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Gold chains on top of gold chains.

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Look at all the chains he has on! Could you imagine what today's player would look like if that was still allowed?

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April 14, 1993: Don Calhoun attends his first Bulls game in three years and throws in a shot that wins him $1,000,000. According to SI, he was chosen as the contestant because a Chicago Bulls employee felt his “suede hiking boots wouldn’t scuff the court.” 📺 SportsChannel/ESPN

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30 years ago today: Chicago Bulls fan Don Calhoun throws in a 75-foot shot that wins him $1,000,000. According to Sports Illustrated, he was selected to shoot because a Bulls employee felt his “suede hiking boots wouldn’t scuff the court.” 📺 SportsChannel/ESPN April 14, 1993.

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October 27, 1984: Michael Jordan's first three NBA dunks.

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who got that one Jeopardy clip

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January 21, 1993: American track & field icon and 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis sings the national anthem before a Bulls-Nets game in New Jersey. The following day, ESPN’s Charley Steiner famously reacted to Lewis' performance on SportsCenter:

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The Kings' Otis Birdsong hits a baseline jumper, and a random fan in Kansas City responds with a backflip (1979).

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30 years ago today: With Phoenix down 0-2 to the Lakers in a best-of-5 series, Suns coach Paul Westphal guarantees his team will win the next three games and become the first NBA team to win an opening-round playoff series after losing its first two games at home. May 2, 1993.

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30 years ago today: 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis sings the national anthem before a Bulls-Nets game in New Jersey. The next day, ESPN’s Charley Steiner reacts to the performance on SportsCenter:

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Can’t say that I remember this Kenny Smith haircut.

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November 4, 1994: A water cannon in the Alamodome (triggered by pyrotechnics) delays the season opener between the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors for nearly an hour. 📺 ESPN/MSG/NBA

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40 years ago today: Dirk Minniefield of Kentucky nearly jumps out of Rupp Arena for a dunk against Mississippi State. Wildcats 88, Bulldogs 67 February 8, 1983.

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March 8, 1996: This dunk by North Carolina freshman Vince Carter against Clemson in the ACC Tournament.

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Bill Russell asks Larry Bird, Dr. J & Kareem if there's anyone in the NBA they play hardest against (1982). --- Bird: "Dr. J" Dr. J: "Bird, Magic, (Dan) Roundfield, Kareem..." Kareem: "(Cavs owner) Ted Stepien" --- This is worth watching just to see Russell's reaction to Kareem:

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From CBS' coverage of the 1984 NBA Finals (June 3): After Game 2, Jack Nicholson traveled from Boston to Los Angeles on the same commercial flight as the Boston Celtics. The in-flight movie was Terms of Endearment, starring Nicholson—seen here, courtside, smoking a cigarette:

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June 3, 1984: From CBS' coverage of the NBA Finals: After Game 2, Jack Nicholson traveled from Boston to Los Angeles on the same commercial flight as the Boston Celtics. The in-flight movie was Terms of Endearment, starring Nicholson—seen here, courtside, smoking a cigarette:

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30 years ago today, Ahmad Rashad scored two points in an NBA preseason game. 76ers 102, Timberwolves 96 October 16, 1990.

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Spud Webb—mostly to give me an excuse to post this clip:

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Who’s a NON-Hall of Famer (any sport) from the 1980s or 1990s whose highlight reel would blow people away now? Quote tweet or reply with answers (and videos).

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January 6, 2000: Dallas coach Don Nelson is ejected, then confronts Utah's Karl Malone (who had earlier hit Shawn Bradley of the Mavericks in the head with an elbow). Nelson and Malone were each fined $10,000. Nelson was suspended for one game. Jazz 105, Mavericks 92.

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February 1, 1993: Chicago’s Michael Jordan—who was booed by Jazz fans the entire game for his comments about Utah's February golf weather—scores 20 of his 37 PTS in the 4th quarter to lead the Bulls to a 96-92 win. Chicago trailed by 20 with 12:31 left in the game. 📺 ESPN/TNT

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January 31, 1982.

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REPORTER: “Why are you the #1 fan for the Lakers?” JACK NICHOLSON: “Because I live in L.A. and I’ve got a lot of free time.”

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Jack is the only thing I like about the Lakers. Man is a legend

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40 years ago today: Houston’s Clyde Drexler dunks over Andre Turner of Memphis State during the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal. Drexler finished with six steals and teammate Akeem Olajuwon scored 21 PTS in the Cougars' 70-63 win over the Tigers. #MarchMadness March 25, 1983.

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Random '90s NBA team introduction: Milwaukee Bucks, January 1995.

