1992 US Olympic "Dream" Team's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
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- Опубликовано: 16 фев 2012
- Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird speek on behalf of the 1992 US Olympic "Dream" Team being enshrined to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2010. To learn more about the 1992 US Olympic "Dream" Team take a look at their official Hall of Fame bio at www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famer...
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So many goats on that stage it’s starting to look like a farm
That's funny good on you.
I T Hall a Farmers
A goat farm !!! 😂👍🏆
There’s no Mj without pippen and there isn’t enough greatness if Magic was without bird
underrated
This is equivalent to Captain America calling on the Avengers to Assemble.
Avengers is bad
@@therock-cs7sp no u
AJN310 ikr
no
@MANCHESTER UNITED i know soccer is the biggest, but there are only 234 countries and dependencies combined, and to consider dozens of those countries are purely island chains or nations with an area of less than 1000 km^2, it will be safer to say that soccer is massive in roughly 3/4ths of the world
LB and Magic can’t do nothing wrong in my eyes. Such a cool duo.
you got that right!
Word!
The young guys today, while they keep getting told just how important Magic and Larry were to the resurgence of basketball in the '80's, really have no idea. When the Lakers and the Celtics were scheduled for a game, there were days and days and days of coverage before the game was even played, and once game time came around, but cities were essentially shut down for those few hours. It was something you just had to experience to even begin to believe.
@@juniorjohnson9509 Magic and Bird carried the torch started by Wilt and Russell. MJ carried it all the way to global fame.
Amen
Larry Birds closing speech about the sixties team was priceless and had me in stitches 🤣
You're absolutely right.... Good evening Dana how are you doing over there hope you're having a wonderful day it's a lovely day that the lord has made
@@dennisraymond2540 wtf
Anyone noticed at the beginning of the speech Karl Malone looks for Stockton and ran over next to him? True teammates right there
Chris Basdeo muscle memory, he was about to set a pick on who ever was closest to him 😂😂😂😂
@@Wtnwdl a dirty pick at that
Definitely one of most classiest teammate duos in the history of sports
Looking for the pick and roll
Scott Burns classy is not the word i would use to describe karl malone
"lets all wear black and not tell laettner"
Magic got on blue tho.
Larry got on Blue too
Justin Guzman LMAO😂😂😂
Hahah true dat
lol
This is exactly what the NBA is missing nowadays, charisma!
It's been bashed out of them by wokeness and political correctness.
That team was golden great stars
@@tomiasthexder7673 dude sthu. u weirdo
steph curry and lebron are literally the most charismatic in todays game
@@rnac5438which says a lot and it doesnt help your case.
Balanced; Magic gets up and so eloquently directs shine onto each individual player, then Bird takes the mic and just slays as only he can. Another glimpse into how beautifully balanced that ‘92 team were. What a lineup they had
Magic as an orchestrator, Bird as a closer.
@@paulostatic8497 perfect
Well said!💯
Everybody always talks about who changes basketball but more important than that that is the fact that Magic and Bird saves basketball
Brid, every opportunity to engage in a bit of trash talkin'.
Magic: "last but not least.."
Laettner: "My time to shine!"
Bird:
Lmaooo
That’s heart breaking man
Overrated Dookie
Savage 😂
This is consider a dick move in bird culture.
I love how Malone runs up to Stock right before it begins--like kids in school finding their closest friends before a big school assembly or something.
Well Stockton was responsible for almost all of Malone's points
+SuperMisteryMan01 and mslone his assist
Lmao and shoving chuck aside
War battle brothers.
LOL
These 1K dislikes, all are from Isiah Thomas' fake accounts
🤣
and Shaq
Lmao
or the 1960's team
😆
0:55 so wholesome! Look at Karl looking for his teammate John and going over to stand by him such a genuine moment❤️
That's the only teammate he had in ups and down in utah
I am glad you pointed that out.
Would be wholesome if he wasnt an actual sexual predator lol
@@Herzeder😭😭
Nah, John just looks like a minor. That's why Karl is looking for him. 😂
The only language Larry Bird talks is trash.
And he took that all the way to the NBA Hall of Fame as THE greatest forward to EVER play in the National Basketball Association!!!
Chris Michaels fuck no he isn’t he’s goat level but not the goat
@@kip6385 Denial...it's NOT a river in Egypt.
