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The Bulls dynasty alpha who made basketball bigger than basketball itself. Six NBA championships in two three-peats, a Gatorade slogan that became a religion, a baseball detour ended by a two-word press release, and Air Jordans that outlasted his career by decades.
Starter's nylon and satin team jackets were the uniform of 90s cool — oversized windbreakers emblazoned with NBA and NFL team logos that transformed playground basketball courts and city streets into stadiums of style. Starter jackets became so coveted they sparked robberies, making them perhaps the decade's most dangerous fashion statement.
Shiny nylon soccer shorts in checkerboard prints and highlighter colors, worn by millions of American kids who had no game to get to. Umbro shorts were the unofficial uniform of the early-90s playground — swishy, weightless, and somehow acceptable in every setting from gym class to the mall.