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Random '90s NBA team introduction: Cleveland Cavaliers, March 1995.

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December 16, 1989: Seattle rookie Shawn Kemp drives and dunks.

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March 8, 1996: This dunk by North Carolina freshman Vince Carter against Clemson in the ACC Tournament.

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1992 — THE YEAR IN REVIEW A compilation of NBA highlights from 1992 that I posted over the past year:

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Shoutout to Hall of Fame photographer Andrew D. Bernstein, who was there taking photos for the NBA when Kareem broke Wilt’s record, and was there doing the same tonight as LeBron became the new scoring king.

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December 9, 1993: Gary Payton to Shawn Kemp.

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May 29, 2003: San Antonio goes on a 42-11 run late in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals at Dallas. Stephen Jackson scored 24 PTS (5-7 3P), Tim Duncan had 18 PTS/11 REB, and 37-year-old Steve Kerr (4-4 3P) scored 12 PTS off the bench as the Spurs advanced to the NBA Finals.

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December 2, 1988: A worker fixes the shot clock as play continues between Dallas and New York. (The Knicks won, 104-101.)

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December 29, 1994: Derrick Coleman's "Whoop-de-damn-do" response to reporters after having been repeatedly asked about New Jersey Nets teammate Kenny Anderson missing a practice.

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April 17, 1988: Shawn Kemp grabs the rebound and takes it all the way for a slam dunk during the McDonald's High School All American Game. Also on the floor: Christian Laettner, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Billy Owens, Alonzo Mourning, Chris Mills, LaPhonso Ellis, Darrick Martin.

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March 14, 2002: The Trail Blazers run wild in this uninterrupted minute of gameplay in Portland. The Blazers scored 73 points in the first half of their 132-106 win over the Mavericks. Rasheed Wallace led the Blazers with 37 PTS (14-21 FG/6-10 3P) and 8 REB.

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March 28, 2003: Jason Kidd with the tip pass to Richard Jefferson for a slam dunk on the New Jersey fast break. Jefferson scored 39 PTS (16-22 FG) and Jason Kidd had 16 AST in the Nets' 122-101 win at New York. Allan Houston scored a team-high 27 PTS for the Knicks.

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May 1, 1994: Hakeem Olajuwon’s chasedown block with 1:12 remaining in Game 2 of the first round series between Houston and Portland. Olajuwon finished with 46 PTS (16-30 FG)/8 REB/6 BLK in the Rockets’ 115-104 win over the Blazers.

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February 19, 1994: Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon takes a seemingly wide-open dunk away from Kevin Johnson of Phoenix. Rockets 106, Suns 88.

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Arvydas Sabonis, age 20 (1984):

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Happy 58th Birthday, Arvydas Sabonis!

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January 6, 2000: Mavericks coach Don Nelson is ejected, then confronts Utah's Karl Malone (who’d earlier hit Shawn Bradley of Dallas in the head with an elbow). Nelson and Malone were each fined $10,000. Nelson was suspended for one game. 📺 CNN/ESPN

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October 12, 1979: San Diego's Joe "Jellybean" Bryant dunks on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Lakers 103, Clippers 102. 📼

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December 29, 1994: Derrick Coleman's "Whoop-de-damn-do" response to reporters after having been repeatedly asked about New Jersey Nets teammate Kenny Anderson missing a practice.

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There’s also a photo of Don Calhoun on the front page of the Chicago Sun-Times in the 1993 Harrison Ford film, “The Fugitive.”

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Reminds me of this Larry Nance dunk.

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I ain't never seen someone dunk a finger roll before

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Earl Monroe to Walt Frazier. November 24, 1971.

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December 16, 1989: Seattle SuperSonics rookie Shawn Kemp drives and dunks.

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May 2, 1993: With the Suns down 0-2 in a best-of-5 series with the Lakers, Phoenix coach Paul Westphal guarantees his team will win three games in a row and become the first NBA team to win an opening-round playoff series after losing its first two games at home. 📽️ Phoenix Suns

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June 6, 1997: The Utah Jazz provide one of the wildest pregame introductions ever, before Game 3 of the NBA Finals—complete with a bear mascot riding a motorcycle, a deafening indoor fireworks display, and (of course) Michael Buffer. The Jazz defeated the Chicago Bulls, 104-93.

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Shawn Kemp, 1988 McDonald's All American Game. April 17, 1988.

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April 9, 1997: Atlanta's Dikembe Mutombo with three consecutive blocks—and three consecutive finger wags. Mutombo finished with 6 BLK. The Hawks defeated the 76ers in Philadelphia, 116-101.