Chris Michaels he ain’t the greatest he’s obviously one of the greatest but he isn’t the goat
@@kip6385 The GOAT "forward"...ABSOLUTELY!!!
Magic: I wanna thank Charles Barkely as he really dominated the play, our best player
MJ: Okay, fine
Technically he was the best player since he was averaging the most points and playing the most minutes...
And then it became personal for him!
Barkley was the best player in the 92 Olympics. Everybody knows that.
“and that’s when i took it personal”
He actually was the best player in the dream team
Bird is soooo funny. He doesn’t talk as much as Magic but always steals the show. ☝️
The greatest Basketball Team ever assembled, and arguably the greatest team in the history of Competitive sport. Always get choked up by Magic and Bird’s friendship. Such savage competitors and fierce rivals on the court, and yet such genuine reverence and love for the other off the court. A truer example of sportsmanship I have yet to see. ❤️🏀🥇
The "Dream Team".
The greatest basketball team ever assembled, and Christian Laettner.
HAHAHAHA so wrong but so true.
if only they chose shaq lol...then we could say they would be the best team ever
Minus Shaq, Isiah Thomas, and Dominique Wilkins from being perfect.
+Michael Brown who would you take off besides laettner to make room for both zeke and nique? nique was injured anyways
+Michael Brown never mind i read your other post below about 13 players and cutting mullin, no not mullin, he was unbelievable in 92, all nba first team!
When Magic and Bird is present. MJ seems tame
Ur right.
Respect
Persian Warrior what do you mean
Today's fans should practice that as well.
GOAT knows how to give RESPECT
Larry Bird is hilarious. That closing speech is hysterical.
Magic: " I want to thank Barkley for being our best player"
MJ: "I took that personally"
I would listen to a Magic and the Bird sports talk morning show everyday, wouldn’t even have to be about sports to be honest.
Anyone noticed at the beginning of the speech Karl Malone looks for Stockton and ran over next to him? True teammates right there
Magic is a natural storyteller. Charisma coming out of his eyeballs.
@@chestersims8976 Copy and paste
"The Magic Bird"
That could happen one day.
Magic literally praised everyone with great story... and just shat all over Christian laettner..Lol
he was the token college kid along for the ride.
I shat a few minutes ago .....
@@endebtedone lool i know.. but this many years later... on a stage that prestigious... and still just a brunt of the team. Imagine being 40 something Christian and being in his shoes then and there.
K Sonny they should’ve picked Shaq over laettner
@@eihtballjnky No. Many people now a days don't understand how dominate laettner was in college . He's the greatest college basketball player of all time, period. Even though he had a lackluster NBA career his college years propelled him to the hall fame.
Malone running to stand next to Stock before the speech like 2 kids wanting to be together as best friends... it makes me emotional
Magic and Bird still the best personalities in sports when they're together at stage, this time around like a well pitched baseball game, Magic pitches an eight innings shotout, then Bird comes into the ninth and strikesout the side.
Their show on Letterman was hilarious.
Well said!!!!! Also, a Red Sox fan here!!
I dont think this is awkward for Christian Laettner at all, he got the best seat in the house to see the greatest team in the history of sports. Not a bad reward for a stellar college career.
Couldn't agree more. He was on the bus with them. I would cherish that forever.
Netret0120 same here, i would be grateful if i played with them...
Earnest Evans If I were him I would've been there just for the stories these guys had to tell.
Great college career but we all know Shaq or Grant Hill should have been on that squad.
Nah man. Shaq was more talented for sure, but Laettner schooled him head to head. Grant Hill was only a sophomore in '92 and Laettner was better at that point. Laettner definitely deserved to be the college player selected. 4 final fours, player of the year, 2 national championships. In reality it should have been Isiah Thomas, but he was a dick that Jordan didn't want to play with or Dominique Wilkins who was out with I believe knee surgery. Maybe Joe Dumars, Mark Price, or Reggie Lewis? Olajuwon for sure, but he wasn't a citizen until '93.
I love how Jordan is off to the side @4:40 not wanting any attention for himself. I didn’t even notice he was there until they pulled the camera back.
Mj is a class act
DonDada low key he wanted to be in the middle or the one to give the speech
Probably because he is not a great speaker. Magic and Bird much better at that.
