Liga ACB Presentation Games
# Liga ACB Presentation Games

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.

| Year | Date | Arena | City | Team | Score | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | August 30 | Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona | Team Azul | 100-87 | Team Narranja |
| 1991 | September 3 | Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona | Team Azul | 117-110 | Team 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 Azul :

| Number | 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 | Coach | |

Team Narranja :

| Number | 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 | Coach | |

### Michael Jordan's statistics

| Player | First-half | Second-half | Points | 3-points | Team Narranja Pts | Team 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 Azul :

| Number | 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 | Coach | |
| | Lolo Sainz | |

Team Narranja :

| Number | 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 | Coach | |
| | Božidar Maljković | |

### Pippen/Barkley's statistics

| Player | First-half | Second-Half | Total Points | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scottie Pippen | Orange | Blue | 15 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Charles Barkley | Orange | Blue | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 |

## Players with most appearances

| Player | Participations | Editions |
| - | - | - |
| Mark Simpson | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| Brian Jackson | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| José Luis Llorente | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| José Miguel Antúnez | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| Mike Smith | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| Jordi Villacampa | 2 | 1990, 1991 |

## NBA/CBA Guest players

| Player | Team | League | Edition |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
