Reddit mentions of When Nothing Else Matters: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback

Part Jerry Krause, part Michael Jordan having a shit town of pride and desire for complete control of his come back (hence the hiring of Doug Collins, who he knew he could override), part him previously having ownership stake in the Wizards franchise.

Abe Pollin, then longtime owner of the Wizards, had wanted Jordan out of the organization for various reasons by the time he started contemplated his comeback. Since Pollin knew you couldn't play in the NBA and retain your ownership stake, he encouraged Jordan to follow through on his come back (not to mention the HUGE increase in revenue for those two years) so that when his two years were up, he was effectively out of the organization. Jordan always assumed he would be let right back into the organization after the 2 years of playing, but Pollin essentially dismissed him (not entirely unwarranted, as has been noted, Jordan had a bit of an ego problem).

Source: Michael Leahy's When Nothing Else Matters

Read the rest of the Jordan Rules and try When Nothing Else Matters about Jordan's last years with the Wizards. Lots of good behind-the-scenes stuff there. Your local library might have both of them.