AD no he isn’t haha
@@AD-ur1fk Bullshit. He the most meanest self obessed evilest person.
All that grrrreatness. Magic doesn't need a teleprompter. "You left me 20 seconds..." (then hits a three pointer as a comedian) ~Larry Bird~ 🏆🥇🏀🐐
I've been rewatching some of those games and Laettner completely held his own. He played up to their level and didn't slow anything down. Full credit.
If MJ wanted him on the wizards as a teammate, CL was at minimum, a very good player. MJ isn't a charitable person on the court
No he didn't. He was a joke.
@@redrick8900 Go watch the games. You can lead a horse to water. Can't make it drink.
@@Heraclitean Seeing them is how I know you are full of crap. He was a mid shooter that was protected by the refs.
@@redrick8900 As if the refs in the 1992 Olympics gave one shit about Christian Laettner.. you crack me up.
Larry Bird is one funny dude.
Larry could have been an equally great stand up comedian, he has great timing on and off the court. Truly funny, funny guy.
Best thing is he “back”ed it up with his play when he was on that team
"It's like always, he left me 20 seconds..."
That's all you need to close Larry.. That's all you need.
Jerald i hope you are well,
If you were lucky enough like I was to experience basketball in the 80's and 90's and had the opportunity to see Magic, Bird, Barkley, & Jordan play you know how lucky you were. And if you didn't get to experience it. You missed out.
Every time I see them, I am grateful that I was able to watch them play! Such perfect basketball, it was amazing. I still remember my first game live at the AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum back in May of 1991, when Magic dueled Kevin Johnson, one of the best games that I have ever witnessed!
FactZ!!! Handz down the best basketball ever!!!🙇♂️🖤
Magic is such a class act, epitome of charisma 🙌 So cool he and LB got to play together and co/captain
Jordan said, Larry was the best trash talker. I see now, he was right! LOL!
He was the Baddest Man on the planet, in a league full of Black Man
@bernard martin i love it when someone is cussing at bird HAHAHAHAHA
So true,and Thats last part was so funny 🤣😂
TheRealist 811 Watch every game they ever played against each other. Jordan reveled in destroying players confidence.
Never tried with Larry,
Probably figured anyone that can function with a back like that is not the smartest one to mess with
@@thepunditspundit1776
It wouldn’t have worked on Larry. He’s an Alpha.
"The cast, the characters, the different personalities...….then Charles Barkley" hahahahahahaha
Those guys could probably scrape up enough nickels to all chip in and buy Charles a tie for the next Dream Team anniversary
Jajajaja....yeah right...i love barkley...
Barkley took Barcelona way too seriously.
@M Shut up
@M Spot on!
The greatest team to ever be assembled. There were never be a team that’ll replicate what they did.
MJ with all of his deserved accolades throughout his amazing career still regarded this time in his life as his most memorable and greatest achievement which was winning a gold medal for playing on the United States 92 Olympic basketball team. Every fantastic player in attendance on this night will go on forever remembered as the Dream Team because they were just that, a dream team.
I watched MJ win a Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics before he went pro
yes, together with david robinson and john paxson @@ccoleman2801
I love how Malone and Stockton stand next to eachother and whisper to eachother and laugh it’s nice to see theyre still good friends
malone had to find stockton just to be beside him and brushed aside barkley :D It's like that when two buddies are in a group. Jordan had to be near fellow Wizard christian laettner
They should've won a title, at least one
@@colleenross8752 yeah but chicago was hell of a team at the time
@@colleenross8752
Heh, Not with Jordan there....lol
Stockton to Malone bang!!!
Barkley looks like he’s never heard of all the people Magic is thanking.
That made me chuckle harder than i should've. It does look that way haha
But they all know who Barkley was. Imagine how good you have to be when magic Johnson said you were the best player on the team
It's a good thing Magic didn't thank Angola.
this just cracked me up so bad. Was thinking the same haha.
He looks out of it
Magic talks and talks, nails it. Bird comes up with no time and ends it.
All that talent. There will never be another Dream Team like that one.
The team that could have come close was 2004. That is if everyone was on board;
Shaq, Kobe, McGrady, Kidd, Allen, Carter, Garnett, Duncan, Iverson, Webber, Pierce, R.Wallace
@@adjeiboateng6720 not even close
@@nwosuemmanuel7251 Really? How?
