Basketball - They Made The Game a Worldwide Game

[@ebenclukey7293]

Larry and Magic will forever be one of the greatest stories in sports for all the right reasons.

[@danacarter4793]

💚💚🐦💜💜💜🏀💯🔥

[@Steve-li1ru]

Everyone is so quick to thank MJ for making what it is today. But really, it was both the guys you just named. We were all there, we know..

[@theHardChargerVids]

@@Steve-li1ru I was there I know and if you watched the video all the other players said MJ was at the top of the mountain. However, it was that entire team that took it international...Jordan was just leading the charge

[@dbarz]

Wwwesss​@@danacarter4793

[@zbuildsthewayyyt1085]

This was back when basketball meant something and had heart and soul. Those guys are legends. Not because of huge contracts. It was pure talent, drive and determination.

[@joncabotxox9389]

Exactly

[@BSland]

Bird was laying on the floor before games becose he couldn't seat up of the pain. That is determination

[@TerryT0114]

Today's defense is a joke, it's a hard game to watch now

[@cliffallstadt3981]

Now it’s all about money, and putting All-Stars together,??

[@clyde642006]

Absolutely. And it was the love of the game.

[@michaelwisner4941]

For me , nothing can match Earvin and Larry together, always brings a year, thinking back at how two rival rivals became Brothers !!!!!

[@cliffallstadt3981]

Check out 1976 playoffs New York, Nets versus Denver Nuggets, David Thompson, verse, Dr. J, incredible series, 🙏🏽🏀

[@danacarter4793]

I couldn't have said it any better, and man oh man what a time to be alive for all of it ,I feel blessed 💚💚🏀💜💜

[@shirleyroberts2274]

I was from Portland Oregon so l was a very lucky lady to see the dream team play the college basketball 🏀 guys. And l was glad l did because I am a 76 year old little old lady and have been able to afford a ticket to see the Trailblazer game since. I know it was because people's eyes to the talent the pro players have. Thank you Dream Team for showing just how talented pros you all were! Sincerely Miss Shirley 🌹

[@garrettreed6166]

I remember watching this team as a teenager way back then and thinking "This is the best team EVER" and they showed that they were. They were larger than life at that point! As a grown man almost 30 years later I watch this with a big smile and a tear in my eyes remembering what used to be. Loved the Dream Team!

[@venomsymbiote7555]

Yep the greatest team of all time. The 90s was the last great decade👍👍

[@Mrd9960]

Yeah same here, they were the greatest basketball team ever assembled, hands down!

[@joncabotxox9389]

Perfectly describes my thoughts too. I was 14 at the time.

[@ShaWiffle]

I was 13 at the time. These players made me and a whole generation fall in love with the game of bball. While bball used to be a strange sport here in Europe it was now the number 1 sport overnight. Magic, Bird and Jordan were respected and revered around the bball world by other international players. Still gives me chills when I watch this shortened re-edited version of the dreamteam doc. Thank you all for watching

[@Bkzshowtimedagr8]

Yes sir

[@01donandrews]

Magic was like a kid in a toy store. Not being able to play because of his medical problems brought him back to life. God bless Earvin

[@armyvet8279]

I'll never forget watching the Dream Team in '92. I was 23 and a sports fanatic!

[@ryubatsoy2268]

For better or for worse, Chuck will always be Chuck. Respect.

[@samleyton5316]

I am a Barcelona native,the best Olympics ever made us proud of our city but that Olympics were just about one thing,the dream team.God,what a time to be alive.the best nba era and along with the 80s,the best time of my life.please,someone built a time machine

[@jorgevecinocastro3407]

​@Artemis I think in Nike headquarters.

[@cliffallstadt3981]

Great statement,🙏🏽🏀

[@Mrpizzle77]

Calling Mr. Emmit "Doc" Brown now. 88 MPH

[@alexanderkehayes9942]

⁠

[@mizkelo7348]

An absolute pleasure to have lived through this time. I watched this game on TV. I was glued to the monitor. I get chills just remembering their dominance on the court. Outstanding sportsmanship and unparalleled in their skills.

