In Episode 5 of “The Last Dance,” the legendary run of the Dream Team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics was chronicled. Chiefly, their intense practices.
And why wouldn’t even their exhibition runs be contentious? That squad is the consensus greatest basketball team ever assembled, consisting of 11 Hall of Famers, most of them at or near their prime, and all competitive as hell.
Patrick Ewing added to the lore in an interview with FOX Sports’ Andy Katz:
“The practices, those were the real games… Michael wanted to make sure that Magic knew that it was his time.