![]() He was magnetic and capable of causing sensations before, but this season his impact on society grew even more. He won the scoring title for the eighth time in his career. ![]() That’s how good the Bulls were and how much people around the NBA expected them to win it all again. Home games at the United Center were more than just celebrations. When they showed up in town, fans worked themselves into a froth. The Bulls became the nation’s number one sensation. But putting these three giant basketball performers on the same team was almost too much for the sporting public to process. This was the first time Superman, Batman and Rodman were together, and the presence of eccentric forward Dennis Rodman alone was enough to create a frenzy. All that changed the following season, when Jordan and the Bulls embarked on a remarkable year that transfixed the nation’s sporting public and caused folks like the man in Los Angeles to do crazy things to prove their devotion to the team. But then Jordan decided to play some baseball, and though he returned during the ’94-95 campaign, it was too late to lift Chicago to another championship. It’s not like the Bulls hadn’t been great before. He and the Bulls rolled past the Lakers, 99-84, yet another convincing performance by the greatest team in NBA history. Some people may have been unnerved by the display of homage, however strange it may have been, but it didn’t rattle Jordan. The man threw himself at Jordan’s feet and remained there for several seconds before being removed from the arena by security. In February 1996, while the Bulls were warming up for a game against the Lakers in Los Angeles, a man ran out of the stands and onto the court, where Michael Jordan was practicing some free throws. ![]() Roster: Randy Brown, Jud Buechler, Jason Caffey, James Edwards, Jack Haley, Ron Harper, Michael Jordan, Steve Kerr, Toni Kukoc, Luc Longley, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, John Salley, Dickey Simpkins, Bill Wennington To find out who else made it on the list, read here. Greatness speaks for itself, and this team, as we mention below, set the foundation for even more greatness to come. While we argued and shouted at each other over who we felt should be included in our SLAM Presents TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time special issue (shop here), there was without a doubt that this team deserved to be at the top of the list. ![]()
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