@@adjeiboateng6720Well for one they lost😂
Didn't they lose?
Christian Laettner was like "why did i even come"
Lol
he's still a prick even till this day he didn't even laugh...
Michael Brown... and why is LAETTNER a prick??? coz he probably whoop your schools varsity team??? LOL bitter till this day??? LOL SMH
Haha also 5:01 Pippen double takes and looks back twice and says the same thing like "Damn...I'm sorry man"
And Christian Laettner I didn't forget about, you taught I forgot about you... CL be like "Hek yeah you did"😂😂😂
A cast of characters of different personalities and... Charles Barkley.
Charles Barkley is his own personality.
Nikephorus Vlachos yo, I read this comment as Bird said it in the vid! Lol
Dude walked around Barcelona by himself with no security after the team got threats and when they asked him where's his security he held up his fists and said, this is my security....so yea, lol.
Nikephorus Vlachos no...switch “and” with “than”
And Christian Laettner
Wow - I'm not even a basketball "fan" but this gave me CHILLS!!!! 🏀
That team did more for the NBA than any other. Than any other sports team has done for their league. Incalculable. So glad I was at the perfect age to witness that.
At 4:58 Magic Johnson looked back and said: "who the fuck is that?....Oh crap ... Christian Leattner I didn't forget about you..."
AG21films he forgot about him 🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Magic Johnson calling Larry Bird “brother”, twice! They didn’t need to play in the same team, they didn’t need to be the same race. They just respected each other greatly for what they meant to the the game; that made them brothers, even before they got to play together, at the end of their legendary careers.
Magic and Larry are Christians, Christians call everyone brother and sister.
@Tube Tube Gary Slavery isn't that good a ball player...easily owned...
Well, he wouldn't wear Celtics jersey for anything in this world, but he did for Larry. His brother indeed.
Basketball brings everybody together .
yeah
When Magic said, “God Is Good” and the audience said, “All The Time” it was so wholesome
Whoa - what a team. The whole world held its breath when these guys took center stage!
0:57 Malone runs to his old friend Stockton
13
@@nojumper01 he was number 32 not 13
I mean they play for like 20 years together
@@Rio-mh1qf 13 as in the age of the girl look it up
@Johnny Myers prison is just a place
Bird and Magic are a better love story than twilight
Joe they hated each other bro😂
Magic and isaiah
Gangsterwaffles The 7th beforevthe converse commercial they did. After that off the court they are good friends.
Larry said he likes Earvin the person but hates Magic the basketball player.
Gangsterwaffles The 7th
We talking about the same Bird & Magic? I don’t think so!
Classy nods to everyone by Magic, Classy nod to the 1960's team by Bird, in other words "Respect Your Elders".
Imagine being Team USA’s opponent and seeing MJ, Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and the rest of the team walk onto the court.
They were taking pictures and getting autographs.
The greatest group of men to ever grace a basketball court
+Greg Gerrard 100 percent agree !!!
The greatest group of men to ever grace a basketball court
and Laettner
lol savage...
Although Isaiah should have been there.
Greg Gerrard I agree, he should have been there ,one of the greatest natural born talent .
damn larry making a joke about the 60s when oscar and jerry west were there. savage
Yeah but he's making fun of the 1992 dream team for being so impatient. lol Like these guys would have never been able to do that. Not that the old people are a joke. They had way more patience for life...is what he's saying.
Ok nevermind I take that back LOL. I actually believed him without thinking. That shows how I wasn't paying attention to what he was saying. Just thinking about him generally making a joke. That's obviously not how it was for the 60s team. Lolll so yes. Rlando James. You're right. He's teasing Oscar and Jerry West for sure and acting like they were from the 1800s or early 1900s lol.
Making a statement about how the IOC has been fucking athletes for years, Bird was one of them
I think it's more of a compliment
Gotta love Larry. He and magic are national treasures.
Isaiah Thomas was crying behind the curtain without no one to hug him and comfort him!
Magic is such a charismatic personality. Fantastic speech!
I thought it was weird at first that MJ didn’t speak, but Magic was the right choice.
@@bencarlson4300 Magic and Larry were co-captains of DREAM TEAM. That's why they speak
BORN leader! I mean, what a personality! 🔥
Facts
Was Chris Mullin really that good? I was surprised to see him on this dream team.
