1988 Olympics Basketball USA v. USSR (part 1 of 7)

1988 Summer Olympics Basketball USA v. USSR
(part 1 of 7)

[@anonymousperson4674]

Lithuanian players were the leaders in the Soviet Unions national team

[@volh1volh195]

Only in 80s

[@tom960674]

9:13 30 years ago a center can make this move is too unbelievable.

[@NickGalisArchive]

Hello my friend, and congratulations for your channel! I would like to ask you, do you have the game Greece-USSR 80-120 for the qualifications tournament for the Olympics 1984? (Preolympico 1984)?

[@СергейКасаткин-я1к]

А до конца посмотреть? Непарламентские выражения опускаю. Папа - столяр а вообще умел чинить все от часов до трактора)

[@Legend33Larry]

Sabonis in his prime was the greatest center of all-time; Hakeem was second; Wilt came third. Sabas could do everything on the court : he could run the floor, he was strong like a bull and he had size along with one of the softest touch coming from a bigman! Sorry for my English mistakes, I am German.

[@princekelvin6476]

Smh this guy will never be as good as hakeem or any other hall of famers he was playing in garbage euro league lmaoo

[@Legend33Larry]

+prince kelvin Did you see The Sabonis's game versus the Admiral? He embarrassed him!

[@nafeishion]

he is all ready HOF!

[@uzaku7372]

There is noone better than Hakeem and Kareem

[@aha3885]

@@Legend33Larry don't waste your time with teenagers like that. You know, and i know, and everybody with eyes and +90 iq know, Sabonis was the better 5 of his era, and one of the greatest of any era.

[@MagicalHorton]

Those guys are all great, but Sabonis was something else. keep in mind he tore one of his achilles in 86, and his other one a year or two later. He was never the same. We wont ever know what he could have been in the NBA, but his talent was prodigious.

[@adidasboy6614]

Marciulionis too

[@jamesmoriarty3593]

Absolutely

[@ЯнЯлкаев]

9:13 What a pleasure to see Sabonis passes

[@КапитанКапитан-ю5ъ]

2021год. Всем привет ! Могучая команда СССР !

[@АлёхаЯШепелев]

Салам

[@emiliogongora4196]

USSR 1988 olympic basketball champion

[@lashalomadze965]

Да, если Сабонис не порвал ахиллы, был бы лучшим центровым НБА своего поколения.

[@отпирайте]

vazmozhna

[@MagicalHorton]

I honestly think that Sabonis is one of the best players of all time, just extrapolating his well above average NBA production on no legs, and also factoring in the much better athletic ability he showed as a young player in Europe. As far as how he stacks up to Hakeem, I have no idea. I do know that he was much, much taller, though we don't have wingspan measurements on those guys. But Sabonis was a legit 7'2" with a frame that must have carried around 300 lbs when he was in the NBA

[@aha3885]

Arvydas was the most impressive talent to play this sport. Period. 220 cms, could pass, could score, could block, could rebound, could defense, could run the court in his prime, three shoots, amazing iq.... Nobody is even near. Sabonis was the real deal of basket, far, far away from second guy.

[@alexeim1966]

Sabonis was 7'3 in his bare feet. And pretty wide even for that size. Still he had good reflexes.

[@demetasis]

Sabonis, Marciulionis, Kurtinaitis, Chomicius - they are all Lithuanians, not russians, they were forced to play for the soviets

[@СергейланцоФ]

Одни негры,где ? американцы

[@thanasisb6527]

Who told you that they were forced?They didn't play for the Soviets,they WERE SOVIETS.At the end of the game they are celebrating under the threat of a gun,aren't really they?

