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May 2020
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How Great Were the ’96 Bulls? Plus: 1996...

The Ringer
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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Joe House to compare the different Chicago Bulls rosters of the 1990s, as well as some of the other all-time NBA teams (2:55), before revisiting Game 2 of the 1996 Eastern Conference finals, between the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic (46:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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