Being an inexperienced player, a frustrated Rodman said that Bird would be viewed as just another player if he were black, implying that his skin color was the main reason everyone praised him so much. Now, more than three decades later, he regrets what he said.

Ten current NBA teams have never won an NBA championship, along with two other sides that folded in the league's early days. The Phoenix Suns have the toughest record, having lost in the NBA Finals on three occasions.