[@adidasboy6614]

@@thanasisb6527 They were not soviets you fucking comunist

[@stagna1959]

Broadcast of this game was way beyond midnight in Estonia, ( perhaps 3 A.M. ) but I stayed awake to watch it because Estonian Tiit Sokk was playing . I couldnt believe USSR beat Americans, and it was sure win , not questionable like in Munich 1972 . Baltic players played key role in it ( Sabonis, Kurtinaitis, Marciulonis, playmaker Sokk ) + some Ukrainians and Russians . Nice memories from my youth . Thanks for upload

[@brunoamaro7601]

Pretty interesting life experience. Just out of curiosity. Where is your birthplace in Estonia?? What is your opinion regarding coach Alexander Gomelsky?

[@stagna1959]

I was born and live in Tartu. Gomelsky was one of the best coaches in USSR and he always said the best players are from NBA, we should learn from them. He also invited Atlanta Hawks into USSR to play some games against USSR team. I think Soviets also played some games in America vs Milwaukee Bucks . Playing against NBA teams helped in Olympics ,especially because now players believed that Americans are beatable.

[@brunoamaro7601]

@@stagna1959 Thanks for your reply. I never spoke to a person from Estonia before. I was born in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). I am very interested in USSR history and please don't get me wrong i am not a communist enthusiastic or a member of brazilian communist party. When I talked about being an interested guy (I have a bachelor's degree in History) I have meant political, cultural, social, ethnicity aspects about Soviet Union, especially the soviet government policies regarding these issues that i have just mentioned. I hope you don't mind my asking - When were you born??

[@justinjames3028]

The win was unexpected but it was grown men who had played a lot together against a team of kids who had little time together. 1992 showed the relative difference when the very best were allowed to play. That said, what is remarkable is how quickly the rest closed that gap.

[@eriktael]

@@brunoamaro7601 i think he was born in 1959, i am also from Estonia. Born 1975 Tiit Sokk was idol for us. Estonians won last Soviet Unions Championships. Tiit is just a first name. Sokk means male coat.

[@ТалапКойбагаров-х6т]

В сборной СССР баскетболисты из России, Казахстана, Литвы, Украины, Эстонии. Просто Супер!

[@АлексейУхинов-ц6х]

Не было таких, было только советский народ.

[@ИзатбекАбдинов-н7я]

Великая страна . Великие спортсмены. Великая идеология. Великие ценности. Ооочень жаль .......

[@allengreene9954]

Sabonis was a GIANT 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 6:22: Volkov looks like Christopher McDonald.

[@СергейСергеев-в7у6ж]

Вот поэтому в том числе и развалили союз,какая была мощь.не команда а просто машина.

[@siimens73]

I think it goes like this: 4 Volkov, 5 Sokk, 6Tarakanov, 7 Marciulionis, 8Miglinieks, 9Tihonenko, 10Kurtinaitis, 11Sabonis, 12Pankrashkin (1957-93), 13 Chomicius, 14 Belostennyi, 15Goborov (1965-89)

[@retrovgnamusic]

I would have loved see this USSR team (Volkov, Tihonenko, Sabonis, Marciulionis, Kurtinaitis) versus USA Dream Team 1992, I'm sure would have been the hardest match for the Dream Team, well... The Dream Team win the match, but just for 10 or 15 points maybe

[@jogmesson]

only Sabonis and Marciulionis were in this match against Legends of NBA. What do you expect?

[@maxarosev89]

Matias Carcacha in 1992 the Dream Team defeated Lithunia by ~50, Unified Team (basically Soviet republics - Baltic nations) lost in the semis and then to Lithuania in the bronze medal game

[@cinnaminson0653]

BS. Absolutely not. How was this team clearly better than lithuania or croatia from 92? this team would have gotten pounded by 25 easily

[@henrys5291]

@@cinnaminson0653 the real what if is how a fully united Yugoslavia would have done in 92. They weren't beating the dream team, but just based on croatia's performance, the Yugoslav team sticking together would have been something. Yugoslavia would be even better today too with Doncic and Jokic and Vucevic etc.

[@bobski6795]

I refuse to believe his name is Tit Sokk. They've made that up

[@elintocable0072]

Ussr and Yugoslavia the dream team nightmer

[@rosenzhelev26]

9:22 Go ref!

