Washington, Nov 29: Michael Jordan has said the current basketball season will be his last.

Jordan, who has already retired twice only to return to the National Basketball Association, said he is now 100 per cent certain this will be his final year, the Washington post reported yesterday online. ''Right now I'm fulfilling my contract,'' Jordan said after practice. ''At the end of this season I'm not looking to enter another contract. Right now I want to finish this year out and hopefully fulfil my obligations and let this team take its own course.''

Jordan joined the playing roster of the Washington wizards in 2001, ending three years of retirement. He left the game in 1997 after winning his sixth league championship with the Chicago Bulls. The basketball legend turns 40 in February and intends to return to his position as wizards president of basketball operations and repurchase his stake in the team's ownership.

Jordan entered the league in 1984 and quickly rose to stardom, revolutionizing the way the game's played and marketed.

Since his return, the North Carolina native has been hampered by knee problems, but has nevertheless dazzled fans with spectacular plays and demonstrated he still has the ability to score. Bureau Report