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Before ‘The Last Dance,’ Scottie Pippen delivered six words of trash talk that changed NBA history

And then, to the rescue steps Scottie Pippen. A future Hall of Famer, at this point Pippen remains something of an introvert, the guy who shrank from this exact kind of late-game spotlight in the 1990 and 1994 playoffs. But with 9.2 seconds left and Malone at the foul line with a chance to seal […]

What Michael Jordan taught 12-year-old me through a game of one-on-one at his basketball camp

Michael Jordan stood under the basket, looking out over the 250 or so campers sitting before him. He needed a volunteer. Nearly everyone in the gym, including me, stretched their arms to the ceiling in hopes of being the one Jordan chose. It was the summer of 1989, long before Jordan’s six NBA championships or […]

From the archives: Phil Jackson on Jordan, Rodman’s new love and a superstar he was secretly scouting

In what appears to be the final season of the Chicago Bulls’ 1990s reign, coach Phil Jackson has periodically collected his thoughts and analyzed the swirling action around him. Beginning with a preseason trip to Paris and then later, often while relaxing at his desk at the Bulls’ Deerfield, Ill., training complex, surrounded by the […]