It’ s impossible to celebrate the greatest team in the history of the Chicago Bulls— and perhaps all time— without Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. But the Bulls attempted to do just that this week, celebrating the 1995-96 team as the first to be inducted into the Ring of Honor without the three players who formed the center of gravity for that roster.
It’s impossible to celebrate the greatest team in the history of the Chicago Bulls — and perhaps all time — without Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman.
But the Bulls attempted to do just that this week, celebrating the 1995-96 team as the first to be inducted into the Ring of Honor without the three players who formed the center of gravity for that roster.
There would be no 1996 championship without Jordan’s improbable return in 1995. It’s impossible to talk about the 1996 Finals without recalling Rodman’s smirking, terrorizing performances against the Seattle SuperSonics. And the Bulls’ success never would exist without the balancing presence of Pippen.
Their absence was a weight over two the festivities Thursday and Friday at the United Center. Jordan prerecorded a video message, which was shown Thursday during the gala.
“I am so bummed that I can’t be there tonight but I don’t want that to stop the fun that you guys are going to have,” Jordan said.