[@NyQuilDonut]

They said Marchulenis was the star of the USSR team?? I thought Sabonis was the best?

[@Schnitzellover12345]

lasoogneypubes marciulionis was USSR athletes of the year and he was also the first one to go to the NBA

[@adidasboy6614]

Its marciulionis not marshelonis or sum lmao

[@zt1053]

Thompon's stock as coach dropped alot after this. Georgetown was never feared again

[@andriuskaunas3714]

Сабонис играл на одной ноге...

[@PeekaPeep]

Damn, Sabonis should've defected when he had the chance! Blazers were set to receive him with a championship contending team already in place at the start of the 1990s...

[@ernstthalmann4306]

David Robinson, Danny Manning, Mitch Richmond DAMN USSR was BADASS for beating this team, USA looking back was stacked as a team. Impressive, long live communism!

[@ManuelFlores-oe2wf]

Took the words out of my mouth. US had some players who were great players in the NBA. Just too young here. Wasn’t too often you saw Robinson outmatched in his matchup. Sabonis, dayummmm

[@CWBush73]

This is why we allowed the pros to play

[@maxarosev89]

CWBush73 NBA players* pros had already played for every team except the USA by 1992

[@nickbigmann5228]

Pretty much.

[@MDHS1974]

Coach Thompson determined the outcome of this game and guaranteed this loss with four simple words: He cut Todd Lichti. Thompson had no respect for nor understanding of the international game, and he, Thompson, blew it completely by leaving Lichti off the team. Todd was made to play in a game like this, and he would have diced the court to pieces. Thompson had no clue.

[@aha3885]

Todd who?? Really? Against Sabonis, Marchulonis, Homicious, Volkov, Tikhonenko... 😛 Work for the pros, man. I mean, this was a good team, Robinson, Majerle, Ritchmond, Manning... but the soviets was a machine, with years of experience together, and the best player of the tournament. Very hard job for a bunch of teenagers, with a lot of talent, but teenagers.

[@djonian]

Agreed. Coaching matters. Not saying Thompson wasnt a great coach, he was, but his teams only played one way. If they couldnt impose their will on you....they had no answers. This team was no different. Lute Olson beat the same Soviet team for the World Championship....with college guys.....only two yrs earlier because his roster didnt pigeon hole him into playing one way, it had the versatility necessary to adapt to the international game & exploit match ups. Not only did Thompson cut Lichti but consensus 1st team All American Sean Elliott too....two guys who defined versatility who could finish and were willing passers too. When Dan Majerle is your leading scorer and Mitch Richmond is your leading assist guy....you're not maximizing your talent. That might work vs Egypt but not against that Soviet team.

[@zt1053]

Why wasn’t Danny Ferry on the team?

[@BahoWetpu]

Coach John Thompson is an embarrassment to USA basketball. Yeah, pressure defense my butt ! This USA team was the first legitimate loser in olympic history. Thompson's towel couldn't save him... he had no Plan B and no Plan C. His PG from Georgetown, who was the starting PG in this sorry team, is now an ex-convict.

[@justinjames3028]

I think they also were criticized for not running and using their athleticism.

[@zt1053]

His stock as a coach dropped big time after this. Georgetown was never feared again.

[@Vorox144]

I came here mostly to watch Sabonis :) 2nd best center to Chamberlain in my opininion

[@rustemmauziev1095]

Волков волейболист тоже крутой👍

[@Jiltedin2007]

The game that encouraged The United States to pull out their NBA Dream Team in future Olympiads.

[@thecrazyyoutuber2017]

Let's go Soviet Union

[@galexcabrera3449]

Jokic plays real close to what Sabonis was in his prime, though Sabas was more athletic than the Joker

[@BingCherry11]

I wonder how well would this Russian Team would have done if they had to play an entire season vs the NBA including the play-offs!!!! And what would have happened if they would have gone to war vs the Detroit Bad Boy Pistons with Laimbeer , Rodman, and Mahorn butchering the living day lights out of them and the refs not calling anything on Pistons yet not letting team Russia get away with anything!!!! I sincerely feel it would have been a lot more difficult than winning one game in a one game series!!!! That would be a much more valid test of their ability!!!!

