Playing against the “Dream Team’’ back in the 1992 Olympics, made a huge impression on Arturas Karnisovas.
Maybe not as big as the impression Charles Barkley’s elbow made on him while Karnisovas was guarding the Hall of Famer in one showdown, but close.
To finally share the court with Bulls legends Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen on that stage meant something to the Lithuanian-born hoop star. As did running out of the garage to the famous Bulls introduction music in his younger days, hoping someday that he could be a member of the franchise.
To now be completely in control of it?