This story originally ran in the Chicago Tribune on June 17, 1996 History will tell us that the 1995-96 edition of the Bulls was a great team. Just how great will be debated for years. The Bulls kn… ...

For former Seattle Supersonics head coach George Karl, facing Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 1996 NBA Finals ...

Nearly 30 years ago, Shawn Kemp and the Seattle Supersonics lost to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls in the 1996 NBA Finals. Jordan was the undisputed best player of the Bulls then and that ...

"I don't want to tell him" - George Karl believes Dennis Rodman not Michael Jordan beat the Sonics in the '96 Finals ...

MJ and Pippen led the Bulls to 72 wins during the 1995-96 season. Chicago faced the SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Finals and won the series in six games.

For the fourth time in the 1990s, the Bulls are champions of the NBA, claiming the title with an 87-75 win over the Seattle SuperSonics before a boisterous crowd at the United Center.

Chicago Bulls' Dennis Rodman points to Shawn Kemp of the SuperSonics after he took a charge during the NBA Finals on June 9, 1996, at KeyArena in Seattle. (Brian Bahr/AFP via Getty Images) ...

The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls were something special. Phil Jackson’s team had the best team offensive and defensive rating in the NBA and finished the regular season with a then-record 72 wins an… ...

CHICAGO — Ben Gordon scored 27 points, Luol Deng added 20, and the Chicago Bulls scored their most lopsided victory of the season by pounding the Seattle SuperSonics 123-96 on Tuesday night.

Chicago marched through the playoffs, losing only one game in their first three series. The Bulls had a tougher time in the NBA Finals against the Seattle Supersonics (now the Oklahoma City ...