4:29 MJ looks at Christian Laettner - "He didn't mention you haha"
Laettners like - "Shit it's allgood haha"
+Dee Brownboi Laettner prob high as hell lol
+Dee Brownboi
Yeah, from my lip reading I think MJ goes "Is he gonna mention you?"
Laettner probably says something like "Do I deserve to be mentioned?"
Then I actually think MJ says "He's just playing, he'll mention you in a minute".
+Dee Brownboi Hey Laettner was at least aware what he was compared to the rest of the team..At least he was honest and humble.
Dee Brownboi i
Shit I would've wanna be a part of that team I don't care if I was laettner
Magic is such a natural speaker, truly a charismatic leader that hold team members together, #32
Bird solidifying he's the greatest shit talker ever.... hahaha
Larry closed that speech hahahahaha incredible
Job Cruz ...."Well, maybe not the BEST team assembled, but..." 😂😂😂. He stands by his 1986 Celtics.
Gives me great joy that he still talking trash
Still the best closer!
@@theloverswineverytime1625 well you gotta stand by facts
Classic Bird 👌
Magic has such an amazing way with words
Yeah he believed that too when he tried his hand at a late night talk show but it didn't work out. In all seriousness though he does. One of the coolest to ever step on an NBA floor.
I can't help but gush & cry seeing this. So proud I saw their era. Great players in one team. Who could ask for more? No other team like it before or after. Truly, everybody's DREAM TEAM! Salute!💪💪💪👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
No one talks like Magic - gift of the gab and so eloquent.
Can listen to magic tell stories all day
Harri v'Jah and Bird also did well in the end; thats why this guys are amazing, they were amazing players and now, when they talk about it, they also know how to do it
And Zeke!
+João Fernandes Most of these guys are as funny as all heck - but put Magic and Bird together and they are classic. And yep - even as a Boston fan that H A T E D Magic all those years - could listen to him tell stories all day every day.
Who that in your Prof pic? Mayweather and De la Hoya?
he recalls it all so well!
I love David Stern waving off the request to standup. Stern really was the best commissioner of all time. Turned a failing league into an absolute monster.
Not to mention he was BLESSED with Larry Legend and Magic.. RIP Commish
Cutey Nurse IMO, he wasn’t blessed with Bird and Magic- he helped make the league about Bird and Magic. He would have done the same thing for Dr J and Kareem had he taken over years earlier. He was an unbelievable marketer and made the league about personalities. The one thing he did get lucky with was that Bird and Magic landed on the 2 most recognizable teams.
JohnnyDemarco I respect your opinion, but I just don’t agree. The anticipation of what Larry and Magic were going to do at the NEXT level was so high. Their feud stemmed from college and then transcended over to the BIG LEAGUES and they didn’t disappoint. Those 2 Icons TRANSFORMED and SAVED the NBA. No disrespect to the commish, but he was definitely BLESSED with those 2 guys coming into the league and continuing that rivalry and both having MAJOR success. MANY YEARS OF IT. For the record, before I saw Larry Bird play as a little girl and a true sports fan, Dr J was my FAVORITE basketball player... then emerged #33.. My FAVORITE player of ALL time.
the NBA was failing in 1984?? i guess magic, bird, and dr.j just wernt exciting enough.
joe blow league revenue went from 165 million when Stern took over to 5.5 billion when he retired. There were more than 20 teams outside of LA and Boston and the vast majority were playing games in front of near empty arenas. Yes, the league was failing.
MJ gave respect to Bird and Magic as the official co-team captains of the 1992 Dream Team. MJ considered them as co-equals. That is respect.
The look on Christian's face when he thinks Magic forgot him always gets me lol
Magic did forget about him. It's only when he turned around to finish telling his LB/MJ he saw Laettner at the back he remembered to throw him in at the end.
You can see MJ whisper to Laettner, probably bigging him up.
damn.. Magic's speech makes me wanna watch all those games again.. from beginning to end.
True!
Watching the games again is what led me to this video. The 1992 Dream Team era brings back nothing but great memories for me. Good times.
He was amazing. He forgot about Christian Lattner
Pussy
Yeah hold the orgasm right.. keep teasing yourself.. and by the end you just explode!
