@MANCHESTER UNITED i know soccer is the biggest, but there are only 234 countries and dependencies combined, and to consider dozens of those countries are purely island chains or nations with an area of less than 1000 km^2, it will be safer to say that soccer is massive in roughly 3/4ths of the world
The young guys today, while they keep getting told just how important Magic and Larry were to the resurgence of basketball in the '80's, really have no idea. When the Lakers and the Celtics were scheduled for a game, there were days and days and days of coverage before the game was even played, and once game time came around, but cities were essentially shut down for those few hours. It was something you just had to experience to even begin to believe.
I love how Malone runs up to Stock right before it begins--like kids in school finding their closest friends before a big school assembly or something.
I dont think this is awkward for Christian Laettner at all, he got the best seat in the house to see the greatest team in the history of sports. Not a bad reward for a stellar college career.
Nah man. Shaq was more talented for sure, but Laettner schooled him head to head. Grant Hill was only a sophomore in '92 and Laettner was better at that point. Laettner definitely deserved to be the college player selected. 4 final fours, player of the year, 2 national championships. In reality it should have been Isiah Thomas, but he was a dick that Jordan didn't want to play with or Dominique Wilkins who was out with I believe knee surgery. Maybe Joe Dumars, Mark Price, or Reggie Lewis? Olajuwon for sure, but he wasn't a citizen until '93.
+Michael Brown never mind i read your other post below about 13 players and cutting mullin, no not mullin, he was unbelievable in 92, all nba first team!
Balanced; Magic gets up and so eloquently directs shine onto each individual player, then Bird takes the mic and just slays as only he can. Another glimpse into how beautifully balanced that ‘92 team were. What a lineup they had
The greatest Basketball Team ever assembled, and arguably the greatest team in the history of Competitive sport. Always get choked up by Magic and Bird’s friendship. Such savage competitors and fierce rivals on the court, and yet such genuine reverence and love for the other off the court. A truer example of sportsmanship I have yet to see. ❤️🏀🥇
Magic Johnson calling Larry Bird “brother”, twice! They didn’t need to play in the same team, they didn’t need to be the same race. They just respected each other greatly for what they meant to the the game; that made them brothers, even before they got to play together, at the end of their legendary careers.
TheRealist 811 Watch every game they ever played against each other. Jordan reveled in destroying players confidence. Never tried with Larry, Probably figured anyone that can function with a back like that is not the smartest one to mess with
malone had to find stockton just to be beside him and brushed aside barkley :D It's like that when two buddies are in a group. Jordan had to be near fellow Wizard christian laettner
@@endebtedone lool i know.. but this many years later... on a stage that prestigious... and still just a brunt of the team. Imagine being 40 something Christian and being in his shoes then and there.
@@eihtballjnky No. Many people now a days don't understand how dominate laettner was in college . He's the greatest college basketball player of all time, period. Even though he had a lackluster NBA career his college years propelled him to the hall fame.
Gangsterwaffles The 7th beforevthe converse commercial they did. After that off the court they are good friends. Larry said he likes Earvin the person but hates Magic the basketball player.
I love David Stern waving off the request to standup. Stern really was the best commissioner of all time. Turned a failing league into an absolute monster.
Cutey Nurse IMO, he wasn’t blessed with Bird and Magic- he helped make the league about Bird and Magic. He would have done the same thing for Dr J and Kareem had he taken over years earlier. He was an unbelievable marketer and made the league about personalities. The one thing he did get lucky with was that Bird and Magic landed on the 2 most recognizable teams.
JohnnyDemarco I respect your opinion, but I just don’t agree. The anticipation of what Larry and Magic were going to do at the NEXT level was so high. Their feud stemmed from college and then transcended over to the BIG LEAGUES and they didn’t disappoint. Those 2 Icons TRANSFORMED and SAVED the NBA. No disrespect to the commish, but he was definitely BLESSED with those 2 guys coming into the league and continuing that rivalry and both having MAJOR success. MANY YEARS OF IT. For the record, before I saw Larry Bird play as a little girl and a true sports fan, Dr J was my FAVORITE basketball player... then emerged #33.. My FAVORITE player of ALL time.
joe blow league revenue went from 165 million when Stern took over to 5.5 billion when he retired. There were more than 20 teams outside of LA and Boston and the vast majority were playing games in front of near empty arenas. Yes, the league was failing.
Dude walked around Barcelona by himself with no security after the team got threats and when they asked him where's his security he held up his fists and said, this is my security....so yea, lol.
Larry Bird has such unique personality. At the same time he's very humble/reserved/shy while also having confidence,swag,and just that killer instinct.
Yeah he believed that too when he tried his hand at a late night talk show but it didn't work out. In all seriousness though he does. One of the coolest to ever step on an NBA floor.
Yeah but he's making fun of the 1992 dream team for being so impatient. lol Like these guys would have never been able to do that. Not that the old people are a joke. They had way more patience for life...is what he's saying.
Ok nevermind I take that back LOL. I actually believed him without thinking. That shows how I wasn't paying attention to what he was saying. Just thinking about him generally making a joke. That's obviously not how it was for the 60s team. Lolll so yes. Rlando James. You're right. He's teasing Oscar and Jerry West for sure and acting like they were from the 1800s or early 1900s lol.
Larry Bird's joke in the end was priceless.....Magic Johnson's compliments are legendary! Bird & Magic's friendship is eternal! The original Dream Team will forever be the greatest team assembled in our lifetime! Great video!
@@grosskopf2779, It ain't even close. The only two players on the 1992 USA Basketball Olympic Dream Team that are not enshrined in the Basketball Hall Of Fame are Steve Smith and Christian Laettner. Heck, even two of the coaches on that team were enshrined in the Hall Of Fame: The late Chuck Daly, who served as the head coach, and Lenny Wilkins, who was on his staff.