[@thanasisb6527]

Not Russian team my friend,this is Soviet team.

[@readelacruz2647]

United States and former country Soviet Union are both largest countries

[@Paulbuslon]

Danny Manning had 0 points in that game.

[@brandongreen4880]

I saw this team play AIA in 87 and they looked and played like a team of White "Harlem Globetrotters". Between the back passes and between leg dribbles. I was always interested in Soviet sport science not in what they actually did with it but they did win. Made easier with Thompson's defensive style and the time that the Soviets 'interned" with the Atlanta Hawks.

[@2822MJ]

This is the game that brought on the Dream Team.

[@wizardrex707]

The dream team is dead

[@cristiansolis1722]

Usa🇺🇸😭 Dream team Argentina 🇦🇷🤣N"1 🥇

[@nemecaias]

volkov is an ukranian

[@volh1volh195]

lol:) Volkov is ethnic Russian.

[@Tikii_9]

@@volh1volh195 He is Ukranian.

[@volh1volh195]

@@Tikii_9 yep, all population of the earth is Ukrainians. You are a comedian.

[@Tikii_9]

@@volh1volh195 Stfu, I'm German and here we all know the U.S would SLAP Russia In a one on one conventional war.

[@Tikii_9]

@@volh1volh195 Your Russian? Would you try this?: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inWsg6GPd7eVjtk

[@djdioga]

4 Lithuanians: Sabonis Marčiulionis Kurtinaitis Chomičius

[@thanasisb6527]

Soviets my friend, unless you really knew a state in 80s called Lithuania or so.Soviet athletes,citizens in a Soviet state and a Soviet national team.The same as Yugoslavia,not Serbia,Croatia etc.And as the USA,not Miami,Arizona,Virginia etc.Go now for sleep and dream of Lithuanian state in 80s.

[@justinjames3028]

@@thanasisb6527 Lithuania was a soviet republic. It was a political entity. The statement above would be like someone being proud that three of the best players of the US team came from California. (Not saying they did just using it as an example.)

[@adidasboy6614]

@@thanasisb6527 shut the fuck up. They are Lithuanian

[@MaxScheibenpflug]

0:00 I, too, want to be named Titt Sokk.

[@Vorox144]

exactly ussr consisted of 13 countries I believe but they where under soviet control i was born in the Ukraine

[@Mirza00023]

15 reppublics

[@creates100]

anyone know what time this game tipped off.

[@EpicThe112]

I wonder if the Trail Blazers Management were watching this if yes then they are 50/50 USA or their player 11 Sabonis. If there was Twitter in this time period the team would have actually done this way support a future Blazers player in the team and another one for Sabonis

[@MrMaybe89]

USA play with second team.

[@chitownkidd33]

I don't think Stern wanted sabonis in the nba for the marketing of Michael Jordan!

[@pgonzo98]

sabonis took the admiral to school..

[@allengreene9954]

Roderick Harper Sabonis was only a year older than the Admiral.

[@justinjames3028]

@Roderick Harper Crazy to think that Robinson was only 5'9" his junior year in high school and only 6'6" when he went to the Naval Academy. Man, the Naval Academy lucked out on that one. He wouldn't have qualified had he been 7'1" coming out of high school.

[@allengreene9954]

@Roderick Harper Take some of that base out of your voice asshole🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

[@DW-nb2zc]

Best basketball game the US ever played.For me anyway.Loved seeing them lose this to the Soviets

[@TK-6843]

what if michael jordan competed in the 1988 olympics?

