The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and won the gold medal. Nicknamed the "Dream Team", it was the first American Olympic
Michael Jordan was offered a co-captainship but he deferred to Bird and Johnson
Christian Laettner (pictured in 2014) was chosen to represent college athletics.
David Robinson taking a free throw
Charles Barkley proved controversial due to his aggressive gameplay and trash talking. He ended up being the highest-scoring member of the team.
Chris Mullin
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Christopher Paul Mullin is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a five-time NBA All-Star and four-time All-NBA Team member. He is also two-time Olympic Gold me
1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team
…and Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks, Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors, David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs, and Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers. On the cover of its issue of…
Mullin in 2006