International
Europe’s next basketball phenom
Category: International
1980s
“DON’T WORRY. WE’VE PUT UP WITH TOO MUCH S— TO LOSE NOW” MJ’s anonymous note to Knight before the ’84 Olympic gold-medal game
1990s
“DON’T YOU EVER TALK ABOUT ME PUBLICLY AGAIN” MJ’s trash-talking during the ’92 Olympics
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BERTANS’ CRAZY COACH “He had our keys just to check up on us.”
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SHAQ ON ’92 DREAM TEAM “They’re still the second best Dream Team, and yea I said it”
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PEJA ON BEATING TEAM USA “I think that teams without problems are teams without a pulse.”
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BEST PLAYER NEVER TO PLAY IN THE NBA Oscar Schmidt was drafted by the Nets in ’84
1990s
HISTORY OF NBA ACTIVISM Petrović and Vranković took part in the anti-war protest in front of the UN building
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Kobe Bryant believed European basketball is more competitive than the NBA
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Euroleague head-coach Zeljko Obradovic explains why there are no European head-coaches in the NBA: “You know why? Because the NBA is mafia.”