@@dr.sinister9315 Not even close? Other than the players that overlapped on both teams:1996 Team David Robinson Hakeem Olajuwon Shaquille O'Neal Charles Barkley Karl Malone Scottie Pippen Penny Hardaway Grant Hill Reggie Miller Mitch Richmond Gary Payton John Stockton are you kidding? Steve Smith? Who the heck is Steve Smith, the Espn announcer? I will give you this, it seems that the 96 team had a HUGE ego problem.
1992 US Men's Olympic Basketball Team >>>>>> 2012 US Men's Olympic Basketball Team Michael Jordan said it best: "For [Bryant] to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done... Remember now, they learned from us. We didn't learn from them."
Magic and Bird still the best personalities in sports when they're together at stage, this time around like a well pitched baseball game, Magic pitches an eight innings shotout, then Bird comes into the ninth and strikesout the side.
Harri v'Jah and Bird also did well in the end; thats why this guys are amazing, they were amazing players and now, when they talk about it, they also know how to do it
+João Fernandes Most of these guys are as funny as all heck - but put Magic and Bird together and they are classic. And yep - even as a Boston fan that H A T E D Magic all those years - could listen to him tell stories all day every day.
@@billyboblillybob344 88 would have been better because it would have basically been the same team, just younger. Most of these guys were past their primes.
@@keithjoseph128 There would be a few names taken off and a few put on. You'd have Dr J and Kareem AJ right off the cuff but given some time, there are probably several others to consider. But yes, Bird would have been far healthier for starters.
@@billyboblillybob344 then they wouldn't have been better because those guys were all past their primes too. But yes, obviously Pippen wouldn't be on in 88 and Thomas possibly makes the team.
Saw Drexler play a couple times, live. He was amazing in college, and even better in the pros. I remember when my hometown school, Louisville, played Houston. The Drs of Dunk vs Phi Slamma Jamma!! Spectacular game, and one of my greatest fan memories.
+Dee Brownboi Yeah, from my lip reading I think MJ goes "Is he gonna mention you?" Laettner probably says something like "Do I deserve to be mentioned?" Then I actually think MJ says "He's just playing, he'll mention you in a minute".
I think it’s cool how Laettner knows his place on this team, still. He stands behind all of them. He was just along for the ride and still is. That is the true definition of a team. Everyone knew his place and still knows their place.
0:53 Laettner hugged MJ. They were still a team regardless of Laettner's average NBA career. And MJ reminded Chuck that he forgot to mention Laettner. 🤣 I bet MJ still care for the guy saw something that he can keep it up with the big names.
@@carlpatrickragas2159 so you called Laetener's NBA career average? I would describe his career as solid. He was not your average player. He was still way above average!
@@shenghan4897 Yeah, people who played with CL say his stats didn't reflect his effect. Passes denied, picks set, box outs to make sure a teammate gets the rip, the pass to the pass to the score, loose ball dives, loose ball 'gets', etc. There are a ton of ways to have an effect that don't show up in the stats.
If you were lucky enough like I was to experience basketball in the 80's and 90's and had the opportunity to see Magic, Bird, Barkley, & Jordan play you know how lucky you were. And if you didn't get to experience it. You missed out.
Every time I see them, I am grateful that I was able to watch them play! Such perfect basketball, it was amazing. I still remember my first game live at the AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum back in May of 1991, when Magic dueled Kevin Johnson, one of the best games that I have ever witnessed!
I love Bird, always have, he played when I was feeling my oats as a young man, still managed to catch a game once and a while, I’d like to go back and watch a whole lot of more games😢😛😍
But he didn't acknowledge everyone. And when he finally did mention laettner after prompted he gave a very lackluster story in comparison to the other stories.
@@barney5583 That's because Christian was a very lackluster player compared to the rest of the team. Not HIS fault for being the "token college player" though.
@@barney5583pretty much everyone acknowledges he only made the team because the committee wanted one college player. He was not on the same level as the rest of these guys
@@barney5583magic did fine, what was he supposed to do with Christian, he couldn't compliment his game as well as the others because he wasn't a legend and never ended up being one,, the story with Barkley hitting him was cool enough to close the speech
Malone made a beeline straight to Stockton lol. I was a bulls fan so I'm glad the Jazz lost to them, but I have the utmost respect for Stockton and Malone. Two of the best in their respective positions.
2008-2012 spain's national football team.. 2 european cups and 1 world cup, dominated all of them, destroying the best teams in the world in the hardest and most anticipated sport
@randomm User1237589 Peps Barca was great but in my opinion they are a little overrated. 2008-2009 they got lucky that the ref didn’t give Chelsea 3 penalties and they didn’t deserve to be in the final, in 2009-2010 they lost to a great Jose Mourinho side in Inter Milan and held them to just one goal at the Camp Nou after thrashing them 3-1 at the San Siro. In 2011-12 they somehow lost to a mediocre Chelsea side thanks to their counterattacking. 2013 Bayern Munich can beat Peps Barcelona..
I love how Magic just talked about every single team member with their unique traits and history. Other athletes wouldve just said the names of their team member and call it a day
MJ with all of his deserved accolades throughout his amazing career still regarded this time in his life as his most memorable and greatest achievement which was winning a gold medal for playing on the United States 92 Olympic basketball team. Every fantastic player in attendance on this night will go on forever remembered as the Dream Team because they were just that, a dream team.
@@ChillerSamson It was the "official" passing of the guard, from the Larry/Magic era to the Jordan era. The actual passing was probably a year or two earlier.
Jordan was in the background giving respect and allowing Magic and Bird a chance to shine. Remember that MJ was and still is an international super star, Magic is known globally as well but not as much as MJ while the others (including Bird) are more superstars in the US only (known internationally but not to MJ’s level).
That team did more for the NBA than any other. Than any other sports team has done for their league. Incalculable. So glad I was at the perfect age to witness that.
4:11 I know that preacher tone anywhere. His reverence for his friend Larry touches my heart. I'm emotional listening to Magic. What a man of character.
