1992 NBA All-Star Game

Exhibition basketball gameNovember 2025 August 2023 1992 NBA All-Star Game File:1992_NBA_All-Star_Game_Logo.gif West 44 35 36 38 153 East 31 24 28 30 113 February 9, 1992 Orlando Arena Orlando Darell Garretson Joe Crawford Tommy Nuñez 14,272 Magic Johnson Michael Bolton Vanilla Ice NBCTNT (All-Star Saturday) Dick Enberg and Mike FratelloBob Neal, Doug Collins and Hubie Brown (All-Star Saturday) 1991 1993 The 1992 NBA All-Star Game was the 42nd edition of the All-Star Game held at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, home of the Orlando Magic, on February 9, 1992. The West defeated the East, 153–113, setting an NBA All-Star Game record for the largest margin of victory at 40 points. The game is memorable for the return of Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson, who retired before the 1991–92 NBA season after contracting HIV.Sefko Eddie February 10, 1992 It's Magic's kingdom – Johnson named MVP of emotional All-Star Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle-its-magics-kingd/184286424/ 2025-11-04 The Houston Chronicle Newspapers.com Johnson was given the game's MVP award after scoring a game-high 25 points. He also took the final shot of the game, a three-pointer, and the final 14.5 seconds of the game were not played. The game was broadcast by NBC for the second consecutive year. Overview The All-Star Game features NBA players voted in by fans and coaches by conference and position. The teams are divided into the Western Conference and Eastern Conference. All 11 professional basketball players of the "Dream Team," the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team, were also on the 1992 All-Star Game roster. Coaches right Don Nelson at Suns at Warriors 3-15-09 1.jpg Phil Jackson Lipofsky (high quality) (cropped).JPG 300 Don Nelson (left) and Phil Jackson (right) were selected as the West and East head coach, respectively. The Western All-Stars were coached by Don Nelson, the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Although the Portland Trail Blazers have the best record in the Western Conference entering the game, their head coach, Rick Adelman, was ineligible to coach in the All-Star Game because he had coached in the previous year's game and league rules prohibit a coach from coaching in consecutive All-Star Games. The Eastern All-Stars were coached by Phil Jackson, the head coach of the Eastern Conference leader Chicago Bulls. Game description Los Angeles Lakers guard Magic Johnson had announced his retirement at the beginning of the 1991–92 season due to testing positive for HIV. Nevertheless, he was voted in by the fans as a guard for the Western Conference team in the All-Star Game. This remains the only time in NBA All-Star Game history that the “road” team was introduced last, specifically so that Magic Johnson was able to be the last player introduced. He led all players with 25 points and was awarded the MVP. He also took the final shot of the game, a three-pointer, after which point the game ended with 14.5 seconds left, as players ran onto the court to congratulate Johnson and exchange high-fives. Of his performance, Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe wrote, "It was supposed to be a swan song, one of professional sport's most emotional and riveting moments: the farewell of Magic Johnson from the NBA and perhaps mainstream society after announcing that he had contracted HIV." The game ended with the West defeating the East 153–113, setting a new record for largest margin of victory (40 points) in the NBA All-Star Game. Rosters + Eastern Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Coach HC Phil Jackson Chicago Bulls 1st Starters PG Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons 11th SG Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 8th SF Larry Bird Boston Celtics 12th (DNP) PF Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 6th C Patrick Ewing New York Knicks 6th Reserves PG Michael Adams Washington Bullets 1st (REP) C Brad Daugherty Cleveland Cavaliers 4th SG/PG Joe Dumars Detroit Pistons 3rd SG/SF Reggie Lewis Boston Celtics 1st SF Scottie Pippen Chicago Bulls 2nd (ST) PG Mark Price Cleveland Cavaliers 2nd PF Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons 2nd SF Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks 7th (DNP) PF/C Kevin Willis Atlanta Hawks 1st (REP) + Western Conference All-Stars Pos. Player Team Appearance Coach HC Don Nelson Golden State Warriors 1st Starters PG Magic Johnson 12th SG Clyde Drexler Portland Trail Blazers 6th SF Chris Mullin Golden State Warriors 4th PF Karl Malone Utah Jazz 5th C David Robinson San Antonio Spurs 3rd Reserves PG Tim Hardaway Golden State Warriors 2nd SG Jeff Hornacek Phoenix Suns 1st SF/SG Dan Majerle Phoenix Suns 1st C Dikembe Mutombo Denver Nuggets 1st C Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets 7th PG John Stockton Utah Jazz 4th PF/C Otis Thorpe Houston Rockets 1st SF James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers 7th Both Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins were selected but did not play due to injury. Kevin Willis replaced Wilkins. Michael Adams replaced Bird. Scottie Pippen started in place of the injured Bird. The rosters included the 11 professional players who would be part of the Dream Team, which won gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Boxscore Western All-Stars Player Team Min Fgm Fga Ftm Fta Reb Ast PtsKarl Malone UTA 19 5 7 1 2 7 3 11Chris Mullin GS 24 6 7 0 0 1 3 13David Robinson SA 18 7 9 5 8 5 2 19Clyde Drexler POR 28 10 15 0 0 9 6 22Earvin Johnson LAL 29 9 12 4 4 5 9 25Tim Hardaway GS 20 5 10 2 2 0 7 14Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 20 3 6 1 1 4 2 7Jeff Hornacek PHX 24 5 7 0 0 2 3 11Otis Thorpe HOU 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2James Worthy LAL 14 4 7 1 1 4 1 9John Stockton UTA 18 5 8 0 0 1 5 12Dan Majerle PHX 12 2 5 0 0 3 2 4Dikembe Mutombo DEN 10 2 4 0 0 2 1 4TOTAL 240 64 98 14 20 43 44 153 Eastern All-Stars Player Team Min Fgm Fga Ftm Fta Reb Ast PtsScottie Pippen CHI 21 6 13 2 3 4 1 14Charles Barkley PHI 28 6 14 0 0 9 1 12Patrick Ewing NY 17 4 7 2 5 4 0 10Isiah Thomas DET 28 7 14 0 0 1 5 15Michael Jordan CHI 31 9 17 0 0 1 5 18Mark Price CLE 15 1 5 4 4 0 3 6Brad Daugherty CLE 15 3 8 0 0 6 1 6Joe Dumars DET 17 2 7 0 0 1 3 4Dennis Rodman DET 25 2 7 0 0 13 0 4Reggie Lewis BOS 15 3 7 1 2 4 2 7Kevin Willis ATL 14 4 10 0 0 4 0 8Michael Adams WAS 14 4 8 0 0 1 1 9TOTAL 240 51 117 9 14 48 22 113 Game data Attendance: 14,272 Officials: Darell Garretson, Joe Crawford, Tommy Nuñez Broadcast Network: NBC Announce Team: Dick Enberg and Mike Fratello NBA All-Star Saturday Legends Game In this game, the East featured the likes of George Gervin, Jo Jo White, Dan Roundfield, Rick Barry, Connie Hawkins, Spencer Haywood, Dave Bing, Dave Cowens, Norm Nixon and Clifford Ray. The West squad featured the likes of Calvin Murphy, Doug Collins, Alvan Adams, Bob Love, Artis Gilmore, Bobby Jones, Maurice Lucas, David Thompson, and Jamaal Wilkes. References Category:NBA All-Star Game All-Star Game NBA All-Star Game Category:1990s in Orlando, Florida Category:February 1992 sports events in the United States Category:Basketball competitions in Orlando, Florida Category:Magic Johnson Category:GMA Network television specials Category:Michael Jordan