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28 YEARS AGO TODAY No. 23 won his 5th & final MVP award Michael Jordan had a decent season 82 Games Scoring leader All-Defense 1st Team All-Star MVP Regular Season MVP Finals MVP Champion 3rd straight year

u/Available_Pace_8742 — 18 hours ago
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MYTH DEBUNKED:“The Bulls gave MJ a stacked team”😂😂 The title Bulls barely lost a step if Pippen Rodman or Grant missed a game but the only win without Jordan was against one of the worst teams ever, a then 4-49 team.

u/Dondraco762 — 21 hours ago
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"The best defensive player who ever guarded me was Michael Cooper. I'll take that to my grave. He was a very intelligent defensive player, he was very focused, and it was great to play against him." -- Larry Bird

u/BrazilianAtlantis — 20 hours ago
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[2003] Kobe Bryant 46 points at MSG (17/27 FG, 4/4 3PT, 8/11 FT) 6rebs 3asts 2stls 1blk

u/CircledSquare7 — 17 hours ago
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[1977] Two UCLA Legends going head to head. Highlights of Bill Walton getting the best of Kareem in the WCF

u/CircledSquare7 — 1 day ago
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Larry Bird retired 34 years ago today Patrick Ewing: "I'll be sad I won't be able to bust his butt anymore" Larry Bird: "He's had 8 years to bust me. He hasn't done it yet. I couldn't stay around a lifetime & wait on him" 😆

u/ConnectionWeekly1263 — 1 day ago
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Penny Hardaway was already a superstar. Then his knees changed everything

Penny Hardaway wasn’t a prospect who might have become great.
He was already there.
2× First Team All-NBA.
3rd in MVP voting at 24.
Then the knee injuries started piling up.
By 1997–98, he played just 19 games — and the Penny we saw during those early Orlando years was never quite the same again.
That’s what makes his story so fascinating to me.
If Penny stays healthy, what’s his realistic ceiling?
MVP?
NBA champion?
Top 20 all-time?
🎬 I made this short piece about the turning point in his career:

https://youtube.com/shorts/oYjmtuEGDGA?si=LmwS0gzLqpchYlZD

Curious where everyone here lands on the Penny “what if?”

u/Echoesofgreatness13 — 21 hours ago
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34 years ago today, Larry Bird hung it up after 13 seasons in Boston 🍀 12x All-Star, 10x All-NBA, 3x All-Defensive, 1980 Rookie of the Year, 3x MVP, 3x NBA Champion, 2x Finals MVP, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, Hall of Fame

u/Hungry_Artichoke9566 — 2 days ago
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Shawn Kemp played 3 seasons for the Cleveland Cavaliers from 1997 to 2000. played in 204 regular-season games and averaged 18.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

u/CircledSquare7 — 2 days ago
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30 Years of Beef Ends: Alonzo Mourning and Dennis Rodman Finally Shake Hands. “What’s Beef?” — Chris Webber Captures the Moment

NBA Hall of Famer Chris Webber just dropped footage showing Alonzo Mourning and Dennis Rodman shaking hands for the first time in 30 years as Chris Webber, Kevin Garnett, Alonzo Mourning, and Dennis Rodman recently linked up during Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Chris Webber wrote the following caption on his IG post:

“Power Forward Summit. What’s Beef? Zo and Dennis haven’t shook hands in almost 30 years.. "

u/Ok_Classroom_5100 — 3 days ago
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Celebrating a Legend: Magic Johnson Turns 67—The Greatest Point Guard’s Timeless Legacy

In 13 NBA seasons played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson tallied 17,707 points, 10,141 assists, five championships, three MVPs, and three Finals MVPs—solidifying his legacy as the greatest point guard ever. #Showtimeera

u/HorusRising9 — 3 days ago