I can't help but gush & cry seeing this. So proud I saw their era. Great players in one team. Who could ask for more? No other team like it before or after. Truly, everybody's DREAM TEAM! Salute!💪💪💪👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
Magic: "Last but not least.." (barkley looks at crowd, jaws dropped) Everybody: "Uh-oh what about Laettner.." 4:17 Jordan to Laettner: "Looks like he forgot you :D"
+pnut3r In regards to Olympic team names they kind of have. Unofficially of course. There will never be another team assembled that will have that much impact like the Dream Team had.
ROBERT Trelka Pass the torch? What torch? Each Olympic team is different, that's the "passing of the torch" not the name media gives it. Also, The Dream Team as a historic team is in the HOF so they are "retired".
i hate people like you. you can't ever talk about 2 basketball players without it being blasphemous, and this wasnt even ABOUT BASKETBALL. Fuck off, honestly.
00:50 Karl Malone: "Where is he...not here...not there...THERE IT IS! Faster faster, move aside Charles!, Hi buddy! I thought I lost you!" "Here I am!" Like school buddies...seeing this always puts a smile on my face
He did forget and when he turned to look at Larry Bird he saw Laettner and realized he forgot about him lol that’s why he made a joke about Barkley elbowing him because he was quickly just trying to think of something while making it look like he didn’t forget about him. So he nervously made a joke. He was complimentary to everyone he talked about so the joke was out of place and didn’t fit the tone of the rest of Magic’s speech. Nice recovery though. It’s a good thing Bird was to his left because if he had been to his right he would of never saw Laettner lol
Anyone noticed at the beginning of the speech Karl Malone looks for Stockton and ran over next to him? True teammates right there
Chris Basdeo muscle memory, he was about to set a pick on who ever was closest to him 😂😂😂😂
@@Wtnwdl a dirty pick at that
Definitely one of most classiest teammate duos in the history of sports
Looking for the pick and roll
Scott Burns classy is not the word i would use to describe karl malone
This is equivalent to Captain America calling on the Avengers to Assemble.
Avengers is bad
@@therock-cs7sp no u
AJN310 ikr
no
@MANCHESTER UNITED i know soccer is the biggest, but there are only 234 countries and dependencies combined, and to consider dozens of those countries are purely island chains or nations with an area of less than 1000 km^2, it will be safer to say that soccer is massive in roughly 3/4ths of the world
LB and Magic can’t do nothing wrong in my eyes. Such a cool duo.
you got that right!
Word!
The young guys today, while they keep getting told just how important Magic and Larry were to the resurgence of basketball in the '80's, really have no idea. When the Lakers and the Celtics were scheduled for a game, there were days and days and days of coverage before the game was even played, and once game time came around, but cities were essentially shut down for those few hours. It was something you just had to experience to even begin to believe.
@@juniorjohnson9509 Magic and Bird carried the torch started by Wilt and Russell. MJ carried it all the way to global fame.
Amen
Larry Birds closing speech about the sixties team was priceless and had me in stitches 🤣
You're absolutely right.... Good evening Dana how are you doing over there hope you're having a wonderful day it's a lovely day that the lord has made
@@dennisraymond2540 wtf
@@Xenon-h9z it's a troll account
Larry legend.
So many goats on that stage it’s starting to look like a farm
That's funny good on you.
I T Hall a Farmers
A goat farm !!! 😂👍🏆
There’s no Mj without pippen and there isn’t enough greatness if Magic was without bird
underrated
I love how Malone runs up to Stock right before it begins--like kids in school finding their closest friends before a big school assembly or something.
Well Stockton was responsible for almost all of Malone's points
+SuperMisteryMan01 and mslone his assist
Lmao and shoving chuck aside
War battle brothers.
LOL
I dont think this is awkward for Christian Laettner at all, he got the best seat in the house to see the greatest team in the history of sports. Not a bad reward for a stellar college career.
Couldn't agree more. He was on the bus with them. I would cherish that forever.
Netret0120 same here, i would be grateful if i played with them...
Earnest Evans If I were him I would've been there just for the stories these guys had to tell.
Great college career but we all know Shaq or Grant Hill should have been on that squad.
Nah man. Shaq was more talented for sure, but Laettner schooled him head to head. Grant Hill was only a sophomore in '92 and Laettner was better at that point. Laettner definitely deserved to be the college player selected. 4 final fours, player of the year, 2 national championships. In reality it should have been Isiah Thomas, but he was a dick that Jordan didn't want to play with or Dominique Wilkins who was out with I believe knee surgery. Maybe Joe Dumars, Mark Price, or Reggie Lewis? Olajuwon for sure, but he wasn't a citizen until '93.
This is exactly what the NBA is missing nowadays, charisma!
It's been bashed out of them by wokeness and political correctness.
That team was golden great stars
@@tomiasthexder7673 dude sthu. u weirdo
steph curry and lebron are literally the most charismatic in todays game
@@airhead1218which says a lot and it doesnt help your case.
The "Dream Team".
The greatest basketball team ever assembled, and Christian Laettner.
HAHAHAHA so wrong but so true.
if only they chose shaq lol...then we could say they would be the best team ever
Minus Shaq, Isiah Thomas, and Dominique Wilkins from being perfect.
+Michael Brown who would you take off besides laettner to make room for both zeke and nique? nique was injured anyways
+Michael Brown never mind i read your other post below about 13 players and cutting mullin, no not mullin, he was unbelievable in 92, all nba first team!
I love how Jordan is off to the side @4:40 not wanting any attention for himself. I didn’t even notice he was there until they pulled the camera back.
Mj is a class act
DonDada low key he wanted to be in the middle or the one to give the speech
Probably because he is not a great speaker. Magic and Bird much better at that.
AD no he isn’t haha
@@AD-ur1fk Bullshit. He the most meanest self obessed evilest person.
Magic: "last but not least.."
Laettner: "My time to shine!"
Bird:
Lmaooo
That’s heart breaking man
Overrated Dookie
Savage 😂
This is consider a dick move in bird culture.
Balanced; Magic gets up and so eloquently directs shine onto each individual player, then Bird takes the mic and just slays as only he can. Another glimpse into how beautifully balanced that ‘92 team were. What a lineup they had
Magic as an orchestrator, Bird as a closer.