[@Crockabock]

I'm so glad that Scottie got his recognition..

[@adrian3668]

some of the biggest goose bumps and excited I felf was magic assisting Larry, a very special moment

[@seansmith-hv1gz]

One of most enjoyable documentaries every made. The smiles and friendship that shone through were real. We don't get characters like this now, so glad i witnessed this in 92.

[@ducksgo]

Couldn’t stop crying during this. Everyone loves these wonderful athletes

[@wussrestbrook1200]

No one loves these china loving anti- American spoiled brats

[@rullyhariwinata6904]

This video is by far the best documentary of the Original Dream Team. Kudos to the team who created it

[@patriciamccormick9321]

There is a longer version of this documentary up on line.

[@carlosanaya4149]

@@patriciamccormick9321 indeed

[@jayjay-71]

Maybe..but its not made it massive around the world....North America and Japan.. thats it...

[@luvmusic4507]

@@jayjay-71 Yes there is, and it shows most of the Olympic BB games w/ the Dream Team in full. Fantastic!

[@csom465]

Class is class! behind the cameras or on the courts. You can’t miss it. 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅

[@Iammricoflly]

I miss those guys in their prime the game of basketball won’t ever be the same without them

[@padraiglocke8844]

Larry played though pain back then that would knock out a horse , his 3 years in the league he played with a broken back , just amazing grit that you don’t see today in the NBA.

[@jamesbuckner8974]

Larry Legend!

[@pogingkritiko4748]

Lebron and Kawhi left the chat 😂

[@tennsmoothie]

Good Gawd, can you imagine the prima donnas of today doing what Larry Bird did his last couple of years in Boston and for this Olympic team ?

[@joes6883]

30 Years ago, Magic happened and the Bird flew for the Last time.

[@wardaddy9910]

Have you heard the track "Fame" by GZA ?

[@DwightMeadows]

I'm so glad that i grew up in the 60's to watch the best of the best

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

I can see how Kucoc was furious in the game against Croatia - but years later, he's just gotta know that it was the ultimate compliment. The Dream Team was steamrolling everyone, but *one man* intimidated them to the point of special plans. What an amazing player he was.

[@thesnorman-graffiti3315]

Not hating on or downing Kucoc but the goal of any team, no matter how good, is to shut down the best player. So of course they locked him up, he was the star. That being said, the man was a great player. He shot the lights out!

[@CaliforniaCarpenter7]

@@thesnorman-graffiti3315 I see what you're getting at and I partially agree with you, but you're leaving one glaring point out. There were not many (if any) "great international players" to be worried about for Team USA in '92. As far as I know, the only one they tried to snuff out was Kukoc. Imagine Jordan *and* Pippen on a mission to destroy *one man.* I think the goal of any team is to shut down the opposing team. They only swarm one guy if he is the biggest threat. He definitely was a great player, I'd even go so far as to say one of the top 50 all time.

[@P4PKing]

@@CaliforniaCarpenter7 They shut him down because the Bulls were trying to replace Pippen for Kukoc around that time. They didn't do it as a strategy to win the game. They did it as a way to make Pippen look like the much better player.

[@peejaydemira]

@@P4PKing yes Jordan and Pippen want Krause to realize they're actually hurt bringing some kiddo in their club

[@milo8425]

They weren't doing that because he intimidated them, they did it to spit on their GM.

[@chrisbee9643]

THEY REALLY DID!!! I was 7 and from Germany! That was the moment my love for the game of basketball was born!!! I am so thankful that they came over and showed me. :) There is only sport I love even more, but Basketball is a very secure 2nd place. And no its not Football, its Hockey. ;)

[@mauricefarr8531]

Hello my mom from Munich Germany

[@chrisbee9643]

@@mauricefarr8531 Munich is Bavaria... Bavaria is not really Germany. :) Its the part of Germany ever non german thinks about, when talking about Germany. We "rest" Germans dont really like Bavarinas... Greetz from Thuringia. :) Plus Bavarians eat disgusting sausage. xD

[@fuzzyhair321]

Thank you they bloody record this history and kept it available for us to watch 32yrs later

[@markshaughnessy5665]

When Magic and Bird started in the NBA the attendance was down with many empty seats and the finals were tape delayed and shown at 11pm with little interest and those two guys changed that. The CBS contract paid a high price and players benefitted. It was remarkable what those two players had on the game of BB. Like Arnold Palmer in golf all players should thank these special players for the impact on their respective sports. Absolutely remarkable.

