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"We weren’t ready to be on that team" - Dwyane Wade reflects on the 2004 Olympic disaster that changed his career

Wade's all-around play was on display in Beijing. He disrupted passing lanes, played hard-nosed defense, slashing to the hoop ...
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Stephon Marbury on being part of the 2004 Olympic team: "I heard David Stern say this was good for basketball when we lost"

The 2004 Athens Olympics is the darkest chapter of USA Basketball. It marked the first and only time that an NBA-led U.S. men's basketball team did not win the gold medal in the Summer Games. Stephon ...
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Shaq sheds light on why he sat out the 2004 Olympics: "We were 55-0 when I played, and I don't want to tarnish that"

Shaquille O'Neal would have made a big difference for Team USA in the 2004 Olympics. Without him and other superstars, the Americans' 25-game winning streak in the event was snapped by Puerto Rico.