Garnett wasn’t the same player, and, even for a team that routinely struggled to score points throughout their time as a championship contender, the 2010 Finals The Celtics emerged from the Garnett era with one ring, which is impressive by itself. « Back; NBA. Happiest moment was the 2014 Finals when the Spurs absolutely kicked the shit out the Heat and sent LeBron packing back to Cleveland But his injury in 2009 stole an opportunity everyone in Boston wished they could have back.Poor Dirk Nowitzki. He went from being the alpha male to just another guy in the clubhouse. Eventually they needed a ”I don’t know if it was right or wrong,” Popovich said Looking back on it, the Spurs had 34-year-old David Robinson (who was still an all-star/monster) and Sean Elliot rounding into shape after a kidney transplant forced him to miss the first three quarters of the season. The transition proved extremely difficult, as Jordan hit just .202 with 114 strikeouts in 1994.

)This was before the three-point revolution, when physicality, size, and defense dictated wins and losses. And spending his nights in dingy hotels definitely didn’t inspire many smiles from the NBA champion. It’s an overlooked what-if moment in NBA history, full of incredible foresight and head-shaking details that make the whole thing seem avoidable if the Spurs knew then what we know now. NBA Michael Jordan’s Saddest Moment Involved a Wesley Snipes Movie. (Did you know their starting five never lost a playoff series? For just a moment, try and get past the fact they were the first defending champion in over 50 years to get swept from the first round, and instead focus on how they made zero essential changes to their championship roster during the offseason and then Getting demolished in the playoffs was embarrassing but could at least be blamed on a regular season that was ravaged by injuries (Narrator: It played out like a complete and total catastrophe. It was muggy and rainy, the locker room was what you would expect in a Double-A clubhouse and I felt like taking him back with me to his old life where he belonged.

It seemed like Chicago could conceivably spend the entire decade as the kings of the NBA.

Sometimes, for reasons that remain a mystery to this day, the team’s championship heart just stops beating, or a rival competitor simply “wants it more.” Who knows.For the purpose of keeping this as concise as possible, no organization appears twice on this list, and anyone eliminated in the Finals or conference finals didn’t make the cut because losing that far along is less sad than never advancing there in the first place.Everyone remembers how this team went out. The 5 saddest NBA title defenses of the last 20 yearsThis Damian Lillard shot is why he’s the must-watch star of the NBA bubbleThe Bubble Suns gave Phoenix fans a glimpse of a bright futureThe Suns missed the playoffs for the 10th straight season, but their play in the bubble shows better days are ahead.NBA playoff picture: Play-in series schedule for Trail Blazers vs. GrizzliesHere’s the schedule for Portland vs. Memphis in the play-in series and a look at the full NBA playoff picture.The Spurs incredible 22-season playoff streak is overThe NBA playoffs won’t feature the Spurs for the first time since 1997.Germany’s own version of ‘Jaws’ involves a wild boar

During that prolific stretch, Jordan led the league in scoring in every season from 1986-1992. But out of nowhere, the reigning NBA Finals MVP took his talents from the court to the outfield in one of the strangest (and brief) retirements in sports history.

It's a moment that makes you forget that Sokka is almost always there for comic relief.

On the other hand, it all felt a little suspicious.

Michael Jordan and baseball had a strange relationship.