the 1995-1996 nba season has to be one of, if not the most memorable nba seasons of all time. for one, it marked the return of michael jordan to a full nba season, leading the bulls to a record 72-10 win-loss record and stirring them to their fourth championship and the first of their second three-peat. and of course, the shoe game then was so beautiful that it featured the best and most memorable kicks during for someone who grew up in the 90's. even when i was in the minor seminary, i wanted having those kicks so bad that i drew them in my school notebooks. well, that partly explains why i collect basketball shoes today particularly those that i wanted to have way back then. but that's another story.
the 1996 nba all star game was also one of the highlights of a very memorable season. held in san antonio (whose star player then was david robinson, my basketball "idol" next to michael jordan), the east all stars won against the west, 129-118. michael jordan scored 20 points and was named all-star mvp for leading the visiting east all-stars (who was with the likes of scottie pippen, grant hill, shaquille o'neal, penny hardaway, reggie miller, patrick ewing, and the like) against the west all-stars (comprised by some notable stars then: david robinson, charles barkley, hakeem olajuwon, jason kidd, shawn kemp, gary payton, john stockton and karl malone).
i saw this article from solecollector.com featuring the all-star game. for those who grew up in the 90's, the kicks will surely elicit memories of the sneaker game that was.
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