The Liga ACB Presentation Games were exhibition matches at the start of a basketball season organised by the Spanish basketball league in the early 90s and they lasted for two seasons in 1990-91 and 1991-92. The games were both hosted in Palau Sant Jordi, in Barcelona, the home arena of Barcelona at the time. The main attraction of those exhibition games which could also be considered equivalent to the Spanish All-Star Game were the participations of NBA superstars: Michael Jordan in the 1990 edition and his teammate in the Chicago Bulls, Scottie Pippen and Philadelphia 76ers player Charles Barkley in the 1991 edition. David Robinson of San Antonio Spurs was also part of the 1991 edition but a hamstring injury kept him on the bench for the entire match.
Concept The game was a contest between the Orange (Narranja) and the Blues (Azul), teams which included the best players of the Liga ACB, a league considered the top in Europe, alongside the Italian. The NBA invitees would play for both teams, one half for each. Jordan had not won any NBA championship when he participated in the 1990 Liga ACB Presentation Game, but he would go on to win 6 rings in his career.
List of games Bold: Team that won the game. YearDateArenaCityTeamScoreTeam 1990 August 30 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Team Azul100-87Team Narranja 1991 September 3 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Team Azul117-110Team Narranja
1990 ACB Presentation match Palau Sant Jordi, att: 12,000, 30 August 1990: Team Azul - Team Orange 100-87. Michael Jordan started with the Orange team and switched at the second half with the blue jersey. The end of the game found him on the winning side.
Rosters
+Team AzulNumber Player Team 6 José Miguel Antúnez Estudiantes Madrid 10 Joan Creus CB Granollers 23 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 31 Mike Smith Unicaja Malaga 33 Mike Davis CB Granollers 40 Jordi Villacampa Joventut Badalona 42 Dan Bingenheimer Caja San Fernando Sevilla 45 Rickie Winslow Estudiantes Madrid 51 Corny Thompson Joventut Badalona 54 Kevin Magee CAI Zaragoza Coach
+Team NarranjaNumber Player Team 0 José Luis Llorente Real Madrid 11 José Antonio Montero Barcelona 23 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 30 Carl Herrera Real Madrid 32 Antonio Martín Espina Real Madrid 35 Walter Berry Atletico Madrid Villalba 41 Brian Jackson Peñas Huesca 44 Mark Simpson CB Caja Bilbao 52 Ramon Rivas Taugres 55 Audie Norris Barcelona Coach
Michael Jordan's statistics PlayerFirst-halfSecond-halfPoints3-pointsTeam Narranja PtsTeam Azul Pts Michael Jordan Orange Blue 37 6/7 16 21
1991 ACB Presentation match Palau Sant Jordi, att: 12,500, 3 September August 1991: Team Azul - Team Orange 117-110 (ht: 51-57). Pippen and Barkley started with the Orange team and closed the first half with a six point advantage for their team. They switched at the second half to the blue jersey and they finally won the game. David Robinson stayed on bench due to an injury.
Rosters
+Team AzulNumber Player Team 00 Mike Smith Joventut Badalona 20 Arvydas Sabonis Real Madrid 25 José Luis Llorente Real Madrid 30 Clarence Kea Juver Murcia 31 Harold Pressley Joventut Badalona 33 Scottie Pippen Chicago Bulls 34 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 40 Joe Arlauckas Taugres 42 Michael Anderson Rapid City Thrillers 44 Ignacio Solozábal Barcelona 50 Jordi Villacampa Joventut Badalona Coach Lolo Sainz
+Team NarranjaNumber Player Team 10 Rafael Jofresa Joventut Badalona 21 Juan Antonio Orenga Estudiantes Madrid 22 Marcelo Nicola Taugres 24 Alberto Herreros Estudiantes Madrid 33 Scottie Pippen Chicago Bulls 34 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers 41 Brian Jackson Peñas Huesca 43 Darryl Middleton Girona 45 Mark Simpson CB Caja Bilbao 50 David Robinson* San Antonio Spurs 51 José Miguel Antúnez Estudiantes Madrid 54 Piculin Ortiz Barcelona Coach Božidar Maljković
Pippen/Barkley's statistics PlayerFirst-half Second-HalfTotal PointsReboundsAssistsBlocks Scottie Pippen Orange Blue 15 2 2 - Charles Barkley Orange Blue 22 7 5 1
Players with most appearances PlayerParticipationsEditions Mark Simpson2 1990, 1991 Brian Jackson2 1990, 1991 José Luis Llorente2 1990, 1991 José Miguel Antúnez2 1990, 1991 Mike Smith2 1990, 1991 Jordi Villacampa2 1990, 1991
NBA/CBA Guest players PlayerTeamLeagueEdition Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls NBA 1990 Scottie Pippen Chicago Bulls NBA 1991 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers NBA 1991 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs NBA 1991 Michael Anderson Rapid City Thrillers CBA 1991
Top Scorers Per edition EditionPlayerPointsTeam1990 Michael Jordan 37 Team Narranja1990 Charles Barkley 22 Team Azul
Distinctions Including the ACB Selection for the ULEB All-Star Game.
FIBA Hall of Fame Arvydas Sabonis Piculin Ortiz Michael Jordan David Robinson
Basketball Hall of Fame Arvydas Sabonis David Robinson Charles Barkley Scottie Pippen Michael Jordan
FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) Arvydas Sabonis
See also ACB Contests Liga de Verano ACB
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