Jordan, Magic Named to NBA All-Star Team
Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls and Magic Johnson of the Lakers were selected to the league’s all-star team on Monday.
Jordan, the league’s most valuable player who led the NBA in scoring for the fifth consecutive season, and Johnson, who became the league’s all-time leader in assists, were joined by forwards Karl Malone of Utah and Charles Barkley of Philadelphia and center David Robinson of San Antonio.
Each of those five players was named on all 96 ballots from a media panel. Jordan received 94 first-team votes and 476 of a possible 480 points. Johnson had 93 first-team votes and 472 points. Robinson received 458 points, Malone 464 and Barkley 452.
Chosen for the second team were guards Kevin Johnson of Phoenix and Clyde Drexler of Portland, center Patrick Ewing of New York and forwards Chris Mullin of Golden State and Dominique Wilkins of Atlanta.
The third team consisted of guards John Stockton of Utah and Joe Dumars of Detroit, center Hakeem Olajuwon of Houston and forwards James Worthy of the Lakers and Bernard King of Washington.
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