If there’s one thing we as NBA fans have grown accustomed to, it’s players from however long ago talking about how their modern counterparts wouldn’t have been able to play back in the day.
Everyone who knew who Michael Jordan was on the basketball court knows he could be intense at times. He was a tough leader, and that intensity sometimes spilled over onto his teammates.
Michael Jordan and Bill Cartwright won three NBA championships together on the Chicago Bulls in 1991, 1992 and 1993. The Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers
The current play-in game exit carousel for the Chicago Bulls may have fans reminiscing about the team’s golden era of the 1990s, when they were led by icon Michael Jordan.
An NBA player has scored at least 30 points in Game 1 of an NBA finals on 40 occasions since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976-77. How many of those players can you name in five minutes?
Before NBA legend Michael Jordan became a champion, he failed against the Detroit Pistons. Jordan's Chicago Bulls lost to the rival Pistons three straight postseasons.
To some, NBA great Michael Jordan can do no wrong. They only focus on the positives. That's never been the case with longtime NBA reporter Peter Vecsey.
One of the reasons why the Chicago Bulls were a dynasty during the 90s was because they were an excellent defensive team. The Bulls defense was anchored on their dynamic duo of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
Three-time NBA champion Bill Cartwright told Chicago sports historian Jack Silverstein that he believes Scottie Pippen was a better defender than Michael Jordan. Cartwright won three rings with Pippen and Jordan on the Chicago Bulls in 1991, 1992 and 1993. “I think it was Pip because Pip could play more positions,” Cartwright said.
NBA legend Michael Jordan wasn’t happy when the Chicago Bulls traded Charles Oakley to the New York Knicks for Bill Cartwright in 1988. Jordan and Oakley were best friends. “He was like a brother to me,” Jordan said in 1997.
Scottie Pippen made a colossal mistake in the 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Knicks, and Michael Jordan knew it would haunt Pippen for the rest of his life.
According to NBA icon Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan told his Chicago Bulls teammates to not pass the ball to Bill Cartwright in the last few minutes of
Three-time NBA champion Bill Cartwright told Chicago sports historian Jack Silverstein that Scottie Pippen was a better defender than Michael Jordan. Cartwright won three titles with Pippen and Jordan on the Chicago Bulls in 1991, 1992 and 1993.
According to NBA legend Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan told his Chicago Bulls teammates to not pass the ball to Bill Cartwright in the last few minutes
The Chicago Bulls have witnessed many legendary centers pass through their ranks. This includes the likes of Artis Gilmore, Bill Cartwright, and the incomparable Luc Longley.
When Jerry and Thelma Krause were booed by Chicago Bulls fans at last week's inaugural Ring of Honour ceremony, they were met with outpourings of support and encouragement from not only the franchise's important figures, but the whole NBA family.
When it is all said and done, Michael Jordan and LeBron James may go down as the two greatest basketball players who ever lived. But even talents as big as theirs had help along the way. Over Jordan's 15-year NBA career, he played with 13 teammates who played in at least one NBA All-Star Game, while LeBron, currently in his 16th season, has played with 22 All-Stars so far. How many of these 34 players (one played with both MJ and LeBron) can you name in six minutes?