@@paulostatic8497 perfect
Well said!💯
Everybody always talks about who changes basketball but more important than that that is the fact that Magic and Bird saves basketball
Brid, every opportunity to engage in a bit of trash talkin'.
Magic: I wanna thank Charles Barkely as he really dominated the play, our best player
MJ: Okay, fine
Technically he was the best player since he was averaging the most points and playing the most minutes...
And then it became personal for him!
Barkley was the best player in the 92 Olympics. Everybody knows that.
“and that’s when i took it personal”
He actually was the best player in the dream team
I would listen to a Magic and the Bird sports talk morning show everyday, wouldn’t even have to be about sports to be honest.
Anyone noticed at the beginning of the speech Karl Malone looks for Stockton and ran over next to him? True teammates right there
Magic is a natural storyteller. Charisma coming out of his eyeballs.
@@chestersims8976 Copy and paste
"The Magic Bird"
That could happen one day.
"lets all wear black and not tell laettner"
Magic got on blue tho.
Larry got on Blue too
Justin Guzman LMAO😂😂😂
Hahah true dat
lol
The greatest Basketball Team ever assembled, and arguably the greatest team in the history of Competitive sport. Always get choked up by Magic and Bird’s friendship. Such savage competitors and fierce rivals on the court, and yet such genuine reverence and love for the other off the court. A truer example of sportsmanship I have yet to see. ❤️🏀🥇
"It's like always, he left me 20 seconds..."
That's all you need to close Larry.. That's all you need.
Jerald i hope you are well,
Magic Johnson calling Larry Bird “brother”, twice! They didn’t need to play in the same team, they didn’t need to be the same race. They just respected each other greatly for what they meant to the the game; that made them brothers, even before they got to play together, at the end of their legendary careers.
Magic and Larry are Christians, Christians call everyone brother and sister.
@Tube Tube Gary Slavery isn't that good a ball player...easily owned...
Well, he wouldn't wear Celtics jersey for anything in this world, but he did for Larry. His brother indeed.
Basketball brings everybody together .
yeah
When Magic and Bird is present. MJ seems tame
Ur right.
Respect
Persian Warrior what do you mean
Today's fans should practice that as well.
GOAT knows how to give RESPECT
0:55 so wholesome! Look at Karl looking for his teammate John and going over to stand by him such a genuine moment❤️
That's the only teammate he had in ups and down in utah
I am glad you pointed that out.
Would be wholesome if he wasnt an actual sexual predator lol
@@Herzeder😭😭
Nah, John just looks like a minor. That's why Karl is looking for him. 😂
Larry Bird is one funny dude.
Larry could have been an equally great stand up comedian, he has great timing on and off the court. Truly funny, funny guy.
Best thing is he “back”ed it up with his play when he was on that team
Introverts are great at stuff cuz they don’t waste time with small talk and bs.
Jordan said, Larry was the best trash talker. I see now, he was right! LOL!
He was the Baddest Man on the planet, in a league full of Black Man
@bernard martin i love it when someone is cussing at bird HAHAHAHAHA
So true,and Thats last part was so funny 🤣😂
TheRealist 811 Watch every game they ever played against each other. Jordan reveled in destroying players confidence.
Never tried with Larry,
Probably figured anyone that can function with a back like that is not the smartest one to mess with
@@thepunditspundit1776
It wouldn’t have worked on Larry. He’s an Alpha.
I love how Malone and Stockton stand next to eachother and whisper to eachother and laugh it’s nice to see theyre still good friends
malone had to find stockton just to be beside him and brushed aside barkley :D It's like that when two buddies are in a group. Jordan had to be near fellow Wizard christian laettner
They should've won a title, at least one
@@colleenross8752 yeah but chicago was hell of a team at the time
@@colleenross8752
Heh, Not with Jordan there....lol
Stockton to Malone bang!!!
Bird is soooo funny. He doesn’t talk as much as Magic but always steals the show. ☝️
Magic literally praised everyone with great story... and just shat all over Christian laettner..Lol
he was the token college kid along for the ride.
I shat a few minutes ago .....
@@endebtedone lool i know.. but this many years later... on a stage that prestigious... and still just a brunt of the team. Imagine being 40 something Christian and being in his shoes then and there.
K Sonny they should’ve picked Shaq over laettner
@@eihtballjnky No. Many people now a days don't understand how dominate laettner was in college . He's the greatest college basketball player of all time, period. Even though he had a lackluster NBA career his college years propelled him to the hall fame.
The greatest group of men to ever grace a basketball court
+Greg Gerrard 100 percent agree !!!
The greatest group of men to ever grace a basketball court
and Laettner
lol savage...
Although Isaiah should have been there.
Greg Gerrard I agree, he should have been there ,one of the greatest natural born talent .
0:57 Malone runs to his old friend Stockton
13
@@nojumper01 he was number 32 not 13
I mean they play for like 20 years together
@@Rio-mh1qf 13 as in the age of the girl look it up
@Johnny Myers prison is just a place
These 1K dislikes, all are from Isiah Thomas' fake accounts
🤣
and Shaq
Lmao
or the 1960's team
😆
damn.. Magic's speech makes me wanna watch all those games again.. from beginning to end.
True!
Watching the games again is what led me to this video. The 1992 Dream Team era brings back nothing but great memories for me. Good times.
He was amazing. He forgot about Christian Lattner
Pussy
Yeah hold the orgasm right.. keep teasing yourself.. and by the end you just explode!
Magic is such a charismatic personality. Fantastic speech!
I thought it was weird at first that MJ didn’t speak, but Magic was the right choice.
@@bencarlson4300 Magic and Larry were co-captains of DREAM TEAM. That's why they speak
BORN leader! I mean, what a personality! 🔥
Facts
Was Chris Mullin really that good? I was surprised to see him on this dream team.
