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Lepers? Welcome to the Olympics. Magic Johnson? Stay away!

Let’s just say Magic Johnson wants to see the redeem team crush Greece or someone else’s skull in men’s hoops in Beijing. Should be easy, right? Just make a call and he’s there.
Answer: No chance. Can’t even get into the country.
Really, we shouldn’t be shocked, but some other details did surprise us.
China still has it [...]

Your Friday Bob Knight moment

The last, great college team representing USA basketball? The 1984 squad, coached by then-Indiana head man Bob Knight. This highlight is from an exhibition game with Knight’s squad against a Pat Riley-coached NBA All-Star team. On the collegiates? Michael Jordan, Sam Perkins, Steve Alford, Alvin Robertson and Chris Mullin.
The pros team? Not too bad: Magic [...]

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