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March 14, 2002: The Trail Blazers run wild in this uninterrupted minute of gameplay in Portland. The Blazers scored 73 points in the first half of their 132-106 win over Dallas. Rasheed Wallace had 37 PTS (14-21 FG/6-10 3P) and Scottie Pippen added 14 PTS/12 AST for Portland.

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45 years ago today: This 60-foot underhand pass from New Orleans’ Pete Maravich to Gail Goodrich in Portland. Trail Blazers 122, Jazz 100 January 8, 1978.

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March 25, 1983: Houston’s Clyde Drexler dunks over Andre Turner of Memphis State during the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal. Drexler finished with six steals and teammate Akeem Abdul Olajuwon scored 21 PTS in the Cougars' 70-63 win over the Tigers. #MarchMadness

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December 11, 1987: Magic Johnson’s game-winning buzzer beater gives the Lakers a 115-114 win over the Celtics at Boston Garden. Johnson had 18 PTS/17 AST/8 REB for Los Angeles. Larry Bird had 35 PTS/9 REB/8 AST/5 STL for Boston. 📼

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March 16, 1998: Detroit’s Grant Hill dunks on Alonzo Mourning of Miami (30 seconds after they’d wrestled one another to the floor). Both players finished with 26 PTS. The Pistons defeated the Heat, 103-90.

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February 1, 1993: Chicago’s Michael Jordan—who was booed by Jazz fans the entire game for comments about Utah's February golf weather—scores 20 of his 37 PTS in the fourth quarter to lead the Bulls to a 96-92 win. Chicago trailed by 20 with 12:31 left in the game. 📺 ESPN/TNT

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George Gervin's 50-point performance in the San Antonio Spurs' 171-166 (3OT) win over the Milwaukee Bucks on March 6, 1982:

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does a video of this game exist anywhere on the internet ?

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March 16, 1990: Detroit’s Joe Dumars to Dennis Rodman. Pistons 106, Bulls 81.

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Happy 64th Birthday, Dominique Wilkins!

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December 23, 1992: Chicago’s Michael Jordan scores 57 PTS (22-37 FG/6-8 3P) with 10 AST in a 107-98 win over the Washington Bullets. Here are all 57 points:

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February 1, 1993: Chicago’s Michael Jordan, who was booed by Utah fans the entire game for his comments about Salt Lake City's February golf weather, scored 20 of his 37 points in the 4th quarter to lead the Bulls to a 96-92 win over the Jazz. 📺 ESPN/TNT

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Rest in Peace, Chris Ford.

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February 4, 2002: San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett of Minnesota are ejected after a verbal exchange with 9:49 remaining in the 3rd quarter (and the Spurs leading the Timberwolves by 27 points). San Antonio won, 113-83. 📺 CNN World Sport

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October 27, 1984: Michael Jordan's first three NBA dunks. 📼

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December 27, 1994: San Antonio's Moses Malone plays in what would be the final game of his NBA career at age 39, and throws in a 75-foot shot at the end of the first quarter. The Spurs defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 119-108.

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Happy 60th Birthday, Chris Mullin! Here’s video of the rarely-seen “bearded Mullin,” practicing with the Warriors in January of 1988. 📺 NBA Today

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May 23, 1987: Boston's Larry Bird and Detroit's Bill Laimbeer are ejected for fighting during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Laimbeer was fined $5,000. Bird was fined $2,000. The Pistons beat the Celtics, 122-104. 📼

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May 30, 1991: Magic Johnson wins the last playoff series of his NBA career as the Lakers defeat the Blazers, 91-90, in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals. Johnson finished with 25 PTS/11 REB/8 AST and Los Angeles advanced to face Chicago in the NBA Finals.

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And here are two additional minutes of Dominique Wilkins dunking over people:

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Happy 64th Birthday, Dominique Wilkins!

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20 years ago today: NBA on ABC continues to force its viewers to watch basketball replays from one of the worst vantage points imaginable.

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February 19, 1996: Georgetown’s Allen Iverson dunks on Rudy Johnson of Connecticut. Iverson had 25 PTS/6 AST/8 STL as the 11th-ranked Hoyas snapped the #3 Huskies’ 23-game win streak with a 77-65 win at a sold-out USAir Arena.

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A “weirdest NBA injuries” thread has to already be out there somewhere. Either way, let’s hear ‘em. I’ll start.

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@NBACobwebs Lol this makes me want a thread of the weirdest NBA injuries.

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December 29, 1999: Atlanta's Isaiah Rider spoke candidly about his team after a 116-89 home loss to Indiana. He'd be suspended the next day for missing a team flight and shootaround. Hawks GM Pete Babcock said the suspension had "nothing to do with what (Rider) said yesterday."