[@keithcross610]

This really takes my breath away, all the memories back then. Wish we could go back and live it again…

[@kidcudi908]

Heeee heeee

[@rocksnmortarlb8907]

One of the great eras in all of sports. What a special time.

[@adeniyioduguwa4040]

The most star-studded team ever assembled in sports history.

[@joes6883]

The 3 time MVP. That's 3 years in a Row. Only Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell had done it before Bird. NBA History.

[@ranhill62]

Magic is one of the greatest story tellers of all time. Him describing the one on one match-ups is priceless.

[@tianzi49]

and yet he actively campaigned to get his BFF Zeke scratched from the dream team ... a guy who had just won two in a row ... upshot: friends, don't let your so-called friends knife you in your back when you ain't looking!

[@BingCherry11]

@@tianzi49 In my old neighborhood whenever street ball games were played people who choose sides. People would always pick their friends (people who they liked). They would never pick someone they did not like even if they were the best player in the whole neighborhood. If they don't like you ... they don't let you play!!! So it's not a question of skill it's a question of hatred. If the other Dream Team players all vote to see if Zeke should be on the team, I really don't believe Zeke would get a lot of votes ... if any!!! Before I heard all the facts I was surprised that Zeke was not on the team.

[@tianzi49]

@@BingCherry11 in my hood we always in it to win it ... in order to not get next-ed ... feel me. w/ one exception, I always picked my boy Van Buren because he was my ace boon and also he was good ... I would have co-signed hard for Zeke over Christian Laettner, no offense, 24/7/365, especially if that is my ace boon brother ... it's done w/ no questions asked. I am glad I don't live in your hood ... so you do you, and I promise I won't stop your progress! also, we don't choose unproven new friends over proven old friends, as a cardinal rule, where we roll ... feel me! so does the "B-ballgame" imitate "life" or does "life" imitate the "B-ball game"? ... I rest my case!

[@BingCherry11]

@@tianzi49 I hear you. I am sure there were many non basketball factors that kept Zeke off the team. However, I don't understand why he did not play on Dream Team 2. I know Shaq did so why not Zeke???? In my old hood I was picked often because I would pass the ball! Passing the ball was not popular in my hood and rarely done. So when I would come on the court and started to pass the ball it always would catch the defenders not expecting a pass to be thrown to anyone even an open man at the rim!!!! Lol!!!

[@tianzi49]

@@BingCherry11 listen Zeke paid his due and won two titles for Detroit w/o the likes of the Celtics or the Lakers all-star roster, I mean he won it w/ Laimbeer for god's sake ... also did he score 25 points in the 3rd qtr. alone while playing on one good leg in that play-off against the Lakers? ... he was a true soldier, bar none! it's all good tho!

[@Wardfolio]

1:47 "I don't want to play WITH him, I want to play AGAINST him" Words you rarely hear, nowadays.

[@nathanielpadilla5350]

Basketball was just different back then. All these players were special with Micheal at the top. He will never be forgotten.

[@TOCC50]

Racist Malcolm X hat at the end

[@johnnymosley3304]

Lol

[@jero184]

These guys were in every sense animals. Don't get in there way

[@RemoWilliams1227]

​@@jero184Jordan in particular didn't want to just win the game. He wanted to beat you down, step on your neck, kiss your wife, and then tell you how easy it was for him to do it.

[@kohort1]

Definitely a golden era of NBA right there.

[@Redmenace96]

Every doc on this subject fixes on Ervin, Bird, and Michael. The mind-blowing part is that Malone, Robinson, and Patrick, etc. were there to score and win, equally. Turn the camera away from the personalities, and you have supreme basketball talent from top to bottom. Feels surreal, even 30 years later.

