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Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman were teammates at Chicago Bulls. The duo won three titles together, and they were one of the greatest to ever do that. And rightfully so, they were honored at the NBA All-Star game at Cleveland.

This year is the 75th anniversary of the NBA and the NBA released the NBA 75 team featuring the greatest 75 players of all time. The league honored the 75 players at the all-star game for their contributions. Jordan and Rodman were among the attendees as they were both named in the NBA 75 team. The duo, along with Scottie Pippen is considered to be the greatest trio of all time and they won three titles in a row with the Bulls.

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During the All Star Weekend, Jordan and Rodman were seen sharing a hug at the podium. The former teammates were both called out of the stage and Jordan went and hugged Rodman.

Fans go berserk seeing Dennis Rodman and Michael Jordan

NBA Fans went crazy seeing the two legends sharing a special moment.

 

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The NBA All-Star game

This year the all-star game was a repeat of last year’s teams as Kevin Durant and LeBron James were the captains again. LeBron looked to go 5-0 in this new format as he is yet to taste defeat at the all-star game. The highly anticipated matchup took off to a flyer and both teams traded dunks, 3 point shots in the first quarter. Both teams traded the first two quarters as they took a 100K to their respective charities. The third quarter was tied and with the new format, the game score to reach was 162.

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It was an intense fourth quarter as both teams stepped up their intensity. The game was very close, as both teams traded the lead back and forth. It took a fadeaway jump shot from LeBron to seal the game as Team LeBron won 163-160. Curry ended with 50 points as he hit a record of 16 3-pointers for the game. He was rightfully named the MVP of the game.

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