Bird and Magic are a better love story than twilight
Joe they hated each other bro😂
Magic and isaiah
Gangsterwaffles The 7th beforevthe converse commercial they did. After that off the court they are good friends.
Larry said he likes Earvin the person but hates Magic the basketball player.
Gangsterwaffles The 7th
We talking about the same Bird & Magic? I don’t think so!
Yeah, if you're gay. 🙄
I've been rewatching some of those games and Laettner completely held his own. He played up to their level and didn't slow anything down. Full credit.
If MJ wanted him on the wizards as a teammate, CL was at minimum, a very good player. MJ isn't a charitable person on the court
No he didn't. He was a joke.
@@redrick8900 Go watch the games. You can lead a horse to water. Can't make it drink.
@@Heraclitean Seeing them is how I know you are full of crap. He was a mid shooter that was protected by the refs.
@@redrick8900 As if the refs in the 1992 Olympics gave one shit about Christian Laettner.. you crack me up.
"The cast, the characters, the different personalities...….then Charles Barkley" hahahahahahaha
Those guys could probably scrape up enough nickels to all chip in and buy Charles a tie for the next Dream Team anniversary
Jajajaja....yeah right...i love barkley...
Barkley took Barcelona way too seriously.
@M Shut up
@M Spot on!
I love David Stern waving off the request to standup. Stern really was the best commissioner of all time. Turned a failing league into an absolute monster.
Not to mention he was BLESSED with Larry Legend and Magic.. RIP Commish
Cutey Nurse IMO, he wasn’t blessed with Bird and Magic- he helped make the league about Bird and Magic. He would have done the same thing for Dr J and Kareem had he taken over years earlier. He was an unbelievable marketer and made the league about personalities. The one thing he did get lucky with was that Bird and Magic landed on the 2 most recognizable teams.
JohnnyDemarco I respect your opinion, but I just don’t agree. The anticipation of what Larry and Magic were going to do at the NEXT level was so high. Their feud stemmed from college and then transcended over to the BIG LEAGUES and they didn’t disappoint. Those 2 Icons TRANSFORMED and SAVED the NBA. No disrespect to the commish, but he was definitely BLESSED with those 2 guys coming into the league and continuing that rivalry and both having MAJOR success. MANY YEARS OF IT. For the record, before I saw Larry Bird play as a little girl and a true sports fan, Dr J was my FAVORITE basketball player... then emerged #33.. My FAVORITE player of ALL time.
the NBA was failing in 1984?? i guess magic, bird, and dr.j just wernt exciting enough.
joe blow league revenue went from 165 million when Stern took over to 5.5 billion when he retired. There were more than 20 teams outside of LA and Boston and the vast majority were playing games in front of near empty arenas. Yes, the league was failing.
A cast of characters of different personalities and... Charles Barkley.
Charles Barkley is his own personality.
Nikephorus Vlachos yo, I read this comment as Bird said it in the vid! Lol
Dude walked around Barcelona by himself with no security after the team got threats and when they asked him where's his security he held up his fists and said, this is my security....so yea, lol.
Nikephorus Vlachos no...switch “and” with “than”
And Christian Laettner
When Magic said, “God Is Good” and the audience said, “All The Time” it was so wholesome
Yeah and Santa clause is real too. And so are ghosts
Barkley looks like he’s never heard of all the people Magic is thanking.
That made me chuckle harder than i should've. It does look that way haha
But they all know who Barkley was. Imagine how good you have to be when magic Johnson said you were the best player on the team
It's a good thing Magic didn't thank Angola.
this just cracked me up so bad. Was thinking the same haha.
He looks out of it
Larry, in his limited time, stole the show. Love Larry Legend!
always comes in clutch
He always does. Such a great sense of humor!
as usual
Larry Bird has such unique personality. At the same time he's very humble/reserved/shy while also having confidence,swag,and just that killer instinct.
bruh that guy is not shy lol
Not humble on the court. Biggest trash talker to ever play!
Larry Bird is anything but shy, lol
Magic is such a class act, epitome of charisma 🙌 So cool he and LB got to play together and co/captain
Magic has such an amazing way with words
Yeah he believed that too when he tried his hand at a late night talk show but it didn't work out. In all seriousness though he does. One of the coolest to ever step on an NBA floor.
Magic's speech was so great on so many levels...
I have lost the count of how many times I watched this video, so uplifting...
He's a great storyteller for sure
He’s a great edifier too. Puts his ego aside
damn larry making a joke about the 60s when oscar and jerry west were there. savage
Yeah but he's making fun of the 1992 dream team for being so impatient. lol Like these guys would have never been able to do that. Not that the old people are a joke. They had way more patience for life...is what he's saying.
Ok nevermind I take that back LOL. I actually believed him without thinking. That shows how I wasn't paying attention to what he was saying. Just thinking about him generally making a joke. That's obviously not how it was for the 60s team. Lolll so yes. Rlando James. You're right. He's teasing Oscar and Jerry West for sure and acting like they were from the 1800s or early 1900s lol.
Making a statement about how the IOC has been fucking athletes for years, Bird was one of them
I think it's more of a compliment
Larry Bird is hilarious. That closing speech is hysterical.
At 4:58 Magic Johnson looked back and said: "who the fuck is that?....Oh crap ... Christian Leattner I didn't forget about you..."
AG21films he forgot about him 🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Larry Bird's joke in the end was priceless.....Magic Johnson's compliments are legendary! Bird & Magic's friendship is eternal! The original Dream Team will forever be the greatest team assembled in our lifetime! Great video!
IDK..Has anyone looked at DREAM TEAM 2?
@@grosskopf2779, It ain't even close. The only two players on the 1992 USA Basketball Olympic Dream Team that are not enshrined in the Basketball Hall Of Fame are Steve Smith and Christian Laettner. Heck, even two of the coaches on that team were enshrined in the Hall Of Fame: The late Chuck Daly, who served as the head coach, and Lenny Wilkins, who was on his staff.
