When the Dream Group annihilated opponents by an average margin of 44 points on the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, solely 22 lively/former NBA gamers have been on non-Group USA squads.
When the Paris Olympics-bound Group USA defeated groups by an average margin of 19 points, as many as 69 lively/former NBA gamers represented 11 nations.
Even a six-year-old child may discern that the latter handled extra competitors — together with a three-time reigning NBA MVP and future MVP — and, subsequently, had a tougher path to gold.
But, Shaquille O’Neal was least impressed by the exploits of LeBron James and Co. in Paris, primarily as a result of he disagrees that “the world is getting shut” to catching Group USA’s may in basketball.
“I’ve a dominant character,” O’Neal told “The Big Podcast” lately. “I do not care who you might be. My cousin Kenny simply had this argument upstairs. He stated, ‘The world is getting shut’ however I do not suppose it’s. The truth that they [Team USA] went 97-95 [in the semifinal], you solely beat South Sudan by one. Come on, bro. That is by no means presupposed to occur.”