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Mike Krzyzewski
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Coach K reveals which are the two most important standards he set at Duke that enabled him to have success

By Bruno Rukavina
Tayshaun Prince recalls how every player at the 2008 Olympics wanted to guard Kobe Bryant
Old School

"All them dudes wanted to guard Kobe" - Prince recalls how much defensive attention Kobe garnered at the 2008 Olympic

By Damien Peters
Carmelo Anthony and Carlos Arroyo
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Carlos Arroyo reveals Puerto Rico tried to recruit Carmelo Anthony: "They offered him $200 a game"

By Peter Sunjic
July 3, 1992; Team USA guard Michael Jordan against Puerto Rico during the semi-finals of the 1992 Tournament of the Americas at Memorial Coliseum
Old School

Michael Jordan almost passed on playing for the Dream Team: "I was trying to figure out a way, graciously, that I could decline"

By Jan Rey T. Obguia
Anthony Davis USA 2012
Old School

AD shares which two NBA stars mentored him during the 2012 Olympics: "They talked to me a lot and gave me plenty of advice"

By Julian Eschenbach
Carlos Arroyo and Kobe Bryant
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"We got lucky...Kobe wasn't there" - Carlos Arroyo on Puerto Rico's historic win vs. USA in 2004 Olympics

By Matthew Dugandzic
Former NBA coach Larry Brown; Puerto Rico point guard Carlos Arroyo
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Carlos Arroyo on how Larry Brown revealed 2004 Team USA's weakness to Puerto Rico's coach: "Don't play zone on us"

By Jonas Panerio
Michael Jordan and Dunleavy Sr.
Old School

"I have my full hand going through his face" - Mike Dunleavy Sr. on almost fighting Michael Jordan during their first encounter

By Yakshpat Bhargava
Charles Barkley gets best compliment of his life from Chuck Daly: “You’re the second-best basketball player I’ve ever seen.”
Off The Court

Charles Barkley on the moment his view of Chuck Daly changed: "I can't believe this is the guy who coached the damn Bad Boys"

By Julian Eschenbach
Magic Johnson
Old School

When Magic Johnson recognized every legend's role in the Dream Team and almost forgot one player

By John Jefferson Tan
Legendary NBA head coach Larry Brown; Stephon Marbury during 2004 Olympics
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"It was about him trying to tell a bunch of black kids what to do" - Stephon Marbury slams Larry Brown's coaching at 2004 Olympics

By Julian Eschenbach
August 10, 2024; United States guard Stephen Curry and forward LeBron James on the podium after defeating France in the men's basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena
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"LeBron was standing in front and acting like he wanted the basketball" - Marbury reiterates that Curry should've been named Olympics MVP

By Shane Garry Acedera
Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan in college
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Barkley recalls meeting MJ for the first time at the 1984 Olympics tryouts: "I have never seen anything like it"

By Adel Ahmad
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) has a laugh with guard Jrue Holiday (4)
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"It was weird. That's Jayson Tatum. A top-five player in the league" – Jrue Holiday on JT's benching in the Olympics

By Jonas Panerio
USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski (left) talks with guard Kobe Bryant
Old School

"He wouldn't be able to take 50 shots here" - Why Kobe Bryant declined another chance to win an Olympic gold medal

By Virgil Villanueva
Jrue Holiday secured his second Olympics gold medal in Paris.
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"We would play five minutes and then get subbed out" - Jrue Holiday on the challenge of playing in 2024 Olympics

By Jonas Panerio
Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell (1) warms up prior to the game against the Orlando Magic at Crypto.com Arena
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D’Angelo Russell reportedly denied to play for Lithuanian national team: "We aim to achieve success using our own talent pool"

By Nicole Ganglani
Los Angeles Lakers former center Shaquille O'Neal attends the game against the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center.
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“I was shooting Kazaam” - Shaquille O’Neal reveals why he missed the 2000 Sydney Olympics

By Yakshpat Bhargava
May 25, 2023; Shaquille O Neal at Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA playoffs at TD Garden
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Shaq thinks Team USA might have won its last Olympic gold medal: "These other countries, they're not playing"

By Shane Garry Acedera
Team Shaq general manager Shaquille O'Neal before the BBVA rising stars challenge at the Amway Center in Orlando.
Old School

"I'm staying in where Shaq's room should have been" – David Wood shares how he ended up with O'Neal's room and perks with Team USA in 1998

By Brian Yalung
Sacramento Kings director of player personnel and development Peja Stojakovic and majority owner Vivek Ranadive sit courtside next to empty seats during the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans at Sleep Train Arena.
Old School

"We were barely a team" - Peja Stojakovic on Yugoslavia's struggles before they shocked Team USA during the 2002 FIBA World Cup

By Yakshpat Bhargava
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski posed for a portrait
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"They kicked the Americans' as* on the pick-and-roll" - Windhorst thinks Coach K's refusal to use zone led to Team USA's 2006 World Cup debacle

By Jan Rey T. Obguia
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr; Boston Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell
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Cedric Maxwell defends Steve Kerr's benching of Jayson Tatum in Paris: "His job is to win an Olympic gold medal, not make friends"

By Shane Garry Acedera
Mike Krzyzewski and Dean Smith
Old School

Dean Smith recommended archrival Mike Krzyzewski as Team USA head coach: "There's only one college coach up there that could get the job done"

By Jan Rey T. Obguia