The real story of the greatest team in NBA history, the 1992 Dream Team that won Olympic gold in Barcelona. Hear the incomparable players in their own words, including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone and the others. Renowned sportswriter and author Jack McCallum was there with the guys and brings us the thrilling memories, personal stories, and sometimes surprising anecdotes of the twelve historic players.
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Episode Transcript
Coming into the nineteen Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea,
the United States had compiled an astonishing seventy one and
one record in men's basketball. Basketball was our game, and
in no other venue was that so apparent as in
the Olympics. But that gear was different. While the rest
of the world, who had been learning the game from
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the Americans, were sending their best players, the American team,
made up of all college players, struggled to an embarrassing
bronze medal finish. That was the last time we sent
our boys. Now it was time to send our men.
Larry Study, Michael st. John sucked, Chris Mullet, Charles Barkley,
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