[@mikestahlman8225]

The current NBA players can directly thank this group for the money they're making today. It was these Olympics that opened up the worlds eyes to the talent in the NBA. The TV money today's players get a chunk of is unbelievable

[@dec9164]

'ZACKLY!!!

[@mansisity]

They can thank shaq

[@dawnstar81]

No one I knew watched the nba, I was young when Magic and Bird came into the league and it changed everything from there on.

[@8CSKN8]

Let's not forget that they sent the game global in an age when social media did not exist and the internet was in it's infancy

[@Jaanis_Stepanovs]

At first i thought - man, this is not about the money. But than I realise that you are right. These guys played for the love of the game, but the value of money in the league reflected only 20 years later.

[@Bignellyloc]

That was and might just possibly be the best team ever assembled for any sport. I remember being a kid and I watched every game.

[@CombatCoulture]

I feel so lucky to have witnessed this historical moment as a kid in the 90s, and made me feel proud to be American, and feeling that for the first time

[@baryntn41]

Still brings tears to my eyes. Beautiful. Truly a dream team in every sense. A dream come true.

[@Galinkaman]

Such a legit power move by Daly to throw the game. Humility is the best prerequisite to success

[@bloodyhellism]

Remember watching live on tv in Australia it was magic.

[@WashedCoachWith3Chips]

Fought back some tears watching this, but I couldn't do anything about the goosebumps...I wish today's game was like how it used to be.

[@Bambino1974]

I like both eras.

[@wessteinfeld3337]

I'm Bi

[@t-bonejones]

These guys would crush todays nba

[@davidca96]

@@wessteinfeld3337 eew

[@jerinmathew4726]

@@t-bonejones today's top guys will walk through them

[@kenhan8953]

The greatest time of watching NBA. Bird vs Magic will never replicate.

[@iyoka797]

OMG.. I remember that Olympics and that Dream Team! I remember all of them.. each player! Jeez.. I cried when I watched this video. Thanks! )

[@Neotron2001]

I remember watching their games on TV. A sight to behold.

[@shirleyroberts2274]

That first gave was a slaughter! No other word for it. Sincerely Miss Shirley 🇺🇲🏀🌹

[@datacentermechtalk6852]

This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen! Made me tear up! These players were bigger than life.

[@healthmedz]

Indeed a once in a lifetime team that ever assembled to play in the Olympic.

[@aarchiewaldron]

Imagine what MJ's trophy case must look like. Two Gold Medals on the second shelf...insane.

[@TheMybulls1990]

I'll never forget watching this team when I was a kid back then I'm really happy and grateful for being around to see them play in the 90s 👍🏻

[@markanderson3669]

Agreed. And it really just seems like yesterday…

[@Mrd9960]

@@markanderson3669 Definitely, 30 years ago! Damn time flies!

[@onlyjihan]

This has to be best team, ever in any sports team

[@andybilakshow260]

First off, they couldn't have picked a better coach than Chuck Daily. He knew what it would take to bring all these BIG heads together and make them 1!

[@bg8807]

Greatest Basketball documentary of all time. Credit to the creators.

[@danstenmou9913]

This Team brought the NBA to the world and that will be their legacy for future basketball players since Barcelona Olympics aspired to emulate anywhere in the world. Greatest team of all times.

[@farzadrezaie1360]

The biggest team ever asembled in any sports .... !! We have already miss them ....

[@rickrry]

The most positive outcome of the Dream Team was giving worldwide basketball players the chance to go down in history as the only foreign players who get to meet and play with the world's greatest athletes. A dream come true for these athletes.🏀🏀🔥🔥

[@m3equals333]

This is when basketball was king. Dream Team made me so proud to be American!

[@kyletorres202]

it's truly sad that Coach Chuck Daly wasn't there with them when they were ìnducted to the Hall of Fame....RIP Coach D.

[@arielaustria8-587]

Chuck daly the man thats builds this dream team

[@MrElBenno]

31:29 when i see Scotties Face in a moment of Proud, i got tears in my eyes. He is such a nice guy full of respect! 33 forever!

