Michael Jordan's rookie NBA season - 1984 USA pre-Olympic exhibition games - NB85-3

Send Adam a text message. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1817363/open_sms) Adam & Aaron celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Jordan‘s (1984) arrival in the National Basketball Association. This episode covers: - Team USA’s 1984 pre-Olympic Exhibition Games versus NBA Stars The Olympians played a total of nine exhibition games in just under five weeks, as a build-up to the 1984 Olympic Games, in Los Angeles. You’ll learn facts, figures and tidbits from each of the exhibition games – much of which, we’re confident you’ve never heard before. The most prominent players mentioned in this episode, include: Michael Jordan, Chris Mullin, Patrick Ewing, Isiah Thomas, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Sam Bowie & Terry Cummings. Many thanks to great friend of the show, Todd Spehr. He kindly provided box scores for each of the exhibition games. Topics / articles discussed (every effort has been made to confirm exact dates): 84-06-23 - Olympic cagers prove team skills with victory over former Hoosiers 84-06-23 - Jordan won’t overdose on basketball 84-06-28 - Olympic Cage Squad Finalized 84-07-02 - USA cagers shaping up 84-07-02 - Ewing Hears The Cheers 84-07-04 - USA’s Basketball Tradition on Line When Olympic Competition Commences 84-07-10 - U.S. Olympic basketball team becomes part of game’s history 84-07-13 - Jordan paces Olympians’ win 84-07-13 - Michael Jordan leads Olympians 84-07-13 - Knight influence is evident 84-07-17 - Knight’s Brash Courtside Manner Is No Accident 84-07-26 - Carolina twosome decisive Show notes (http://inallairness.com/NB85-3) | I appreciate all feedback, FB Page 'Likes' and iTunes ratings / reviews. Follow: Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/inallairness) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/inallairness) | Google+ (https://plus.google.com/+AdamRyan) Subscribe: iTunes (http://inallairness.com/iTunes) | Stitcher (http://inallairness.com/Stitcher) | RSS (http://inallairness.libsyn.com/rss) | Website (http://feeds.feedburner.com/inallairness) Feedback: e-mail (mailto:inallairness@gmail.com?subject=Feedback%20on%20your%20podcast) (audio welcome) | Voicemail (http://www.speakpipe.com/inallairness) Support: Buy Adam a coffee (https://inallairness.com/coffee) | Amazon: USA (https://inallairness.com/AmazonUSA) / Australia (https://inallairness.com/AmazonOz) | Audible (https://inallairness.com/Audible) | PayPal (https://inallairness.com/PayPal) Listen: Apple Podcasts (https://inallairness.com/Apple) | Google Podcasts (https://inallairness.com/Google) | Spotify (https://inallairness.com/Spotify) | Overcast (https://inallairness.com/Overcast) Follow: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/inallairness.nbahistory.pod/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/inallairness) | YouTube (https://youtube.com/inallairness) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/adamryan2345/) Subscribe (free): NBA-history newsletter (mailto:inallairness@gmail.com?subject=hoops%20newsletter) [as an Amazon Associate, Adam earns from qualifying purchases - you'll be supporting his podcast at no extra cost]