NBA Cobwebs

Three minutes of Hakeem Olajuwon NBA highlights that you may have never seen:

Kenny was HOOPING

July 25, 1984: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team defeats a team of NBA players, 91-86, in an exhibition game at the San Diego Sports Arena. Michael Jordan led the U.S. Olympians with 16 PTS. Kiki Vandeweghe scored 15 PTS for the NBA squad.

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July 25, 1992: The "Dream Team" at the Barcelona Olympics' opening ceremonies. David Robinson, Magic Johnson, Christian Laettner, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley.

July 25, 1990: Michael Jordan works out with the White Sox before a game against Cleveland at Old Comiskey Park. This was more than three years before Jordan signed a minor league baseball contract with the White Sox, and before the Bulls won their first championship. 📺 CNN

July 24, 1996: Charles Barkley scored 16 PTS, Reggie Miller and Karl Malone each scored 14, and Scottie Pippen had 13 PTS as "Dream Team III" defeated Lithuania, 104-82, in the preliminary round of the Olympics in Atlanta. Arvydas Sabonis made a pair of 3-pointers for Lithuania.

This was great

July 21, 1984: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team faces off against a collection of NBA players during an exhibition game in Phoenix. Michael Jordan scored 27 PTS for the United States in an 84-72 win over the NBA team. Walter Davis of the Suns led the NBA squad with 14 PTS.

Slim young Arvydas woulda been so sick in the NBA

July 20, 1986: Kenny Smith (University of North Carolina) scores 23 PTS in the United States' 87-85 win over the USSR at the FIBA World Basketball Championship in Madrid. David Robinson (Navy) scored 20 PTS and Muggsy Bogues (Wake Forest) added 5 AST/5 STL for the United States.

July 20, 1986: Arvydas Sabonis with a putback dunk over David Robinson during the gold medal game at the World Basketball Championship. Sabonis—selected by Portland in the first round of the NBA Draft a month earlier—had 16 PTS/11 REB for the USSR. The United States won, 87-85.

July 19, 1993: "(Chicago) Bulls are on their way to a four-peat" after signing Toni Kukoč of Croatia, whom they'd drafted with the 29th overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft. 📺 WESH

July 19, 1996: The "Dream Team" at the Atlanta Olympics' opening ceremonies. Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Penny Hardaway, Reggie Miller, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, John Stockton and Lenny Wilkens.

i remember being actively pissed about this because i JUST got a champion orlando magic shaq jersey from j.c. penney not even a week prior and it was outdated before i could wear it to school

Gary Payton & Karl Malone joined the Lakers 22 years ago today! 📼 @JohnnyNBA

July 18, 2001: Patrick Ewing signs a two-year contract with the Orlando Magic.

July 18, 1996: Shaquille O'Neal signs a 7-year, $120M deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, which is described as "the richest total package in sports history." 📺 ESPN/ESPN2

This was a month after they traded Moses. My 14-year-old self would’ve dropped dead.