{"id":4607,"date":"2019-03-22T11:44:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T16:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=4607"},"modified":"2022-02-20T10:58:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T16:58:36","slug":"greatest-basketball-team-ever-magic-says-dream-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/greatest-basketball-team-ever-magic-says-dream-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Greatest Basketball Team Ever? Magic Says &#8220;Dream Team&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4610\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4610 size-large lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/greatest-basketball-team-ever-1024x435.png\" alt=\"Magic Johnson Says Greatest Basketball Team Ever Is Dream Team.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4610 size-large lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/greatest-basketball-team-ever-1024x435.png\" alt=\"Magic Johnson Says Greatest Basketball Team Ever Is Dream Team.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"435\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magic sez the greatest basketball team ever is the Dream Team.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>You may not know this, but sports apparel company Champion turned 100 years old this year. The iconic &#8220;C&#8221; logo has seen a resurgence and has become cool again.<\/h2>\n<p>You also may not know that March hasn&#8217;t always meant madness for basketball fans; the obsession stepped up a notch 40 years ago, when millions of viewers tuned in to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsma02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Magic Johnson<\/a> and the Michigan State Spartans take on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/birdla01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Larry Bird<\/a> and the Indiana State Sycamores for the national championship.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic match-up paved the way for America&#8217;s enduring fascination with college hoops and the &#8220;March Madness&#8221; events of today.<\/p>\n<p>The Larry vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1979-magic-johnson-larry-bird-debut\/\">Magic rivalry carried over to the NBA<\/a>, and restored a dying league, due to financial problems and drug use.<\/p>\n<p>What team is the greatest basketball team ever? 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