[@ljh45s]

They was the best there was ,God Bless them all, love the old days when it was real basketball,

[@Solidus__]

The greatest team of athletes ever assembled, cemented in history forever. Truly a dream team.

[@garyhost354]

It’s a African team. Not a American team though

[@tropicalterrarium1742]

@@garyhost354 no , they are americans.

[@garyhost354]

@@tropicalterrarium1742 keep dreaming. Race hater.

[@4smereka]

@@garyhost354 what? Stop trolling

[@garyhost354]

@@4smereka hehe

[@nathangrund7216]

Lol ruthless, "We wanted to go guard him in the bench".

[@Granaidh]

What an amazing bit of history, and so very well put together. Thank you.

[@ppipowerclass]

More talent on this team, than in the entire NBA now.

[@awesomemcawesomeson5138]

Watching this team as a kid made me fall in love with the game of basketball!!! And to watch Jordan in the years after just tempered that love of the game!!! To watch these players now, being so entitled, breaks my heart!

[@nathangrund7216]

More then just the players. The world will never forget that time

[@brianboland1646]

True brotherhood doesn't always come from blood these men are still living legends and will be long after they are gone from us

[@321phc]

I´m from argentina and watching this made me cry. Also, loved when they showed Manu our biggest basquetball hero

[@kingkirc03]

Because of the Dream Team, i got the chance to become a Mavs fan due to Nowitzki and Doncic. They were the reason why basketball became global and stars emerged from different.countries.

[@ivanvillarruz8412]

Christian was on the ride of his life. He was in a team of hall of famers, champions, whose motivation aside from winning the Olympics was to show who was top dog in the team.

[@louiemayo9002]

There will be never be another dream team. And there hasn’t been one to even come close. Thank you 92 Dream Team! The whole world loved you as much as we did. 👍👍🙏🙏

[@WhereDaToofpaste]

Being part of this team and winning gold for Charles, Karl, John, Clyde, Chris will always be every bit as good as some random year’s NBA championship that they didn’t win in my book.

[@Apiaman1]

Those were the days! Living in Samoa at the time, and being a part of the Pacific team it was such a great motivation to me to see these players who I idolized. And be able to use them as an example of what a team should be! Great time in life.

[@jamielancaster01]

@ 3:04 Bobby Hurley was selected in the first round (7th pick) of the 1993 draft by Sacramento. He played six years in the NBA and today is the head basketball coach of the University of Arizona. Duke University retired his number 11 jersey - he a 1st Team Al-American at Duke and where he won two national championships. He was also high school 1st Team All-American and a McDonald’s All-American.

[@jessier.4237]

Anyone who watched NBA in the 90s knew of Jordan's greatness.

[@davidfaxon3336]

Anyone who watched it in the 80's knew of Bird and the Celtics sweeping MJ. MJ Magic and Bird are all three tied as the goats 🐐 imo

[@rickrobitaille8809]

The dunk has always sold this sport😄🇨🇦🔥🇺🇸

[@mrkoolio4475]

Daley was a genus….I was on all star baseball team that played terrible as a team. Our coach then cracked the whip and made us “hate” him. At that point, we started clicking….before our final game the coach told us we were now a team…and he no longer was going to be an a$$. He canceled practice….took us for pizza and told us stories about the teams he played on. At the final … before the game, he said gentlemen you are one of the finest teams I’ve ever coached. You are finally a team… A unified group of good players that functions as a team which is the most important thing in team sports. So today this is your final game I want you to go out there and put your best try to win the championship and you will be doing so without me yelling at you from the sidelines today I’m going to let you play it the way you want to play as a team. As long as you don’t hear my voice you’re doing great. If you stumble I will be there to help you because we are a team. He never said a word the whole game and we won 5-2. It take it really good courage to get people to buy into the team concept and to sacrifice ego and personal achievement over the team hast to be number one no matter what at the celebration dinner after the championship somebody ask the coach how he knew that forcing us to be a team was so important… And he laughed and said because I was that kid who never thought that he was in Port and I always wanted to play as an individual

[@ayo7286]

I saw these guys on TV that time ! They played basketball from another planet. WoW

[@steviechampagne]

excellent documentary. i wasn’t born yet when this happened, but man. This was absolutely glorious. Nothing will ever compare to this moment in time. It truly was a special time. Nothing like it, ever again.

