![]() ![]() He’d finish with eight points, his lowest All-Star point total since his rookie year. MJ scored six points early on, with a dunk and two left-handed layups, yes, but then he missed a wide-open dunk in the open court-unheard of-and scored just two more points the rest of the way. And even with a supporting (and opposing) cast eager to see their hero, he just didn’t have it. ![]() A week before his 39th birthday he was taking the court with players who had been too young to even watch him as a rookie-a full 10 All-Stars were making their first appearance in the game. In '02 in Philadelphia, he mostly looked like an old Jordan. In '96 in San Antonio, Jordan was the MVP, looking a lot like the Jordan of old. That, however was where the similarities ended. He missed three years instead of just two, but returned as a starter and played 22 minutes. In a way, Jordan’s second return to the All-Star Game was similar to his first back in 1996. Year: 2002 Location: First Union Center, Philadelphia Stats: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 22 minutes Sneakers: Air Jordan XVII Low "Lightning" Performance Rank: 1 out of 5 Jumpmans Here’s a comprehensive look at all of Jordan’s All-Star performances, ranked from worst to best. In between, he dominated entire generations, plural, of superstars. He scored just seven points that first game, 20 in his last. Jordan made his All-Star debut as a rookie in 1985, his final appearance came as a 39-year-old Washington Wizard, after six championships and two retirements. This was all at the same time as the debut of the black-and-white commercials for his newest Air Jordan, featuring a motor-mouthed pitchman named Mars Blackmon. In 1988, Jordan welcomed All-Star weekend to Chicago Stadium by defending his Slam Dunk title on Saturday, then scored 40 and earned his first MVP honors on Sunday. He posted the first-ever All-Star triple-double in 1997, and posted the worst-ever 3-Point Shootout opening round score in 1990. Thankfully, his All-Star history was about more than just Ws and Ls.Ī three-time All-Star MVP and two-time Slam Dunk champion, Jordan always-well, almost always-made All-Star weekend memorable. After the East dropped the final two games he appeared in as a member of the Washington Wizards, Jordan would finish his All-Star career with a record of six wins, seven losses. That’s because while Jordan is rightly known for winning, he completed his 13 All-Star appearances with a losing record. Michael Jordan’s record in the NBA Finals-six appearances, six titles-is well-known. ![]()
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