Larry Bird has such unique personality. At the same time he's very humble/reserved/shy while also having confidence,swag,and just that killer instinct.
bruh that guy is not shy lol
Not humble on the court. Biggest trash talker to ever play!
Larry Bird is anything but shy, lol
That's the real Avenger of America....
Love seeing these two legends speak knowing not one person would dare interrupt or correct them... so much respect for them, even Jordan looked up to these guys and waits in the shadows as they control the speeches.. Great humble superstars with no ego's and played to win... not for the money like the starts of today
Magic did an amazing job here acknowledging everyone. True legend
But he didn't acknowledge everyone. And when he finally did mention laettner after prompted he gave a very lackluster story in comparison to the other stories.
imma cumming well that’s exactly how it was, he wasn’t anywhere near a superstar as the others were and Christian knew that himself
@@barney5583 That's because Christian was a very lackluster player compared to the rest of the team.
Not HIS fault for being the "token college player" though.
@@barney5583pretty much everyone acknowledges he only made the team because the committee wanted one college player. He was not on the same level as the rest of these guys
@@barney5583magic did fine, what was he supposed to do with Christian, he couldn't compliment his game as well as the others because he wasn't a legend and never ended up being one,, the story with Barkley hitting him was cool enough to close the speech
Magic's speech was so great on so many levels...
I have lost the count of how many times I watched this video, so uplifting...
He's a great storyteller for sure
He’s a great edifier too. Puts his ego aside
Bird vs Magic was the greatest battle ever. They saved the NBA.
I can only imagine what it would feel like to be in the presence of the amount of talent from these great NBA pioneers on stage!
Larry Legend with the jokes totally unexpected when I first seen this
For real, Larry was famously known for his shit talking.
I love Bird, always have, he played when I was feeling my oats as a young man, still managed to catch a game once and a while, I’d like to go back and watch a whole lot of more games😢😛😍
Larry, in his limited time, stole the show. Love Larry Legend!
always comes in clutch
He always does. Such a great sense of humor!
as usual
Majic an Bird went in together ,an left together ,will forever be joined at the hip ,they changed the N.B.A. for the better .
They didn't just change it... They saved it. The whole thing was on the brink of collapse when they came in and made it exciting and financially viable again.
Great heart-felt speech by Magic, recognizing almost everyone in the room as a fan himself... Larry closed it out with his classic humor and wit... I've watched this video probably 20 times.
Magic tried to play it off lol "you thought i forgot about you"
facts lol
4:30 lol true story. Even Jordan made a comment to Laettner in the back about it.
Devon Canty "last but not least... Larry bird" even though he hadn't said Christian's name 😂
rileyjoh19 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 im crying he was hurt back there
MrFraiche look at 4:58 when magic finally realized laettner was up there. He stared him down for like five seconds😂😂😂
Karl Malone bumping Stockton's shoulder while Magic talks about him at 3:27 is hilarious!!!
that's actually wholesome lol
Magic did a great job speaking. A + personality.
People actually some time forget the egos of these people back in the day were high they each want to prove they're better but when they all came together they were just a brute force
The greatest team ever assembled in sports history.
2008-2012 spain's national football team.. 2 european cups and 1 world cup, dominated all of them, destroying the best teams in the world in the hardest and most anticipated sport
The most mentioned. In '92 they didn't face '90 world cup champions.
@@imcoolwiththat9668 no real madrid galacticos were better
@@Elxchino323 no they’re not, mid 2000s Milan can beat them
@randomm User1237589 Peps Barca was great but in my opinion they are a little overrated. 2008-2009 they got lucky that the ref didn’t give Chelsea 3 penalties and they didn’t deserve to be in the final, in 2009-2010 they lost to a great Jose Mourinho side in Inter Milan and held them to just one goal at the Camp Nou after thrashing them 3-1 at the San Siro. In 2011-12 they somehow lost to a mediocre Chelsea side thanks to their counterattacking. 2013 Bayern Munich can beat Peps Barcelona..
Bird's comedic timing is eternally impeccable
the dream team, that truly lived up to its name
Watching this still brings me alot of joy, seeing so many all time greats.
Larry Bird's joke in the end was priceless.....Magic Johnson's compliments are legendary! Bird & Magic's friendship is eternal! The original Dream Team will forever be the greatest team assembled in our lifetime! Great video!
