In 1984, the United States Olympic played an exhibition game against NBA All-Stars in preparation for the Olympic tournament. The Olympic team was led by college players Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, Patrick Ewing, and Chris Mullin. Matched up with the All-Star starting backcourt of Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas, Jordan scored 27 points to lead the US to an 84-72 upset victory.
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August 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Haha… man, you can see why I get so upset when people compare Kobe to Michael.
There was never a time when Jordan wasn’t the best player on the court. I mean, there’s him, and then there are the rest.
Awesome clip. I wasn’t even aware these two teams squared off.