NBA: Revisiting the 3 best ‘what ifs’ in league history

9 Feb 1997: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls takes off his jacket during the NBA All-Star Game at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.The East defeated the West 132-120 .
9 Feb 1997: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls takes off his jacket during the NBA All-Star Game at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.The East defeated the West 132-120 .
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9 Feb 1997: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls walks on the court during the NBA All-Star Game at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.The East defeated the West 132-120 .
9 Feb 1997: Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls walks on the court during the NBA All-Star Game at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.The East defeated the West 132-120 .

The biggest and best ‘what ifs’ in NBA history. 

If you’re a fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I’m sure you’re well aware that at the moment, the MCU is exploring the possibilities of the multiverse and alternate timelines, which will be shown further in upcoming films, as well as their new series “What If?”

During the show, we see sequences we’re familiar with, a small change occurs from what we saw originally, and boom! Completely different outcome.

Essentially, we get to see how these films we love would have played out if ‘X’ happened instead of ‘Y,’ and it got me thinking; What if we explored alternate timelines within the world of the NBA? How would things be different?

So, I compiled three scenarios that could’ve changed things significantly.