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March 16, 1990: This pass from Detroit's Joe Dumars to Dennis Rodman in Chicago. Dumars also scored 19 PTS and James Edwards added 21 PTS in the Pistons' 106-81 win. Michael Jordan had 20 PTS/8 REB/7 AST for the Bulls.

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What are you ordering from the 1986 Official NBA Catalog?

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Detroit's Isiah Thomas gets a rebound and no-look assist while sitting on the floor in Sacramento. Pistons 89, Kings 83 March 14, 1992.

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May 28, 2002: Sacramento's Mike Bibby hits the game-winner with 8.2 seconds left in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Bibby scored 23 PTS and Chris Webber had 29 PTS/13 REB as the Kings took a 3-2 series lead with a 92-91 victory. Kobe Bryant scored 30 PTS for the Lakers.

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July 20, 1986: Arvydas Sabonis with a putback dunk on David Robinson during the gold medal game at the World Basketball Championship. Sabonis—who'd been selected by Portland in the first round of the NBA Draft a month earlier—had 16 PTS/11 REB for the USSR. Team USA won, 87-85.

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17-year-old Arvydas Sabonis and the Soviet Union men's national basketball team face Ralph Sampson and the NCAA's #1 -ranked Virginia Cavaliers in an exhibition game played on November 17, 1982. Virginia defeated the Soviet Union, 94-87, in double overtime. Sabonis scored 21 PTS.

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Happy 76th Birthday, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! From 1961-65, Kareem (then known as Lew Alcindor) led Power Memorial Academy in New York City to a 96-6 record (with a 71-game win streak) and three straight city titles. He finished his prep career with more than 2,000 PTS & 2,000 REB.

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With 0:17 remaining in overtime of a series-deciding playoff game in Philadelphia, a fan is ejected for shaking the basket during a free throw attempt by Buffalo’s Bob McAdoo. McAdoo (34 PTS/22 REB) made the free throw and the Braves beat the 76ers, 124-123. April 18, 1976.

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Happy 58th Birthday, Arvydas Sabonis!

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It had to be the shoes. 📸 Sports Illustrated, April 26, 1993.

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Julius Erving & Jerry Stackhouse: One on One (NBA TV spot, 1996).

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February 19, 1994: Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon with the chasedown block on Kevin Johnson's dunk attempt. Olajuwon finished with 14 PTS/7 REB/5 BLK, Otis Thorpe had 20 PTS/18 REB, and Vernon Maxwell scored 25 PTS in the Rockets' 106-88 win over the Phoenix Suns.

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@olskool888 @GilsArena When that All-Star jersey was brand new:

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30 years ago today:

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June 6, 1977: Roughly 250,000 fans turned out for a victory parade and celebration in downtown Portland honoring the NBA's World Champion Trail Blazers. Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidt proclaimed the day "Blazer Victory Day" in the city. 📺 KGW-TV:

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Amateur flash photography used to make television replays look and feel even more amazing.

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Greatest NBA Dunk Contest ever? 24 years ago today, Vince Carter beat Steve Francis & his cousin, Tracy McGrady, in the epic 2000 Dunk Contest!

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November 16, 1995: Eric Murdock of the Milwaukee Bucks sinks a completely conventional running-out-of-bounds, over-the-shoulder midrange shot from the baseline during a game against the Houston Rockets.

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May 30, 1995: Hakeem Olajuwon had 42 PTS (19-30 FG)/9 REB/8 AST/5 BLK in Houston's 111-90 win at San Antonio in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Sam Cassell added 30 PTS/12 AST/5 REB for the Rockets, who took a 3-2 series lead. David Robinson had 22 PTS/12 REB for Spurs.

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June 12, 1994: Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon with the spin and slam past Patrick Ewing during Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Olajuwon finished with 21 PTS/11 REB/7 AST/7 BLK and Robert Horry had 16 PTS/8 REB in the Rockets’ 93-89 win. Ewing had 18 PTS/13 REB/7 BLK for the Knicks.

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February 23, 1987: Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins follows his own shot and dunks home two of his 42 PTS against Philadelphia. Hawks 112, 76ers 103.

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20 years ago today: Finals MVP Tim Duncan has 21 PTS/20 REB/10 AST/8 BLK in an 88-77 victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and the San Antonio Spurs win the NBA title. Duncan averaged 24.2 PTS/17.0 REB/5.3 AST/5.3 BLK in the 6-game series. June 15, 2003.

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August 10, 1986: This sequence from Magic Johnson's annual charity basketball game— "A Midsummer Night's Magic," hosted by Magic (at UCLA and later The Forum) and featuring the likes of Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, Charles Barkley, Dominique Wilkins and Mark Aguirre (to name a few).