[@costarica2907]

Incredible piece of film. Extremely well done. Loved that moment in my life I was 13

[@Avenue77]

Came back to watch my dream team era...good times

[@ruminator3570]

Will we ever see basketball at its finest ever again?

[@mattastic7955]

Jordan,Bird,and Majic. Man💪

[@tima.478]

In the history of sport, no matter which it is, there will never be another squad assembled to rival this one!

[@rafaelrodriguez-rm8ec]

the best times of my life watching starting as a 10 year old, all these super stars!!playing basketball from thee earlly 80s,to 2000,s were the greatest ever!! for me,. never be duplicated!! and 25 or so years watching my lakers!!

[@jmcclain8237]

Simply amazing. That level of talent is almost unimaginable.

[@chuckanoonus]

“For my country.” I love it!

[@jonathanjleemusic]

What a great decade the 90’s was.

[@djmedo17]

This guy's are GREATNESS for ever.

[@gingmolinaminoza7419]

the legendary team of all time

[@red5llaw]

There will NEVER be another DREAM TEAM. The best ever

[@patriciamccormick9321]

Magic’s embrace by the other players on the dream team, yes I know all about the earlier controversies over his HIV status, tore down walls that fear and misunderstanding about the disease had created. BILLIONS globally re-examined their preconceptions and that was an even bigger accomplishment than making basketball a global game. You can argue that is why Magic and millions of others have survived AIDS and the research also led to better treatment of other diseases caused by viruses.

[@redmustangredmustang]

Plus thankfully modern medicine has caught up. Now today there are HIV medications where you only need a pill or two a day to live a normal life and in some cases can get HIV down to undetectable levels. HIV is not a death sentence like it would be back in the 80's.

[@bbmtge]

There is absolutely no truth to your statement.

[@jimmyGuru]

God loves the NBA and put all of these guys together.

[@obsidian00]

I am so glad that I got to live through this…

[@marcamerine7941]

This was like the golden Age of B-ball.. & ul never see anything like this again.!

[@1204murph]

I love how everyone is perfectly framed in the Hall Of Fame photo…except that college player trying to peek over Barkley’s head 😂! Did he think if he didn’t wear a black jacket that he would stand out? 😂

[@medenilla12]

Thanks for posting :) can’t believe how awesome this team is

[@KmT81]

The Legendary DREAM TEAM Ever ,Forever !

[@airt698]

This was a great documentary thanks for uploading

[@sluzbakristova7489]

You know, 3 HOFs played for Croatian side in that final game (Drazen Petrovic, Toni Kukoc, Dino Radja) , so the Dream Team didn't have some bad oponents on the other side as you may think watching this film. They were just that good nobody could touch them. So, when you hear speaker saying: "The best team ever to walk this earth" ... thats not exaggeration.

[@jlmusic1469]

Radja is in the HOF???

[@patriciamccormick9321]

No

[@sluzbakristova7489]

@@patriciamccormick9321 Yes

[@rancheroskitchenph8882]

Kjj

[@ZdenekLU]

@@jlmusic1469 he is, since 2018. Larry Bird introduced him.

[@dr.x4566]

The best of times for Basketball. Truly. Great memories.

[@Lightinthedark10323]

I've never watched a more remarkable documentary than this. Everything about it is truly dreamlike. The closest to this video are those made by Joseph Vincent (KZbinr). NBA TV 📺

[@WarrenFahyAuthor]

Absolutely pure magic. Absolutely. They were so magnificent the world could only watch and cheer. It was the Harlem Globetrotters x 100. On display!

[@vernonwijngaarde1493]

the best team of basketball athletes ever assembled. now all hall of famers. there's no other team as great as the dream team. my favorite on the team was Michael Jordan