From “they kicked our asses” to “disgusting sight”: this is how the Dream Team went through Argentina’s victory in Athens 2004

The protagonists of the American team that lost to Argentina in the semifinal of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games showed how difficult that defeat was for them.

On August 27, 2004, the Argentina’s basketball team wrote one of the most glorious pages in the history of Argentine sports. On that day the victory over Dream Team from the United Statess, full of NBA stars, for 89-81 in the semifinals of the 2004 Athens Olympics.

“they kick us”. He said this LeBron Jamesone of the considered the best basketball players in the world and in history if the performance of the team he led is determined Ruben Magnanoin the event where the Albiceleste will be crowned champions and along with the Americans, with the chosen one of their squad, they will finish in third place with the Italy circling the podium.

The United States remained undefeated at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday as they earned a tough road to the final after defeating Serbia, which had led the scoreboard for most of the match, 95-91. In this way, Argentina remains the only team to beat the United States (along with NBA players) in the Olympic Games playoffs. In 23 games, they achieved 22 wins, so the figure of that albiceleste team continues to grow.

LeBron James and Dwayne Wadewho also participated in the fight, made the documentary that Netflixcalled ‘The Redeem Team’which tells the story of the United States team considered by many to be the second best, behind only the Michael Jordan’s Dream Team. It is nothing more and nothing less than the one intended Beijing 2008 champion.

To tell the process the American team has to go through to ‘redeem’ of that call defeat against Argentina and the 2006 World Cup -where he was defeated by Greece both times – they had to mention the fall against the South Americans. And they did it with the sayings of their heroes.

In that rivalry that went down in Argentina’s great sporting history, the national team dominated the match from the start, with a Manu Ginobili brilliant (he generated 29 points, 9/13 on field goals and 4/6 on triples), an exclusive figure in the game, and the contribution of a granite and strong team. Luis Scola contributed 10 points and four rebounds; Andrés Nocioni13 and five; Fabricio Obertosix and six; Pepe Sanchezfour and seven assists; Alejandro Montecchia12 and two; and Walter Herrmannfrom the bank, is the

In the trailer of the documentary you can see pictures of the match and the euphoria of white clotheswhich became their norm Purchased (At the time, the only Argentine present in the NBA since he was coming into his first season with the San Antonio Spurs). They and contrasted with the serious face of the USA people. And what was reflected in the field, lor LeBron James and Wade himself put it into words.

“annoying to look at”recognized the Miami Heat’s historic guard while king jamess is responsible for confirming the feeling about what is the only defeat in the history of the American team at the Olympic Games by presenting a team with NBA players, which has been allowed since Barcelona 1992. “It’s scary to be a part of. They kicked our asses”.