Michael jordan at the 1992 olympic games in barcelona. When the us defeated croatia 117 85 in the final jordan earned his second olympic gold medal.
Basketball team took the medal stand yesterday after beating croatia 117 85 for the expected gold medal all 12 players half work for nike had unzipped their jackets so that.
Michael jordan 1992 olympics. Nba professionals were allowed to play in the 1992 barcelona games and jordan was a key part of the us dream team. He was the team s second highest scorer with 14 9 points per game and made a tournament high 37 steals. When the us defeated croatia 117 85 in the final jordan earned his second olympic gold medal.
Jordan competed at the 1992 summer olympics in barcelona spain. Michael jordan at the 1992 olympic games in barcelona. Guard michael jordan of the usa dream team slam dunks the ball during the usa s game in the basketball finals of the 1992 summer olympics in barcelona spain.
A slow motion clip of michael jordan when he was a dream teamer in 1992. The 12 time all star told kimmel of a team practice for the us in monte carlo before the 1992 olympics in barcelona. The dream team who would go on to win gold featured 10 future hall of famers.
Enjoy this look back at the thrilling match up between croatia and team usa s dream team from the summer olympic games 1992 in barcelona spain. Michael jordan was an olympic athlete two times in his career once when he was about to became a nba player in 1984 and the other after the first of his 6 nba championships in 1992 as a member of the best basketball team ever the original dream team. Basketball team took the medal stand yesterday after beating croatia 117 85 for the expected gold medal all 12 players half work for nike had unzipped their jackets so that.
This made jordan patrick ewing of the new york knicks and chris mullin of the golden state warriors the only players to have won olympic gold medals as both amateurs and professionals having played for team usa in los angeles. The 1992 finals would prove the blazers last finals appearance as of the 2018 19 season. The 1992 united states men s olympic basketball team nicknamed the dream team was the first american olympic team to feature active professional players from the national basketball association nba.
The team has been described by journalists around the world as the greatest sports team ever assembled. At the 1992 summer olympics held in barcelona the team defeated its opponents by an.