1987–88 was the NBA’s version of Mickey, Willie, and Stan the Man. It was not just the games but the context in which they were played.

A look at notable games and performances in sports over the years on June 14, including the Lakers securing NBA championships in 1987 and 2009.

Back In The Day NBA, April 16, 1987: Michael Jordan Trash-Talks Atlanta Hawks In Pregame Before Dropping 61 / Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan was among the NBA's biggest trash-talkers.

The Lakers won the game, 106-103, which was a sign of things to come. True to the prediction of Jerry West and Pat Riley, the Lakers faced the Celtics in the 1987 NBA Finals.

The 1987 All-Star Game kind of crystallized where the league was. The East started Bird, Jordan, Erving, Wilkins and Moses Malone and had Kevin McHale and Isaiah Thomas coming off the bench, along ...

Johnson, Walsh's first choice in the 1987 NBA draft, played his first season in Cleveland then spent a decade with the Phoenix Suns. He was a 3-time NBA All-Star and made the playoffs every year ...

An interview with NBC's Bryant Gumbel shows Jordan saying he felt he deserved more consideration for the NBA's 1987 MVP award. Jordan finished second to Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Game 4 of the 1987 NBA Finals. The inbounds pass came to Magic at the left corner with seven seconds.

It will be just like old times when the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics meet Thursday in the first game of the NBA finals. The Celtics are back in the finals for the first time since ...

It kind of pains former Indiana Pacers GM Donnie Walsh to say it 35 years later, but Reggie Miller wasn't his first choice in the 1987 NBA draft.