@@dr.sinister9315 Not even close? Other than the players that overlapped on both teams:1996 Team
David Robinson
Hakeem Olajuwon
Shaquille O'Neal
Charles Barkley
Karl Malone
Scottie Pippen
Penny Hardaway
Grant Hill
Reggie Miller
Mitch Richmond
Gary Payton
John Stockton are you kidding?
Steve Smith? Who the heck is Steve Smith, the Espn announcer? I will give you this, it seems that the 96 team had a HUGE ego problem.
@@dr.sinister9315 Steve Smith wasn't on the Dream Team
When you look back at your post does it not make you cringe ?
1992 US Men's Olympic Basketball Team >>>>>> 2012 US Men's Olympic Basketball Team
Michael Jordan said it best: "For [Bryant] to compare those two teams is not one of the smarter things he ever could have done... Remember now, they learned from us. We didn't learn from them."
at least 2012 team didn't block out the second best pg of the leauge
wong nigel Also, the 1992 team selected Christian Laettner over Shaq, but the U.S. still won big in Barcelona.
they are going to win no matter what, any nba team can go out and win against international
+joesakic91 lol hindsight is 20/20 at that time Laetner was the best college player
2008 Redeem team >>> 1992 Dream team>>> 2012 Dream team
Magic and Bird still the best personalities in sports when they're together at stage, this time around like a well pitched baseball game, Magic pitches an eight innings shotout, then Bird comes into the ninth and strikesout the side.
Their show on Letterman was hilarious.
Well said!!!!! Also, a Red Sox fan here!!
Can listen to magic tell stories all day
Harri v'Jah and Bird also did well in the end; thats why this guys are amazing, they were amazing players and now, when they talk about it, they also know how to do it
And Zeke!
+João Fernandes Most of these guys are as funny as all heck - but put Magic and Bird together and they are classic. And yep - even as a Boston fan that H A T E D Magic all those years - could listen to him tell stories all day every day.
Who that in your Prof pic? Mayweather and De la Hoya?
he recalls it all so well!
This was the best team ever, Jordan, Magic, Bird, Barkley, Ewing, Malone, Drexler, Pippen, and more...this was the golden era of Basketball...
Only because we never had a chance at seeing a 1988 or 1984 team.
But don’t forget the best player Christian Laettner 🥶😤🥵😈
@@billyboblillybob344 88 would have been better because it would have basically been the same team, just younger. Most of these guys were past their primes.
@@keithjoseph128 There would be a few names taken off and a few put on. You'd have Dr J and Kareem AJ right off the cuff but given some time, there are probably several others to consider. But yes, Bird would have been far healthier for starters.
@@billyboblillybob344 then they wouldn't have been better because those guys were all past their primes too. But yes, obviously Pippen wouldn't be on in 88 and Thomas possibly makes the team.
Drexler unfortunately was in the Jordan era. So overlooked
@Miguel Raposo Cosign, I loved Clyde Drexler back in the day, I remember I used to love playing with the Blazers in NBA Live
I wouldn't complain if I were him. He's got two rings...
@Miguel Raposo - All-time game winning shot numbers, per ESPN Stats. Bird was 2nd with 43, Jordan was first with 141. You were saying?
Saw Drexler play a couple times, live. He was amazing in college, and even better in the pros. I remember when my hometown school, Louisville, played Houston. The Drs of Dunk vs Phi Slamma Jamma!! Spectacular game, and one of my greatest fan memories.
If Drexler played with Hakeem in the Nba like he used to in college much earlier than when they actually did. The story might be different.
Magic: " I want to thank Barkley for being our best player"
MJ: "I took that personally"
😂😂😂😂😂
4:29 MJ looks at Christian Laettner - "He didn't mention you haha"
Laettners like - "Shit it's allgood haha"
+Dee Brownboi Laettner prob high as hell lol
+Dee Brownboi
Yeah, from my lip reading I think MJ goes "Is he gonna mention you?"
Laettner probably says something like "Do I deserve to be mentioned?"
Then I actually think MJ says "He's just playing, he'll mention you in a minute".
+Dee Brownboi Hey Laettner was at least aware what he was compared to the rest of the team..At least he was honest and humble.
Dee Brownboi i
Shit I would've wanna be a part of that team I don't care if I was laettner
Larry closed that speech hahahahaha incredible
Job Cruz ...."Well, maybe not the BEST team assembled, but..." 😂😂😂. He stands by his 1986 Celtics.
Gives me great joy that he still talking trash
Still the best closer!
@@theloverswineverytime1625 well you gotta stand by facts
Classic Bird 👌
I think it’s cool how Laettner knows his place on this team, still. He stands behind all of them. He was just along for the ride and still is. That is the true definition of a team. Everyone knew his place and still knows their place.
And it’s cool that Magic still shouted him out like everyone else.
Agreed
0:53 Laettner hugged MJ. They were still a team regardless of Laettner's average NBA career. And MJ reminded Chuck that he forgot to mention Laettner. 🤣 I bet MJ still care for the guy saw something that he can keep it up with the big names.
@@carlpatrickragas2159 so you called Laetener's NBA career average? I would describe his career as solid. He was not your average player. He was still way above average!
@@shenghan4897
Yeah, people who played with CL say his stats didn't reflect his effect. Passes denied, picks set, box outs to make sure a teammate gets the rip, the pass to the pass to the score, loose ball dives, loose ball 'gets', etc. There are a ton of ways to have an effect that don't show up in the stats.
If you were lucky enough like I was to experience basketball in the 80's and 90's and had the opportunity to see Magic, Bird, Barkley, & Jordan play you know how lucky you were. And if you didn't get to experience it. You missed out.
Every time I see them, I am grateful that I was able to watch them play! Such perfect basketball, it was amazing. I still remember my first game live at the AZ Veterans Memorial Coliseum back in May of 1991, when Magic dueled Kevin Johnson, one of the best games that I have ever witnessed!
FactZ!!! Handz down the best basketball ever!!!🙇♂️🖤
Larry Legend with the jokes totally unexpected when I first seen this
For real, Larry was famously known for his shit talking.
