The Olympics Codexery

Legendary Players

26 entries in the The Olympics compendium.

Legendary Players — Era Chart

Julius Erving1950Bill Russell1955Wilt Chamberlain1956Jerry West1959Oscar Robertson1960Isiah Thomas1961Kareem Abdul-Jabbar1968Tim Duncan1976Michael Jordan1983Moses Malone1983John Stockton1984Charles Barkley1984Magic Johnson1991Larry Bird1992Shaquille O'Neal1992Karl Malone1992David Robinson1992Hakeem Olajuwon1993Kobe Bryant1996LeBron James2004
Michael JordanFour gold medals, zero losses: Jordan's Olympic perfection.Magic JohnsonThe maestro who made Olympic basketball a global spectacle.Larry BirdThe Hick from French Lick who won Olympic gold.Kareem Abdul-JabbarThe skyhook that bent gravity.Bill RussellThe captain who led the U.S. to Olympic gold in 1956.Wilt ChamberlainThe Big Dipper who conquered the court and the world.Shaquille O'NealThe Diesel powered the Dream Team to gold, one shattered backboard at a time.Tim DuncanThe Big Fundamental who anchored the paint for the Spurs and earned a bronze medal in AtheHakeem OlajuwonThe Dream who won Olympic gold in 1996.Kobe BryantTwo Olympic gold medals — Beijing 2008 and London 2012.LeBron JamesThe kid from Akron who became King of the World.Jerry WestCo-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team.Oscar RobertsonThe Big O: Olympic gold medalist, co-captain of the 1960 U.S. team, and leading scorer in Julius ErvingDr. J: The high-flying pioneer who redefined basketball artistry.Moses MaloneThe Chairman of the Boards: a rebounding machine who turned missed shots into his own persKarl MaloneTwice the mail was delivered — and both packages were gold.John StocktonThe assist king who ran the point for the 1992 Dream Team.Isiah ThomasThe ultimate floor general and heart of the Bad Boys.David RobinsonThe Navy officer who anchored Olympic basketball's golden age, from the 1992 Dream Team's Charles BarkleyThe Round Mound of Rebound who won Olympic gold with the Dream Team.Kevin GarnettThe Big Ticket who brought gold and grit.Dirk NowitzkiThe 7-foot German who rewrote the rules of the power forward position.Kevin DurantFour-time Olympic gold medalist and Team USA's all-time leading Olympic scorer.Stephen CurryThe man who bent the arc of basketball history.Allen IversonThe Answer brought his crossover to Olympic parkwood in 2004.Patrick EwingOlympic gold medalist and Dream Team member.
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