[@ScalpellyBeats]

5 Titt Sokk aka Baby Goat

[@siimens73]

'cause they had no other option as the Baltic states where occupied by S.Union from 1940 @mbrooks415, Tiit Sokk, but besides a male goat it also means a sock so you can all him that;), besides lithanians, latvian Miglinieks& estonian Sokk (that makes half a team), Volkov& Belostennõi were originally from Ukraine

[@eduardomontiel2235]

God knows, god bless ussr!

[@Русэ]

God Bless USSR....

[@edv6812]

Idiots spotted.

[@bollybone]

People forget about yugoslavia and urss they was better than usa only best dream team can play against this 2 country .

[@ПётрЦыганов-р4м]

Прибалты звездили,а где Джордан,Скотт пипен другие звёзды

[@harrycallahan5360]

Олимпиаду 1992 в Барселоне посмотри,когда разрешили играть профи из НБА.Меньше 50 очков разницы в счете никому не привозили.Только прибалты,кстати,против них тогда и упёрлись....

[@T300-p9f]

@@harrycallahan5360 Робинсон разве не из НБА был тогда?

[@АфанасийАзаров-в8ь]

@@harrycallahan5360 студентческой лиге

[@frenchietowers7542]

Basketball is very socialized and the refereeing is very subjective. Its about having a good time and shaking someones hand at the end. Not changing the rules because you lost and trying to hurt people.

[@TheMstrofPropaganda]

Whatever happened to that Majerle guy? Kinda was a wash-out in the NBA, wasn't he? ;>P

[@sauliussilinskas8593]

Lithuanian team.

[@thanasisb6527]

Soviet team.This is 80s not 90s.

[@12zxqwas1]

4 future AS in start. Not bad, not bad.

[@martyd1036]

@lasoogneypubes Both were stars in their own right. Marciulionis was considered the best guard outside the NBA. His explosive first step, his ability to drive to the basket, his jumpshot, and his strength/fitness were NBA quality. Sabonis was hampered with knee injuries although in the 80s was the most dominant inside player outside the NBA. Before his injuries he could run the floor well and was athletic and agile, far from his NBA form of being slow. Both were equally dominant in my opinion.

[@migueldemolay814]

What the comentador said about Barcelona ?

[@sotosfrancy]

thanx man...I did not expect to find this one posted on youtube

[@eduardomontiel2235]

Nba no body helped america

[@adamfitz1102]

Number 5.....TITT SOKK! LMFAO

[@vincentestone5764]

Why didn't The Olympic Basketball Committee DECIDED NOT to get Bobby Knight or Coach K(Duke) to Coach This Team? They KNEW They wouldn't win gold. It spawned The DREAM TEAM.

[@zt1053]

Bobby Knight coached the 84 olympics. Coach K had not won a national championship yet but Thompson was nothing after Patrick Ewing graduated.

[@greengiant1017]

Šarūnas Marčiulionis. Americans can't write at all..

[@salamander5318]

Shaq was never able to score that many points on Robinson in a single game even with post back injury Robinson. Sabonis even in 1988 after some injuries robbing him of athleticism was better than Shaq ever was. Peak Sabonis was definitely better than Shaq, Robinson, Ewing, and Moses Malone. It's hard to tell if Sabonis was better than Wilt, Kareem, or Olajuwon though.

[@TheMichaelJordanofGambling]

+Sal Amander Sabonis scored 13 points in this game. What in the hell are you talking about?

[@salamander5318]

He scored 55 on Robinson in the Olympics.

[@b.x.2845]

@@salamander5318 He absolutely DID NOT EVER score 55 points on Robinson. Before Sabonis came in the NBA they only met each other in 1986 world cup, 1988 Olympics, 1992 Olympics. In 1986 Robinson had 20 points and Sabonis had 16, in 1988 Robinson had 19 and Sabonis had 13, in 1992 Robinson had 13 and Sabonis 11. I really don't where you came up with the 55 points but it is a flat out lie.

[@thanasisb6527]

@@TheMichaelJordanofGambling before that tournament he was off for 18 months

[@TheMichaelJordanofGambling]

@@thanasisb6527 I failing to understand what that has to do with my comment.