I love Bird, always have, he played when I was feeling my oats as a young man, still managed to catch a game once and a while, I’d like to go back and watch a whole lot of more games😢😛😍
Magic did an amazing job here acknowledging everyone. True legend
But he didn't acknowledge everyone. And when he finally did mention laettner after prompted he gave a very lackluster story in comparison to the other stories.
imma cumming well that’s exactly how it was, he wasn’t anywhere near a superstar as the others were and Christian knew that himself
@@barney5583 That's because Christian was a very lackluster player compared to the rest of the team.
Not HIS fault for being the "token college player" though.
@@barney5583pretty much everyone acknowledges he only made the team because the committee wanted one college player. He was not on the same level as the rest of these guys
@@barney5583magic did fine, what was he supposed to do with Christian, he couldn't compliment his game as well as the others because he wasn't a legend and never ended up being one,, the story with Barkley hitting him was cool enough to close the speech
Christian Laettner was like "why did i even come"
Lol
he's still a prick even till this day he didn't even laugh...
Michael Brown... and why is LAETTNER a prick??? coz he probably whoop your schools varsity team??? LOL bitter till this day??? LOL SMH
Haha also 5:01 Pippen double takes and looks back twice and says the same thing like "Damn...I'm sorry man"
And Christian Laettner I didn't forget about, you taught I forgot about you... CL be like "Hek yeah you did"😂😂😂
The greatest team to ever be assembled. There were never be a team that’ll replicate what they did.
Malone made a beeline straight to Stockton lol. I was a bulls fan so I'm glad the Jazz lost to them, but I have the utmost respect for Stockton and Malone. Two of the best in their respective positions.
They only beat Utah because the referees and phantom calls let's not mention MJ pushing off players
Mizz TreeJackson Malone fucked a 13 year old
Malone isn’t a good dude
Thomas Fitzgerald I know I hate that everyone loves Malone when he fucked a 13 year old when he was 20
Can we say that Malone was a sensational player but a poor person?
Magic tried to play it off lol "you thought i forgot about you"
facts lol
4:30 lol true story. Even Jordan made a comment to Laettner in the back about it.
Devon Canty "last but not least... Larry bird" even though he hadn't said Christian's name 😂
rileyjoh19 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 im crying he was hurt back there
MrFraiche look at 4:58 when magic finally realized laettner was up there. He stared him down for like five seconds😂😂😂
Bird's comedic timing is eternally impeccable
Malone running to stand next to Stock before the speech like 2 kids wanting to be together as best friends... it makes me emotional
The greatest team ever assembled in sports history.
2008-2012 spain's national football team.. 2 european cups and 1 world cup, dominated all of them, destroying the best teams in the world in the hardest and most anticipated sport
The most mentioned. In '92 they didn't face '90 world cup champions.
@@imcoolwiththat9668 no real madrid galacticos were better
@@Elxchino323 no they’re not, mid 2000s Milan can beat them
@randomm User1237589 Peps Barca was great but in my opinion they are a little overrated. 2008-2009 they got lucky that the ref didn’t give Chelsea 3 penalties and they didn’t deserve to be in the final, in 2009-2010 they lost to a great Jose Mourinho side in Inter Milan and held them to just one goal at the Camp Nou after thrashing them 3-1 at the San Siro. In 2011-12 they somehow lost to a mediocre Chelsea side thanks to their counterattacking. 2013 Bayern Munich can beat Peps Barcelona..
“It’s like always, he left me 20 seconds.” 💀😂😂 Bird funny af
I love how Magic just talked about every single team member with their unique traits and history. Other athletes wouldve just said the names of their team member and call it a day
MJ with all of his deserved accolades throughout his amazing career still regarded this time in his life as his most memorable and greatest achievement which was winning a gold medal for playing on the United States 92 Olympic basketball team. Every fantastic player in attendance on this night will go on forever remembered as the Dream Team because they were just that, a dream team.
I watched MJ win a Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics before he went pro
yes, together with david robinson and john paxson @@ccoleman2801
I was so focused on Magic and Larry I didn’t even remember Jordan was there
I swear I forgot about his ass.
MJ took this personal 😂
You didn't remember the 'dream' part of the 'dream team' my friend, come on..
@@ChillerSamson It was the "official" passing of the guard, from the Larry/Magic era to the Jordan era.
The actual passing was probably a year or two earlier.
Jordan was in the background giving respect and allowing Magic and Bird a chance to shine. Remember that MJ was and still is an international super star, Magic is known globally as well but not as much as MJ while the others (including Bird) are more superstars in the US only (known internationally but not to MJ’s level).
Magic is the greatest story teller he brings the mood alive and amazingly incredible! To all the dream team your all goat!
cheeze zlayer 💯
Magic orchestrating and Bird closing the deal with 20 seconds left. Sounds about right to me.
That team did more for the NBA than any other. Than any other sports team has done for their league. Incalculable. So glad I was at the perfect age to witness that.
4:18 charles and scottie were thinking "damn he forgot about the college kid"
agonzali and mike
LOL
Karl Malone bumping Stockton's shoulder while Magic talks about him at 3:27 is hilarious!!!
that's actually wholesome lol
4:11 I know that preacher tone anywhere. His reverence for his friend Larry touches my heart. I'm emotional listening to Magic. What a man of character.
Larry was there for him when many turned their back. That's something a person doesn't forget.
@@zalansz9450 have u met him tho, so how would u know his worth bud
@@zalansz9450 Bro stop judging a man off of his past
@@zalansz9450 Nah bro I don't fuck with people who try to undermine people for their past, simple.
Everybody always talks about who changes basketball but more important than that that is the fact that Magic and Bird saves basketball
Magic talks and talks, nails it. Bird comes up with no time and ends it.
when jordan talk we all listen, but when larry dan magic talk jordan listen. I can see how much respect jordan had for both of them larry and magic.
MJ respects those who've beat him
Bird still got that mentality that he had the best team ever🤣🤣🤣 legend
The 86 team arguably was.