IDK..Has anyone looked at DREAM TEAM 2?
@@grosskopf2779, It ain't even close. The only two players on the 1992 USA Basketball Olympic Dream Team that are not enshrined in the Basketball Hall Of Fame are Steve Smith and Christian Laettner. Heck, even two of the coaches on that team were enshrined in the Hall Of Fame: The late Chuck Daly, who served as the head coach, and Lenny Wilkins, who was on his staff.
@@dr.sinister9315 Not even close? Other than the players that overlapped on both teams:1996 Team
David Robinson
Hakeem Olajuwon
Shaquille O'Neal
Charles Barkley
Karl Malone
Scottie Pippen
Penny Hardaway
Grant Hill
Reggie Miller
Mitch Richmond
Gary Payton
John Stockton are you kidding?
Steve Smith? Who the heck is Steve Smith, the Espn announcer? I will give you this, it seems that the 96 team had a HUGE ego problem.
@@dr.sinister9315 Steve Smith wasn't on the Dream Team
When you look back at your post does it not make you cringe ?
I think it’s cool how Laettner knows his place on this team, still. He stands behind all of them. He was just along for the ride and still is. That is the true definition of a team. Everyone knew his place and still knows their place.
And it’s cool that Magic still shouted him out like everyone else.
Agreed
0:53 Laettner hugged MJ. They were still a team regardless of Laettner's average NBA career. And MJ reminded Chuck that he forgot to mention Laettner. 🤣 I bet MJ still care for the guy saw something that he can keep it up with the big names.
@@carlpatrickragas2159 so you called Laetener's NBA career average? I would describe his career as solid. He was not your average player. He was still way above average!
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Yeah, people who played with CL say his stats didn't reflect his effect. Passes denied, picks set, box outs to make sure a teammate gets the rip, the pass to the pass to the score, loose ball dives, loose ball 'gets', etc. There are a ton of ways to have an effect that don't show up in the stats.
larry ... as always... 20 seconds... nailed it! ehat else to say,,, legend!!! will always be
3:30 is proof that basketball meant something more to these men.
I’ve seen Magic, MJ, and Bird all cry in game or interviews. This is Stockton tearing up at the thought of the team. It was something different then. Basketball was much more than what it is now. It’s so disappointing.
Exactly what im saying like players in 80s and 90s wanted to win way more than now,now its just statistics if you look at bad boys they are definition of wanting to win bad and MJ and Bird and Magic im young and i still say that people in 80s and 90s were way tougher than now physicaly and especialy mentaly,if rodman played today or laimbeer they would break every player mentaly,now everybody soft and its a fact
I was so focused on Magic and Larry I didn’t even remember Jordan was there
I swear I forgot about his ass.
MJ took this personal 😂
You didn't remember the 'dream' part of the 'dream team' my friend, come on..
@@ChillerSamson It was the "official" passing of the guard, from the Larry/Magic era to the Jordan era.
The actual passing was probably a year or two earlier.
Jordan was in the background giving respect and allowing Magic and Bird a chance to shine. Remember that MJ was and still is an international super star, Magic is known globally as well but not as much as MJ while the others (including Bird) are more superstars in the US only (known internationally but not to MJ’s level).
4:18 charles and scottie were thinking "damn he forgot about the college kid"
agonzali and mike
LOL
I keep coming back to this and 90s bball highlights. Miss this era so much
these men truly were the best era of basketball
Bird still got that mentality that he had the best team ever🤣🤣🤣 legend
The 86 team arguably was.
Drexler unfortunately was in the Jordan era. So overlooked
He was a great player. And maybe Jordan were the best.
But my prefer player was Bird, e Gave everything the game, never give up and decide games with all his talent.
@@Miguel.R._hp Cosign, I loved Clyde Drexler back in the day, I remember I used to love playing with the Blazers in NBA Live
@@squirrelsgarden yes, me too.
Not Everyone had the pleasure to ser clyde Drexler play and others.
I wouldn't complain if I were him. He's got two rings...
@@Miguel.R._hp - All-time game winning shot numbers, per ESPN Stats. Bird was 2nd with 43, Jordan was first with 141. You were saying?
I watched that game. It was electrifying. The very best, of the best. Thank you all for representing our Nation.
They need to put fencing around that stage for all those GOATS in one location.