The admiral was a true specimen. 106% muscle and negative 3% body fat.

David Robinson was a beast!!! That dude was 7 feet, and was athletic as hell for a tall dude. So underrated, but Robinson could ball. He had it all, offense, and defense. The dude was a stud!!! Never got full recognition because he played for a small-market city like San Antonio.

MJ will always be considered the GOAT in my opinion, but David Robinson was a beast too. These guys were what made the NBA worth watching.

73-73 after the fourth quarter? Unbelievable defense from both teams. Duncan and Robinson vs MJ, Scottie, and Rodman...defensive matchup for the ages right there

As a kid in the 90’s I didn’t quite realise how amazingly talented MJ and all NBA players truly are! Huge respect to them and the sport!

Respect for the Great Admiral, what an absolute specimen of an athlete

I'm not gonna lie, it was unreal how amazing Michael Jordan was in basketball. We will never see that again. G.O.A.T

That ‘99 Finals would have been juicy. Damn you Jerry Kraus.

Man david robinson was a beaaaaast back then. How could you be this tall and muscular like that!

My sons and I were fortunate enough to meet and talk with the Admiral for 10-15 minutes once. Just the nicest guy you’d ever want to meet. And if you’ve never stood next to a man who is 7’2” it’s like there are two people in there.

I love these Robinson comments. Growing up he was one of my favourite players. That being said. MJ and that fade away... forget aboutit

i swear that the Admiral has an extra tricep!

I still can't get over the size and physique of David Robinson 😳

This is back when the nba was fun

When Robinson came over to Jordan and grilled him, by today's standards, they both would get a technical foul. 🤣🤣🤣

both are legends.

The Admiral one of the most under rated big men ever.

Damn, 1:27, David Robinson in his prime looked like a Greek god. And completely dwarfed Jordan.

That MJ fadeaway... Work of art!

MJ the goat and David Robison one of the 50 greatest players and I was fans of both, the competition and game play back in the day was insane you will never see it in todays NBA.

Damn man 90s nba athletes were built different , sheesh 💀💪🏿 absolute beasts

Miss MJ, the admiral, TD, and all the players from the Bulls teams from 80s/90s and the spurs teams from 96 to 2014. Man I am ready for the season to resume!

David Robinson is a big dude. I always respected San Antonio as a Chicago fan bk then. Damn I missed those days. We are in a Twilight Zone now.

If Bulls management wasn't so screwed up, we could've seen a Spurs and Bulls finals matchup in '99.

DAVID Robinson was BROLIC back in THE DAYS. 💪

No wonder why Jordan is the best, how many great players such as The Admiral he had to play against!

Sometimes we have to be reminded what true greatness really looked like. Never folding in the clutch-- ever!!!

Damn MJ was a huge guy but he seems so tiny compared with Robinson's height and muscles

My 2 favorite players growing up.

I miss those times, such great players.

Jeez, the Admiral was a beast. Talk about hitting the genetic lottery! 7'1" and jacked!!!

The Admiral had the body of a god. 7'1" tall, his shoulders are like 3 feet wide, and his biceps and triceps look like they have biceps and triceps.

1:30 - Physique is off the charts. Especially for someone with his height.

1:29.....OMFG!!! Only the GREAT ADMIRAL could stear at GOD MJ like that. What a BEAST DR was!!

This could've been an epic finals series in 1999...7 games for sure

I'm from Texas and David Robinson came to my school to speak and what not. I remember not even passing his knees in maybe 2 grade.

I never realized growing up just how jacked David Robinson was

David Robinson, what a beast !

David tried to get inside Jordan's head with the "I'm-bigger-than-you" stare, when it didn't work, he started smiling. lmao!

Robinson attitud always be like a giant vegetarian dinosaur

I remember this game like it happened last night. I was so pissed that MJ got away with the foul. MJ is the goat but damn, he got away with a bunch of plays like this. But I guess when you become the face of the NBA you can get away with it. Both players were just awesome to watch. The NBA was so much better back then. The crap that the NBA puts on the floor these days just sucks. As much as I love basketball I can no longer watch the NBA. Don't think I have watched a game since 2015. Just catch the highlights now.

6'6 is considered as a giant but a 7'1 with that physique...oh geez.

Wow! So many legends here.

Hahahaha, David is Rambo ripped. Even today's 7 footers can't pull off that look.

73-73 Back when defense reigned. 73-73 in today's NBA would occur with 10:54 left in the third quarter.

No cabe la menor duda que jordan marco el rumbo de la NBA e iso que al que no le gustará ese deporte le encantará ya que tenía magia en las manos fue un exelente jugador y un exelente persona

the first year of the Greg Pop era. who knew he would be around this long

Robinson makes MJ look like a little boy compared to him lol

No basketball player in history had better genetics then the admiral. Him and Jordan on the same team would have been an unstoppable duo.

My 2 favorite players ever. Gosh I miss the 80's & 90's.

Look at San Antonio when MJ hit that buzzer beater. Priceless

look at the crowd, golden era of basketball

The real takeaway here is that Pop coached or coached against 5 of the top 10 players of all time Jordan, Kobe, Lebron, Shaq, Duncan. Yeah your list might be different, but these guys are definitely top 15!

