The Portland Trail Blazers had a momentous season in 1991-1992. They won 57 games, the fourth-highest win total in franchise history, and finished first in the Western Conference. And they made it to the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons, falling in six games to the defending champion — and Michael Jordan-led — Chicago Bulls.
But as noteworthy as the season was for those Blazers, it paled in comparison to the strange saga of their first-round playoff opponent: the Los Angeles Lakers.
Magic’s HIV Announcement
The Lakers’ 1991-1992 campaign was barely underway when the franchise — and the entire sports world, really — was hit with an absolute bombshell.