In 1988 there was no Rising Stars challenge or Celebrity Game. It was a quiet weekend in comparison, comprised of the three-point contest, the dunk contest, and the NBA All-Star Game and it all ...

During his time suiting up for the Nets, McGee wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 13.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and ...

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 ...

Few have looked at coach Pat Riley as the carpenter in the construction of the Los Angeles Lakers. With Earvin ”Magic” Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the likes of James Worthy, Byron … ...

"Probably the toughest small man to ever play the game" - Dennis Rodman recalled Isiah Thomas playing 1988 Finals with ...

Wilkins was a part of one of the greatest dunk contests ever in 1988 against arguably the greatest basketball player ever, Michael Jordan, and in any other year and in any other venue, Wilkins ...

Jordan credits Julius Erving for inspiring his legendary free-throw line dunk that sealed the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest.

Here’s Smith writing about the memory on the Bulls website: The 1988 All-Star weekend in Chicago was probably the greatest and most famous in the history of the NBA’s midseason celebration.