And this has all been in the past couple months.
And while not Jordan, Pippen did exactly what you described when he quit during the last seconds of a playoff game b/c a final shot was drawn up for Kukoc and not him.
Look, athletes (including some of the best in the world) sometimes quit…and on the biggest stages. I agree, the current situation is certainly newsworthy. I just don’t think it’s completely unprecedented. Altho admittedly I’m not a follower of gymnastics so maybe there’s something more unique about this situation I’m not grasping.