Michael Jordan: Legends in Sports
“and Beyond After such a grueling season, no one would have blamed Michael Jordan if he had taken the summer off. But he didn’t. For the second time in his basketball career, he joined the United States Olympic basketball team.
In 1992, for the first time ever, professional athletes were allowed to compete in the Olympics. Playing with a team of collegians in 1988, the United States had lost to the Soviet Union. Determined to avenge the 1988 loss, they created a “Dream Team” made up of the best players in the NBA, plus one college player.
Magic Johnson came out of retirement to play on the team, and Larry Bird decided to join him. Utah forward Karl Malone and point guard John Stockton agreed to play, as did centers Patrick Ewing of the Knicks and Davis Robinson of the Spurs, forward Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors, Clyde Drexler of the Trail Blazers, and Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns. Even Michael Jordan’s teammate Scottie Pippen agreed to play.
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