FIBA 50th Anniversary : USA (with Michael Jordan) vs Europe (18.06.1982)

Honoring the 50th anniversary of the formation of the International Basketball Federation USA Basketball, then ABAUSA, fielded a team that competed against a European all-star team and played a three-game series with the Yugoslavia National Team. Coached by eventual 1984 men's Olympic assistant coach and USA Basketball President (1992-1996) C.M. Newton then of Vanderbilt University, the promising young team featured eight players who went on to play in the NBA, including superstars Michael Jordan, John Paxson and Jeff Turner. In fact, the members of the 1982 FIBA Anniversary team, by 1997, played in the NBA for a combined total of 48 seasons.
Despite its promising future, the young USA team fell twice to the multi-national squad that featured players from Spain, Israel, France, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
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[@Entertainment-th4kb]

Dražen Dalipagić the greatest...

[@pedjangolub.]

Наравно

[@fernando-mariaperezramos5354]

Un partido épico y grandioso, con una agobiante presión defensiva desde el inicio por parte de los estadounidenses - desconocida entonces en Europa -, y magníficos jugadores en ambos equipos, más conocidos especialmente en el conjunto europeo, entre los cuales se encuentran varios españoles. Recuerdo con nostalgia haberlo presenciado en directo por la TV de entonces, y considero que este tipo de encuentros son historia con mayúsculas y ORO PURO para auténticos amantes al baloncesto. ¡Muchísimas gracias por este genial aporte, amigo S9rgioteca!

[@DSerrador]

Pedazo de documento tronco!
Bravo!

[@TheJoselirola]

que joyaaa has buscadooo!! muchas graciass!!

[@davidjuan3797]

David Russell parecía la estrella de ese equipo. Gran referente del Estudiantes.

[@jordipena7984]

Genial partido gracias por ponerlo y volver a ver a david russell mi jugador preferido junto con jordan un lujazo

[@bongoband79]

Muchas gracias!!!

[@jordipena7984]

Y la selección de europa de un gran nivel👌que gran calidad habia en los años 80

[@johnnythekid4601]

Cant wait to see more friendlies featuring the USA

[@antoniogarciarodriguez5741]

Wooow Q PARTIDAZO 😍Jordan vs Tkachenko, Corbalan, Juanito de la Cruz...

[@oscara5971]

Me ha encantado el vídeo

[@marcelogarcia7521]

La explosión del baloncesto.ahí en esos años fue donde empezó todo.finales de los 70 .principios de los 80

[@warrenbryant554]

Before Michael Jordan there was Mike Jordan 2 time college player of the year won ncaaa championship

[@topbilladezz]

Would’ve been the clear number one if they didn’t over value big men so much back then. U see how Europe keeps going to 15 down low and he’s clearly the least gifted mechanically aside from his size. I understand it tho in a slow pace back and forth half court set game like that seeing a big man tap the ball in every play makes sense

[@manelbalasch9671]

Se podía haber hecho otro quinteto europeo: Kikanovic, Riva, Villalta, Jimenez y Meneghin

[@urosuric9183]

valters! delibašić! ćosić! solozabal! bonamico!

[@laiztreintaidos6485]

Toma ya!

[@jordipena7984]

Y la selección de usa también

[@Algoody421]

John Paxson and Jeff Turner werent Superstars. Paxson got titles on Jordans coattails, turner was a harlem globetrotter who averaged 8.6 points a game in one season, rarely started. Please correct that so people don't make the assumption that those 2 were actually special in any way when it comes to the history of basketball.

[@roberdepablos8311]

Tenéis las alineaciones?

[@oscara5971]

Al principio del video

[@marcosm6839]

0:17 Europa
0:57 Estados Unidos

[@conflicto7575]

USA #7 🐐

[@mijelan725]

is this us national team match with Michael Jordan really???

[@rundanerun]

No... it was a group of university players that included a young Jordan

[@Haruo-6768]

You can tell no one on team usa can out rebound and muscle this tkachenko in the paint. The only thing they can do is fast breaks and fast breaks and make it 5 vs 4. In what is a fan to say tkachenko wouldn't adapt to the nba, you mean adapt to the rules or adapt to whatever the coach wants him to do for the team or his overall game to fit the style that you wanna see from him. This is why alot of basketball fans would make bad scouts and coaches in the league, they can't spot talent or how good someone is, there not playing with them or playing against them. The same people who say vladimir tkachenko wouldn't adapt to the nba, are literally the same people who boo sabonis at the draft or kristaps at the draft & called luka non athletic & are the same people that call all time great players who never played in the nba and whether that be from the olympics/fiba, international or even street ball courts & and1 mediocre. These people love the guys like lebron & kobe & allen & michael & wilt & shaq & hakeem & stephen & giannis & earvin so much, they refuse to look at talent from other places

[@bida123]

Vladimir Tkachenko would NOT adapt to NBA basketball because he is too slow

[@ЮрийКастро-м5в]

Shack was fast😂

[@Haruo-6768]

You could also say that about other players who were slow, but look at how good or decent their careers went also.

[@rherval382]

1:32:25 quien lo ha visto y quien lo vio despues 2ª parte

[@rherval382]

1:34:35 quien lo ha visto y quien lo vio despues

[@deanmilo3696]

Orible basket !!!