Jordan, hungry for revenge, had captured the 1987 title while Wilkins was sidelined due to injury. So when both were healthy and primed for battle in '88, the hype was through the roof. The 1988 ...

It's no secret that Isiah Thomas was never a fan of Michael Jordan. In fact, even if Jordan was undeniably torching almost ...

Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls faced the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" multiple times in the playoffs in the late 1980s. Their duels were rife with physicality, trash-talking, and some good old ...

The 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest will be forever remembered as the one when Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins went toe-to-toe and battled to the last dunk to determine who would go home as the league ...

Michael Jordan won the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest in what is considered the GOAT dunk duel. The event was great but there was controversy as many felt 'Nique was robbed of a win. Jordan won with a 50 ...

It may be low on his long list of career accomplishments, but the 1988 All-Star game was an important mark in Michael Jordan's legendary career. At a time when professional basketball was still ...

Stat: Jamal Murray is the 4th player in NBA history to average 20+ points and 10+ assists in a Finals series, joining: Magic Johnson (1987, 1988), Michael Jordan (1991), LeBron James (2017, 2018) ...

Michael Jordan officially became a star when NBA All-Star Weekend came to Chicago in 1988. Only in his fourth year in the NBA, Jordan dominated every event he entered and walked away with the ...