The famous 1992 Dream Team scrimmage that made Michael Jordan NBA's top dog
Posted Apr 24, 2020
Everyone is retelling Michael Jordan stories. One of his most famous non-Bulls stories involves a scrimmage during the lead-up to the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. The Dream Team had an intrasquad scrimmage before the Olympics and it turned into a glorified MJ vs. Magic Johnson game. The two were fighting for top dog status on the team and in the NBA.
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