JUNE 17, 1998
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JACKSON. PIPPEN CALL 6ÏH TITLE “ LAST DANCE” AT BULLS PARADE
Coach Phil Jackson and for
ward Scottie Pippen officially
called the sixtii NBA title for the
Chicago Bulls “the last dance”
w hile the legendary Michael Jo r
dan left the door open for a pos
sible return today at the team ’s
victory parade.
In what has been a June tradi
tion for the better part o f this
decade, Bulls fans gathered in
dow ntow n C hicago's Grant Park
this m orning to celebrate the
B ulls’ third straight NBA title
and sixth in eight years. But the
festive atm osphere was quickly
d a m p e n e d by J a c k s o n an d
Pippen, who both indicated they
will leave the organization.
“This was our last dance, and
it was a w onderful w altz,” said
Jackson in capping o ff his b rief
speech to the crowd.
A fter thanking the Bulls fans
for their support over his 11-year
career in Chicago, Pippen closed
by saying, “thank you for our last
dance.”
H ow ever, Jordan, the six-tim e
NBA Finals MVP, was serenaded
w ith chants o f “one more year,
one more year", and left open the
Michael Jordan
possibility that he will continue his
legendary career with a heartfelt
speech to the fans.
“ My heart, my soul, my love has
alw ays gone to the city o f C hi
cago,” said Jordan. “ No m atter
what happens, my heart, my soul,
my love will always be with the city
part o f all six titles — all have
contracts that expire on July 1st.
Jordan stated throughout the year
that he will retire if Pippen and
Jackson do not return in 1998-99.
Pippen has had a long-running
feud with m anagem ent and intends
to test the free-agent market, w here
he could rem ove his unofficial title
o f most underpaid superstar in the
league.
Jackson, w ho m oved past John
Kundla o fth e pre-shot clock M in
neapolis L akers w ith his sixth
coaching ch am p io n sh ip , also has
feuded w ith m anagem ent. B ulls
general m anager Jerry K rause,
w ho w as b o o e d to d ay by the
crow d, stated before the season
that Jackson w ould only coach
for one m ore year. Jackson even
expressed a d esire to w alk aw ay
from coaching after the 1997-98
season and had a long em brace
w ith Jordan a fte r the final b u z z e r
on Sunday.
Jackson actually thanked K rause
today, but then took a subtle shot at
the general manager.
“ I thank Jerry Krause for giving
us the opportunity to repeat,” said
Jackson. "He had another plan and
Scottie Pippen
superhum an perform ance, Jordan
scored45 points, including tw o bas
kets and a steal in the final 38
seconds, in the series-clinching 87-
86 win over the Utah Jazz in Game
Six ofthe NBA Finals Sunday night.
Jordan, Pippen and Phil Jackson
- the only Bulls who have been a
o f Chicago. Thank you for your
support, your energy and hope and
pray we have the opportunity to
celebrate again.”
A ppropriately, a large banner
with Jordan adorned in a Superman
costum e was unfurled before he
addressed the crowd. In another
he pu, it aside for another year.”
The six cham pionship trophies
were held aloft by Jordan, Pippen,
Jackson, D ennis Rodman, Ron
Harper and Toni Kukoc at the
conclusion o f today’s celebration.
“ If this was our last dance, it
was a great dance," said Harper.
The flam boyant Rodman, who
is also eligible for free agency
and not expected to return, added
his usual spice to the proceed
ings.
“They say this is a family show,
well I’m going to change this
(bleep),” said Rodman in open
ing his address. But Rodman
quickly tam ed his act and pro
ceeded to thank Jackson and his
team m ates.
Jordan called C hicago’s sixth
title the most difficult in the run
o f cham pionships. Before beat
ing the Jazz in six gam es in the
Finals forthe second straightyear,
the Bulls were forced to a seven-
game series by the Indiana Pacers
in the Eastern C onference finals.
The Bulls won three straight
titles from 1991-93, with Jordan
retiring before the next season
and returning 17 m onths later.
Town goes wild over boxing’s golden boy
B y EDUARDO MONTES
When a party lasts a week, y ou’d
think it would eventually run out o f
steam.
But with a guest o f honor like
Oscar De La Hoya and an invitation
list that appeared to include an entire
city, El Paso seemed like it would
never stop celebrating.
Some 50,000 people packed the
Sun Bowl on Saturday night to watch
De La Hoya successfully defend his
WBC welterweight title against No.
1 challenger Patrick Charpentier.
“ I thank the city o f El Paso for
giving me the strength, the opportu
nity to fight here (and) for all these
wonderful, beautiful fans," De La
Hoya said. “ I promise you one more
thing - that I will be back."
To a person, excited fans agreed
this was the city’s biggest event in
years.
"The Cowboys were a big deal
and the Rolling Stones, but this is
definitely bigger,” said MillieGarcia,
one ofhundreds of women who turned
out to get a glimpse o f De La Hoya.
The Dallas Cowboys have scrim
maged twice in the Sun Bowl, once
before a sellout crowd, and the Roll
ing Stones have also filled the sta
dium in recent years. De La H oya’s
fight topped them all when it came to
blazers donated and honored E3oys
& Girls Clubs fo r 5 0 years of service
to Portland’s Youth
To help support youth
programs at all four Boys
& Girls Clubs in the Port
land metropolitan area
(Blazers,
Hillsboro,
L e n ts
a n d
M eyer),
the Blazers presented a
$50,000 check to Virginia
Hensen, Executive Direc
tor of Boys & Girls clubs
of Portland. The dona
tion is in recognition of
50 years of outstanding
achievements in the field
of youth development.
Boys & Girls Clubs pro-
v i d e
d a ily
p r o
g ra m s
and ser
vice to 10,000 young
people each year. They
are generally open Mon
day through Friday after
school and all day during
spring and summer breaks.
BLAZERS.
Congratulations Jake!
On A JOB Well Done
We Love You Very Much!
-Mom & Dad
excitement.
Unlike the other one-day events,
De La Hoya’s trip to El Paso kicked
o ff a week-long frenzy that seemed
to consume most o f the city, or at
least the city’s women.
H undreds showed up to greet De La
1 toya at the airport Tuesday. 11 undreds
more crashed a “secret” workout
Wednesday apparently discovered by
some young girls who followed De La
Hoya’s tour bus through the city.
On Saturday, the Sun Bowl field
disappeared under lights, cameras
and a voluminous tent shielding a
party for some ofthe city’s notables,
among others.
There was also unexpected ex
citement as wind gusting over 25
mph buffeting the scaffolding sup
porting the lights over the ring. As
the metal bars swayed, security offi
cials cleared ringside seats and an
undercard fight was delayed for about
20 minutes until the scaffold could
be secured.
Amidst all this, the boxing match
seemed almost incidental.
Except to people like Debbie
O ’Sullivan, a fight fan from Sacra
mento, Calif,, who trekked to El Paso
because she thought it was her best
shot to watch a premiere event with a
fighter like De La Hoya.
U.S. Open Tickets Valued
at $360,000 Stolen From
Olympic Club
More than 6,000 tickets to the
U.S. Open were stolen from an of
fice at the Olympic Club in San
Francisco, w here the golf tourna
ment is scheduled to be played next
week, the Associated Press reported.
The tickets, which police believe
were stolen between 7 p.m. Tuesday
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tw o-story clubhouse, investigators
said they have no suspects and no
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