Check out the BEST PLAYS from the 1996 #NBAFinals between the Chicago Bulls and the Seattle Supersonics before ESPN's #TheLastDance premieres at 9pm/et on Sunday, April 19th! | NBA

After securing the 1996 NBA Finals victory, Michael Jordan was captured in an iconic photo sprawled out on the locker room floor. Overwhelmed with emotion, he tightly gripped the game ball and wept. This triumph held deep meaning for him—it was his first title since coming back from his initial retirement and happened on Father’s Day, a poignant moment just three years following the heartbreaking loss of his father. | Historyinmemes

1.6M views · 37K reactions | On this day in 1997... 75th Anniversary Team members Michael Jordan (36 PTS) and Kobe Bryant (33 PTS) put on a scoring show as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Lakers! #NBA75 | NBA | Facebook

131K views · 1.3K reactions | The 1996 NBA Draft produced one of the best crops of talents led by Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Ray Allen!  Where do you rank this group out of all draft classes in history? 樂 #RepublikaNgNBA | NBA Philippines | Facebook

488K views · 3.9K reactions | The 1996 NBA Draft was stacked.  (via @nbahistory) | I <3 Basketball | Facebook