[@jorcial]

I don't give any cheat to URSS, they should ashame about lost with that future professionals. What about to play in that moment with Bird, Magic, Worthy, Parish, Jabbar, Isaah, Lamber, Jordan, Dr J. Very brave with young men.

[@aleksthegreat4130]

Robinson,Manning,Richmond were already 22-23 and NBA caliber player,the Soviet’s starters(Sabonis,Volkov,Sokk,Tihonenko,Martsulionis) were all 24 years old,only 1-2 year older this NBA team was very strong,half would later become All stars.

[@oneactoneda4393]

US think olympics/fIba were an easy or youth tournament like the olympic football so they just sent those college/amateur guy to represent in world championship instead of pros from nba/aba but they never seems to realized that they're actually facing against the senior player in around the world which the other country like Yugoslavia, ussr and Argentina were actually a strong competitor in senior international basketball back then. Until after the US lost in 1988 & 90, it's open their eyes to eradicated the ridiculous amateur team and going to took the international competition seriously by sending their senior player since then.

[@KG-xt4oq]

You are a fool. The IOC prohibited the US from using it's NBA/professional players to represent the US in the Olympics prior to the 1992 games, which is the reason the "Dream Team" came about for the 1992 games...maybe you've heard about this and why it was such a big deal? And until this game in 1988, the US was 84-1 in Olympic competition (this bit of info was shown at the beginning of the game...did you even watch the video? lol), so yeah, it pretty much was "an easy or youth tournament". I've seen many people make a fool of themselves talking nonsense about things they know nothing about and you have vaulted yourself into the #1 spot in my book. I suggest you spend a little less time making comments on YT and a little more time reading/learning about the things you watch...lol.

[@marcellocristiano7453]

Ala piccola,ciao Volkov.

[@bordereye]

I think he would have learned very quickly and become one of the top three centres ever. Maybe the very best.

[@barbarossa_turok]

Волков за Будевельник играл,потом в США за Атланту

[@denisc.1282]

In Soviet Union even Lithuanians played decently

[@allengreene9954]

Lithuania has always had good Basketball players.

[@Kuziai]

USA GOT REKT LIKE BUTTA

[@ГенаТкаченко-ж3п]

Да, не успела СССР сразиться с профессионалами НБА. Было бы интересно.

[@kestutisaliukonis8543]

Против Майкла Джордана и других дреем тим профов , СССР проиграл бы . Югославия сборная с Дражином Петровичем проиграла команде звёзд НБА на 30 очков . А Югославия была не однократным Олимпийским чемпионом .Американцы своей быстротой и силой сломали Югославов , и не потому что Югославы плохо забивали в корзину трёхочковые фолы , а потому что американцы были быстрее и физически сильнее куда более значительным чем европейцы . Вот если югославом удалось бы вырастить таких высоких и атлетически мощьных игроков как в НБА , то они могли бы победить .

[@kestutisaliukonis8543]

Ф

[@Strpure4ewerVideos]

@APALEFTOS27 Aleksander Volkov was ukrainien

[@allankiisk8482]

go Estonia! go Estland!

[@emiliogongora4196]

Que viva la URSS...

[@landonfonke6082]

Cheaters

[@redskins2k]

sabonis if he came over would of changed basketball as we know it, those jordan 3 peat teams would be for not. The blazers were a sabonis from killing the bulls each year. in 1991 the blazers had the best record in the nba before they lost to the lakers, and the next year they lost to the bulls in 6, then sabonis came in the late 90s, and they lost to the lakers in 2000 in the wcf

[@scottymsu6063]

Finally no more USA college basketball player vs Men pro around the world

[@volh1volh195]

NCAA is in reality pre-NBA league and isnt "college basketball".

[@cinnaminson0653]

@@volh1volh195 yes it is, for 99.9 of the players. there are literally hundreds of ncaa teams and 99.9% of the players never make the nba

[@rivanool]

this was largely a lithuanian team. plus excellent playmaker Tiit Sokk from Estonia.