David Robinson's triceps r the beeeeeest ever...

When he came to play the University of Kentucky at Rupp arena I was there. He scored like 50 or so points and got one of the longest standing ovations I’ve ever been a part of at a sporting event.

Some of the 96 Olympians use to say that when David Robinson would train he would grab a pair of 90lb dumbbells and rep out hammer curls like they were 25lb db's, he was as strong as he looked...but what do I know, people today say athletes are bigger faster and stronger...Shaq is from early 90's and no one today is even close to his, Robinson's or Malone's strength

robinson one of my favorites player very humble and very strong if he had stronger temper he could be even better player but he was very mellow he played like using 75% of his power

Michael Jordan,is so much so much fun to watch!! I really really miss... the world never be THESAME again in sports 🏀 nba...omg! Yesterday’s GOOOOOONE!! Thanks to youtube

David Robinson was swole asf at 7'1.

1:22 Michael lowkey stopped clapping and looked toward his left when he saw David approaching.😂😂 He didn't want any of that smoke.

The admiral was a beast and a hell of a player I notice mj didn't get in his face like he did with a lot of players

The crowd is so Blessed 🙏 to see and witnessed his airness and the same time to witness coach with the good hair 😁

I lived in Chicago during the Bulls' 6 championship runs. It was amazing. Jordan also got most of the calls and traveled more often than was called.

Que animal era david robinson, un crack de los de toda la vida.

You can tell Jordan has alot of respect for David he didn't get in his face like other players and he knew david was right

D.R was a great athlete with a body like an ancient Greek statue, also one of the best centers ever and a nice and gentle person. M.J is just the best basketball player ever played the game, and only that! Personally i prefer D.R for his ethos ( By the way ethos is a Greek word "Ηθος" ). I'm Greek you see!

凄い熱気❕❗❕ 会場にいたら、どんなに興奮するか⤴⤴ いつか行ってみたいな～🎶 　 動画のアップありがとうございます❗ MJ は、永遠ですね✨

Basketball back then was a man's game,, u can feel the intensity even its a low scoring ball game,,and most of all they have no other business in the court just to played basketball and win the game,,,

I'm not sure which was more stunning: how openly the referees cheated for Jordan, or the fact that David Robinson was obviously a chiseled stone sculpture that was somehow brought to life through a series of magic spells.

This should have been the 1999 Finals

David Robinson have somewhat of a reputation of being soft, but when he stood right in Jordan's face was priceless.

I'd like to take a moment and recognize the brilliant tap on the offensive rebound by Kerr which led to that 3-point buzzer beater by Jordan.

Ufff Robinson era una bestia!!!

MJ versus The Admiral two of the greatest basketball players call time David Robinson and Michael Jordan

"MJ has done it again..." Ever wonder how many times an announcer uttered those words? Michael Jordan was, simply put, the most significant athlete in any sport other than Muhammad Ali. Jordan was transformational on so many levels. He changed the way the game is viewed and played. LeBron James is a great player but isn't good enough to ever be mentioned in the same breath. No one is.

No one ever said Michael was huge like Shaq or LeBron, just the best!

Great game. Great players. Great coaches.

There has been over 300 nba head coaching changes since this video was taken, meanwhile, Gregg Popp still the head coach of the SA Spurs.

Mr. Robinson was a very respectful player with great composure. If he complains there is a problem. There is no close up replay and the pixels are bad, but you can clearly see MJ got all arm and no ball that was a crucial play in OT.

Got damn Robinson was the original Bra do you even lift haha😅

I remember the admiral. Just a huge, ripped beast. Mj next to him looked like a scrawny lil man😂

David Robinson's genes should be preserved for the future. We'll never see another specimen like him ever again.

My two all time favorite players

That is a ginormous man

Wow look at how young POP looks here : 1:02

98 it was the best time of whole world not only for me MJ just unbelievable

The 3 best centres ever all played in Jordan's era and he lit them all up

In a picture perfect world, it would be nice to see Robinson, Duncan, Leonard, Ginobili and Parker all in their prime playing together. I'd say that team would take down MJ and the Bulls in their prime at least one year in the Finals. Parker>Harper, GinobiliRodman, Robinson>Longley The obvious matchups would be MJ vs Kawhi, Rodman vs Duncan/Robinson, Pippen defending Manu (people are obviously going to forget how clutch Manu was in his prime, Pippen would have to lock him down when he gets hot). It be a fun series to watch.

1:27 "I WILL BREAK YOU" (ivan drago voice)

was this recommended to anyone else in 2020?

Red Kerr just makes every MJ highlight so much better

At 1:29 that was a submissive move by Jordan in the moment. Looks away while The Admiral stares him down. Even though David was kind of playful, that was a powerful dominant stance and MJ felt it.

Jordens the best damn player to ever step on a court. Still till this day .the man could literally fly.

Robinson was a beast and the 90s was the a golden age of centers in the nba

Who’s here 2020

Lmaoooo yooo Avery Johnson hit the B button twice 😂😂why he fell like that 😂😂😂0:12

The good old days when people played defense and it was 73-73 after 4 quarters

Never forget the times of the great champions. To hell today's league, return me back to those times.

Dam forgot how much of a beast Robinson was - Superman body!

The Admiral jacked💪