: Bugs Bunny tricks the small aliens into a basketball game for the Tunes' freedom. However, the Nerdlucks travel to Earth and steal the "talent" of NBA stars like Charles Barkley , Patrick Ewing , and Muggsy Bogues , transforming into the hulking Monstars .
The story of the original 1996 film Space Jam is a fictionalized account of the time between Michael Jordan 's 1993 retirement and 1995 return to the NBA . In the film, the enlist Jordan’s help to win a high-stakes basketball match against the Monstars —a group of aliens who have stolen the talents of several NBA stars to enslave the Tunes as attractions for an intergalactic amusement park. Space Jam
: The Monstars return the stolen talent to the NBA players, and Jordan, re-inspired by the game, decides to return to professional basketball. : Bugs Bunny tricks the small aliens into