Superstars.......A fusion of music and sports like never before.

Anytime "Take My Breath Away", performed by Berlin, is heard across the radio waves 99.7% of the minds of Americans over the age of 25 revert to Tom Cruise and that blonde actress getting jiggy with it in Top Gun. But, if you're one of the lucky few, or maybe chosen few is a better term, your mind instantly takes you back to His Airness looking "like he was in an F-16" and gettin jiggy with the dunk contest. The same can be said of John Mellencamp's "Small Town" taking you back to a faded image of Larry Legends moustache and "Warrior" instantly flashing an image of the Round Mound of Rebound shooting a free throw with an eye that looks as if it's just gone 14 rounds with Apollo Creed.
From the minute Magic and Larry fistbump to Kenny "Sky" Walker with his gold chains and white spandex, this video has engraven so many different images and quotes that have shaped my life and molded me into the man I am today. Those of you that have seen it will recognize these moments, those of you that haven't seen it have lived a life of deprivation.


Kurt Rambis leaving his handprint on the backboard
Magic's full court bounce passes and the thing he and A.C. Green do with their fingers
The alley-oop to Michael Cooper
"There's only one place I'd rather be.........French Lick."
Birds Nest banner and Indiana Bird And The Garden of Doom
Bird waving his towel
There's a steal by Bird...underneath to DJ
Jordans cradle dunk with the 'Chicago' written in cursive jersey
Jordans palmed-ball ball-fake and dunk and stare down over Tree Rollins
"Rockit" performed by Herbie Hancock, the only reason I imagine I am one of the few that truly understood the joke in Tommy Boy
The Mailman saving the ball between his legs on the sideline instantly followed by Mark Jackson 1-upping him with a behind the back save
Horny with the Suns slamming the ball down in frustration
Rodman robbing Ewing of an alley-oop
Sir Charles giving the 'count the bucket' sign in perfect sequence with Bang Bang
Barkley teasing his opponent letting the ball roll on the ground then picking it up at the last second and driving and scoring
Akeem NOT Hakeem The Dream dribbling coast to coast like a girl using her opposite hand
"Get off this stage, I'm enraged, just like a lion, trapped inside of a cage"
Rick Barry's underhand free throw, Wes Unselds afro, and Dave Cowens diving for the loose ball.
Spud Webb at the end of the team line as Dominique Wilkins is introduced (the old Hawks uniforms were awesome)
The true Hawks fan wearing yellow pants with a red polo followed by Mike Fratello's face as The Human Highlight Film reverse dunks over his defender
Isaiah and McHale with a rapid-fire Five
Isaiah pulling up from beyond half court with 3 seconds still on the clock causing even the raccoon fur coat lady to get up out of her seat and give an Arsenio Hall cheer
"Here's Isaiah, let's see what you got....All the way up..*camera flash* ...GOOD! "And he has to smile at that one"
"I'm so proud of ya son, I'm so proud of ya, so proud. God bless ya"
Barkley picking up and dropping Michael Adams
"Blocked from behind by Spud Webb! To Wilkins, back to Spud, a reverse... GOOD!"
Muggsy Bogues half court heave and Muggsy sandwiched between Ewing and some other huge Knick
Kareem flying around in the little purple airplane and Sky Hookin all these years for you
The dunks and swats in Teddy's Jam with The Mailman's double fist pump
Clyde The Glide's dunk over Chambers followed by Chambers' greatest dunk of all-time over Mark Jackson
"Oh Manute a three!"
KJ's dunk over Eaton
"Rejected by Ewing! Grant can't hit! Here's Pippen......At the buzzer!"
"Julius, The Doctor, Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrving."
Dr. J's afro, his black and white photo of his version of the Vince Carter over the 7-footer and his cradle dunk over Michael Cooper
The 1989 Gatorade Slam Dunk Championship highlighting Ron Harper, Spud Webb, Clyde Drexler, Jerome Kersey and Kenny "Sky' Walker


A fusion of music and sports like never before, indeed, and never again. I've watched that video easily over a hundred times since I was 8 yrs old. I used to watch it before my high school games and have even recently watched it before church ball games. NBA Superstars 2 and 3 were about as good as The Land Before Time 2 and 3, there's just no comparison. Would an NBA Superstars 4 with Iverson, Vince Carter, Kobe and Lebron have some awesome highlights with possibly better tunes? Probably. But those guys are just entertaining athletes who are really good at basketball. The original Superstars were heroes, my idols, I wanted to be them. They were my role models, unless you ask Sir Charles.

Darren Hatch