charlotte.
They rushed back because today is Boss Qiao's birthday. Over in Dallas, Boss Qiao doesn't own any property, and he's relatively less popular there—Texas is the territory of American football, so the birthday party is held in Charlotte.
However, this time, Jordan wasn't so happy by noon on his birthday.
The major media had just put his birthday on the headlines, replacing the news of Zhang Yang winning the AMVP, but within an hour, it was taken down and replaced with new news: Iverson retired...
At noon on February 17, 2010, Iverson held a news conference in Dallas to announce his retirement.
"Returning to the 76ers was like coming home to me; everyone loves me, and everyone expresses their affection for me. You have to believe this kind of love is mutual; I love you all too.
