[2] The most serious and widespread championship rioting occurred on June 14, 1992, after the Bulls defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals.
The riots sparked unrest elsewhere in the country, such as Las Vegas, but Chicago avoided major demonstrations in the immediate aftermath.
Additionally, there was a heavy police presence in Chicago's downtown area, where mostly non-black fans celebrated, but not as many arrests.
Gunfire and looting began almost instantly after the victory, mostly concentrated along State Street on the city's south side, with gang members randomly firing guns into the air in celebration.
A fifteen-year-old boy was shot and killed at the Theodore K. Lawless Gardens Apartments minutes after the Bulls won the championship.
[7] 38 stores were looted or broken into and 650 people were arrested after the Bulls defeated the Seattle SuperSonics to win the 1996 NBA championship on June 16, 1996.