Michael Jordan’s final exit in 1998 left Jerry Reinsdorf and the Chicago Bulls facing a reality they hoped to avoid.

If the assignment is to conjure up the greatest performance by the most prolific power forward in the game’s history, then there is really only one true answer: Karl Malone’s 39 points in Game 5 of ...

Game summary of the Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz NBA game, final score 87-86, from June 14, 1998 on ESPN.

Video highlights, recaps and play breakdowns of the Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA game from March 27, 1998 on ESPN.

MJ is indisputably a top-2 player in NBA history, but who joins him among the greatest Bulls legends is a different ...