[@cavalloditroia343]

Why Hersey Hawkins was on the bench?

[@allengreene9954]

He was injured.

@APALEFTOS27 Volkov and Tihonenko are ukrainians

[@johnmploutis5562]

TIHONENKO IS RUSSIAN,VOLKOV (ETHNICALLY RUSSIAN) AND BELOSTENNY ARE UKRAINIANS

[@СергейКасаткин-я1к]

Ни одного россиянина в стартовом составе! Украинец, казахстанец (Тихоненко же не казах, но гражданин Казахстана, как и Смирнов), 2 литовца и эстонец

[@ОлегХлебников-в9к]

А у американцев одни негры, и что.

[@alperileri]

watch the refs

[@martyd1036]

*Tikhonenko

[@martyd1036]

@rakstys Tokhonenko I think is Kazakh.

[@Martin_17333]

Это было красиво.

[@tolopo99]

Great video. Thanks for posting!

[@Gene601]

Titt Sokk????? lmfao

[@britiw]

genedraper16 Estonian. 2 Lithuanians and 2 Russians that's USSR for you XD

[@wildazcat25]

britiw everyone knows the USSR was a basketball superpower because of the Lithuanians! " the other dream team" is a great documentary! Lietuva!

[@adidasboy6614]

@@britiw 4 lithuanians

[@victoriabannikov2528]

It’s Tiit Sokk ( sock in English). He is Estonian

[@Gene601]

@@victoriabannikov2528 I know. Just sounds and looks funny in English.

[@АлексейУхинов-ц6х]

Мощь советов

[@IvoryNerva]

lovin sabonis' hair

[@tonight2]

Valeri govorov was killed?

[@eufrat100]

+tonight2 died in car crash!

[@higler.]

haha the USSR needs some color

[@KydoimosOfMachai]

last thing USSR need was blacks in their country.

[@higler.]

+KydoimosOfMachai Go inhale car fumes

[@josefromtexas]

+KydoimosOfMachai Racist piece of shit

[@alexg3911]

There were no black people in the ussr and there are barelly any in russia still today

[@TrevWILL79]

The USA sent college player

[@alexg3911]

Trev WIlliams basketball is americas sport though its not strange. Just like hockey was the soviets sport

[@maxarosev89]

Alex G what are you talking about? USSR used pros, USA used amateurs! UNFAIR situation, rigged in favor of the USSR

[@thanasisb6527]

@@maxarosev89 pros in Ussr?Are you serious?You're so unhistorical

[@МиколаСапригін]

В стартовом составе ниодного русского баскетболиста. Какая-то русофобия😃

[@ЯнЯлкаев]

Волков русский, хоть и с Украины.

[@МиколаСапригін]

@@ЯнЯлкаев Это он тебе лично сказал

[@ЯнЯлкаев]

@@МиколаСапригін Конечно, а кто же еще. В одном из интервью сказал, что русский.

[@МиколаСапригін]

@@ЯнЯлкаев та да, верю. А что такое русский откуда берется и как считается, наверное передаётся генетически или как

[@ЯнЯлкаев]

@@МиколаСапригін Это лучше у самого Волкова спросить) В то время для иностранцев все были "русские". Как-то у Лизы Лесли спросили, кто, по её мнению, самый выдающийся русский спортсмен. Она, не задумываясь ответила: Сабонис. Знал бы Арвидас, что его в "русские" записали))

[@demetasis]

Because Lithuania was occupied by the ussr, and they dont wanted to play for the soviets. There is a film about this ''The other dream team'' heres the trailer /watch?v=1mEPiLqzZNQ

[@allengreene9954]

Jim Morrison Stupid ass comment.

[@igor7702]

Why do you think they were forced?

[@TrevWILL79]

USA was playing against grown men, that showed how much more the USA was ahead of the World. But the Dream R

[@thanasisb6527]

grown men at the same age and two of them 1 or 2 years older