DimeLabs — c.1989–90 · Jordan Argues a Call vs Lakers

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Front · Original color print by Bob Ringham · Landscape format

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Handwritten in red on the reverse: "Jordan argues a foul call on him." The photographer's name, Bob Ringham, is embossed along the lower border of the print. The PSA label names both Michael Cooper and Phil Jackson, certifying who appears in the frame.

The man Jordan called his toughest defender

Four figures, one frame. The referee walking away from the call. Michael Cooper of the Lakers — one of the era's most decorated perimeter defenders — watching it unfold. Jordan mid-protest in the white #23. And over his shoulder, in the suit, Phil Jackson.

PSA dates the print to c.1989-90 — Jackson's first season as head coach of the Bulls. The partnership that followed produced six championships. Here he is on the sideline, early, watching his star argue a call.

An original color Type I print by Bob Ringham, 8 × 10, certified by PSA/DNA. Jordan, Cooper, and Phil Jackson in a single frame from the season the Bulls dynasty began to take shape.

— DimeLabs · c.1989-90 Lakers Type 1 · PSA Cert #85790138

The reverse carries the editorial notation in red: "Jordan argues a foul call on him." PSA dates the print to c.1989-90 and names Michael Cooper and Phil Jackson alongside Jordan on the authentication labelogo. Everything converges in this one frame.