Michael Jordan severed a tendon in his right index finger with a cigar cutter after the 1997-98 season. How much did that influence his decision to retire?

Michael Jordan offered few details at the time of his January 1999 retirement on how he injured his finger, but during an interview in 2000 he said he sliced it with a cheap cigar cutter during a vacation in the Bahamas. He also admitted the injury hampered his ability to palm a basketball.