Basketball: Jordan linked with comeback

Michael Jordan could be set for a dramatic return to America's National Basketball Association with the Washington Wizards.

The 38-year-old, who has a share in the club, has repeatedly denied that he will return to the NBA as a player.

But Washington's majority owner Abe Pollin says the man who helped the Chicago Bulls to six championships in eight years could be ready to play again.

Pollin saidt: "The odds are that he's going to come back.

"I think he's going to decide whether he's going to be able to play at the level that is satisfying to him.

"He's certainly working at seeing if he feels like he can. He's told me when he has something to say about it, he'll tell me. We'd welcome him with open arms."