The superstar’s road to an NBA title is a treacherous adventure. Success in this arduous endeavor offers the intoxicating lure of athletic immortality, but the path is littered with the broken hearts of many great men who failed.
In days gone by, monster ballers like Karl Malone and Charles Barkley collected MVP’s, Olympic fame, and enough All-Star appearances to blanket a hall-of-fame plaque. Yet, they never tasted championship glory, becoming footnotes in history during the eras of Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon a.k.a. champions.
Over the past decade, the NBA trophy has continued to circulate in an extremely exclusive group of living legends.