Long time powerhouse of international basketball, especially at the Olympics, where the star-studded rosters have fallen short of gold just three times.
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Gold standards: Ranking the 18 U.S. men’s Olympic basketball teams
From the original “dream team” that brought home gold from Berlin in 1936 (with James Naismith watching) to the legendary 1992 edition to the latest American champions in 2016, we rank the 18 U.S. men’s basketball teams based on both…
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Branded crews: 15 collective basketball nicknames
From Run-TMC to the Splash Brothers and Showtime to the Fab Five, we run down the most memorable basketball nicknames that applied to multiple teammates
Leveling Up: Eight players who have won an NCAA title, Olympic gold medal, and NBA title
Only eight players in history have reached the ultimate goal at the international, amateur, and professional levels of basketball, and we detail them here.
Early adopters: 12 legendary women’s basketball players who pre-dated the WNBA
Long before the WNBA started play in 1997, women’s basketball was generating legends at every level available to the pioneers who deigned to break into the boys’ club.
All the commissioner’s men: Nine enduring NBA conspiracy theories
Like JFK or the Beatles, Michael Jordan is so ingrained in the consciousness of American culture that he was bound to be initiated with at least one conspiracy. But he’s not the only NBA figure or team that’s inspired (relatively) crackpot theories.
Us against the world: Ranking the 18 U.S. FIBA World Cup teams
First contested in 1950 and formerly called the FIBA World Championships, the quadrennial World Cup of basketball has hosted many of the greatest American players of all time, though the U.S. team has earned the gold medal just five times in 18 tries. With the latest edition coming up later this summer, we rank those previous U.S. World Cup teams, from worst to best, based on both talent level and results.
Dream interpretations: Debunking 19 myths about the 1992 U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team
It’s the 30th anniversary of their triumphant gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the Dream Team continues to fascinate basketball fans of all ages. This includes plenty of enduring conspiracies, mistruths, and half-truths, 19 of which are debunked here.
Gold standards: Ranking the 18 U.S. men’s Olympic basketball teams
From the original “dream team” that brought home gold from Berlin in 1936 (with James Naismith watching) to the legendary 1992 edition to the latest American champions in 2016, we rank the 18 U.S. men’s basketball teams based on both their performance at the Olympics and their roster as a whole.
American dream deferred: 15 greatest American players who have not participated in the NBA Olympics era
With the finalists announced for the 2020 U.S. Olympic team, we take a look at the greatest players that have been eligible to participate since the 1992 Dream Team, but have not been selected.