2012 - Nothing
2013 - Nothing
2014 - Nothing
2015 - Nothing
2016 - Nothing
2017 - Nothing
2018 - Nothing
2019 - Nothing
2020 - Recommended
Same
Your one hundredth like!!!!!!
pain master who cares
Girl yo ass joined in 2016, stop bullshittin
@@hupla6179 I can still get stuff in my recomondations thats just when I signed into TH-cam. But thank you for pointing it out!
I can't help but gush & cry seeing this. So proud I saw their era. Great players in one team. Who could ask for more? No other team like it before or after. Truly, everybody's DREAM TEAM! Salute!💪💪💪👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
It was a joy to witness Magic and Bird play... Two rivals (now close friends) who elevated a sport into the stratosphere.
And then a guy named Jordan came and sent the sport to the next galaxy
Magic: "Last but not least.." (barkley looks at crowd, jaws dropped)
Everybody: "Uh-oh what about Laettner.."
4:17 Jordan to Laettner: "Looks like he forgot you :D"
That's not Laettner
That's Chris Mullin
@@nomnom9992 nah the one in the back is definitely Laettner.
They need to retire the name 'Dream Team'.
+pnut3r Yes!
Thàt was kick ass in the day but yeah every dog has there day. No offense to dogs.
+pnut3r In regards to Olympic team names they kind of have. Unofficially of course. There will never be another team assembled that will have that much impact like the Dream Team had.
Agreed they kicked ass but but they have to pass the tourch.
ROBERT Trelka Pass the torch? What torch? Each Olympic team is different, that's the "passing of the torch" not the name media gives it. Also, The Dream Team as a historic team is in the HOF so they are "retired".
Whoa - what a team. The whole world held its breath when these guys took center stage!
Best accolade from Magic goes to Christian Laetnerr!!and OMG, Larry Bird is still talking trash after all these years!Larry Legend,you are the best!
Scottie pipenn Just sitting there waiting for him to say his name. 😂
Love Pip but yes he was waiting.
This aged well
The only language Larry Bird talks is trash.
And he took that all the way to the NBA Hall of Fame as THE greatest forward to EVER play in the National Basketball Association!!!
Chris Michaels fuck no he isn’t he’s goat level but not the goat
@@kip6385 Denial...it's NOT a river in Egypt.
Chris Michaels he ain’t the greatest he’s obviously one of the greatest but he isn’t the goat
@@kip6385 The GOAT "forward"...ABSOLUTELY!!!
All that grrrreatness. Magic doesn't need a teleprompter. "You left me 20 seconds..." (then hits a three pointer as a comedian) ~Larry Bird~ 🏆🥇🏀🐐
MJ: Larry and Magic you had you run but its the new sherif in town. Respect to the both greats by MJ
0:51 Karl Malone looking for John Stockton cracks me up lol he looked so lost
Just wanted to be by his buddy
And charles barkley lookin like "hey man" to malone.
Their Pick N' Roll play was the greatest weapon in NBA History next to Jabbar's SkyHook
That is so cute to me. 🤭 When the teacher calls your group to do a class presentation and you panic trying to standing next to your bff. Lol 🤣
Larry Bird and Steve Kerr should have a standup comedy battle!
no bird and pop. Steve Kerr gets his shit from pop
doesn't matter the context, please don't compare bird to kerr
i hate people like you. you can't ever talk about 2 basketball players without it being blasphemous, and this wasnt even ABOUT BASKETBALL.
Fuck off, honestly.
+MermDaddy What the fuck are you getting mad for? 😂😂😂
NBAKxng03 this dude said context doesn't matter, dont compare bird to kerr. Thats retarded.
Classy nods to everyone by Magic, Classy nod to the 1960's team by Bird, in other words "Respect Your Elders".
Larry Bird showed his Gangsta presence right there.
They need to retire the name “Dream Team” 🤞🏾
They just use Team USA
Lbj is the goat
Yup, like in real madrid there is only one Galacticos. We was the equivalent version of the dream team but in soccer.
@@Elxchino323 I guess you never heard of AC Milan under Sachi. They are actually called the Dream Team
Exactly! They will never be another like this lol
Karl Malone towers over Charles Barkley, they played the same position, but 2 different body types.
Karl is 6'9 while Barkley is only 6'3
Alpa Phoenix barkley is 6’6
@@dhs7143 I seen Barkley in person and he's actually around 6'3 maybe 6'4
Alpa Phoenix If that’s true that’s crazy. He was averaging like 14 boards a game when he was the height of a SG
Barkley in his prime was 6’5 3/4
Wow - I'm not even a basketball "fan" but this gave me CHILLS!!!! 🏀
00:50 Karl Malone: "Where is he...not here...not there...THERE IT IS! Faster faster, move aside Charles!, Hi buddy! I thought I lost you!"
"Here I am!"
Like school buddies...seeing this always puts a smile on my face
21webb HAHAHAHAHAAHA THAT MADE ME LAUGH BUDDY!!!
4:17 the face chuck made when magic forgot chirstian🤣🤣🤣
Bro he looked disappointed.
Jordan just let Christian know that magic forgot about him HAHAHA!
Pippen's face too!
4:30 you can see Jordan tell Lattnear “he forgot about you” and from lattnars expression he took it like a champ but then magic didn’t forget
He did forget and when he turned to look at Larry Bird he saw Laettner and realized he forgot about him lol that’s why he made a joke about Barkley elbowing him because he was quickly just trying to think of something while making it look like he didn’t forget about him. So he nervously made a joke. He was complimentary to everyone he talked about so the joke was out of place and didn’t fit the tone of the rest of Magic’s speech. Nice recovery though. It’s a good thing Bird was to his left because if he had been to his right he would of never saw Laettner lol
@@breauxcewayne1971 Lmaoo yeah he sure did forget about him but nice recovery tho 😂
@@breauxcewayne1971 omg, that sad true " if he had been to his right he would of never saw Laettner lol"
Gotta love Larry. He and magic are national treasures.