Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins are both two-time NBA Slam Dunk Champions. Michael Jordan was the first player ever to win the title back to back in 1987 and 1988. Dominique Wilkins won his first title in 1985 followed by his second title in 1990. Upper Deck commemorated these feats by printing “In Your...
The Topps ’93-94 No. 23 card (Jordan dunking) was printed with two different backs. The incorrect back reads No. “64″ and the correct back reads No. “23.” The No. 64 back actually belongs to the Michael Jordan 50 point club card pictured all the way to the right. For those of you that don’t...
This is a new series where I take a player and list each number that he’s worn from High School to the NBA. Check back soon for other “players by the numbers.” Michael Jordan wore Number 23 on the Laney High Bucs, North Carolina Tarheels, Chicago Bulls, Eastern Conference All-Stars, and Washington Wizards. As stated...
Error cards are fun to collect, especially when they are of superstars like Michael Jordan. Below is a Michael Jordan #453 1992-93 Upper Deck In Your Face error card. The card on the left incorrectly states that Jordan was Slam Dunk Champion in “1985,1990″ (in the upper right hand corner). The card on the right...
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Skybox 1991-92 USA Basketball cards. Check back soon for cards of the ’84 L.A. team and the ’88 Seoul team. Follow Pro Hoops Journal on Twitter: @ProHoopsJournal Join Pro Hoops Journal Facebook Fan Page Subscribe to Pro Hoops Journal via RSS
Bill Laimbeer’s NBA career stretched fourteen seasons long from 1980-1994. Throughout that span of time he earned the nicknames “the prince of darkness,” “street thug,” “ax murderer” and “His Heinous.” He was a physical player that backed down to nobody. Just take a look at the following excerpts from the 2002 book,...
With Michael Jordan making his first appearance as a playable character in the NBA 2K video game series when NBA2K11 is released later this year, I thought it was only appropriate to take a look back at one of the greatest NBA movies ever made starring MJ himself. Michael Jordan to the Max was...