For those who witnessed the United States men’s Olympic basketball team’s onslaught through each of its eight opponents in the 1992 Barcelona games, there was a never a doubt if the U.S. was going to take home the Gold Medal. Instead, there were only questions of by how much they would win each game.
“When will there be another Olympic team as good as this one?” Lakers star Magic Johnson said after the 32-point gold medal game win over Croatia. “Well, you guys won’t be around, and neither will we.”
More than two decades later, the intrigue surrounding the “Dream Team”—as they came to be known—persists.