USA basketball at the Olympics
Look back at each Olympics hoops appearance for Team USA
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A history of dominance Team USA basketball
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Team USA wins first hoops gold 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Americans cruise to second gold 1948 London Olympics
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Lovellete leads the U.S. 1952 Helinski Olympics
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Russell, Jones, U.S. rout Soviet for gold 1956 Melbourne Olympics
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The 'original' Dream Team 1960 Rome Olympics
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No star power, no problem 1964 Tokyo Olympics
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Spencer Haywood arrives 1968 Mexico City Olympics
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Americans robbed of gold 1972 Munich Olympics
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U.S. reclaims gold 1976 Montreal Olympics
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Boycott 1980 Moscow Olympics
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MJ leads U.S. to gold 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
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Soviets shock U.S. 1988 Seoul Olympics
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The Dream Team 1992 Barcelona Olympics
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New-look roster, same result 1996 Atlanta Olympics
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Carter over Weis 2000 Sydney Olympics
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Americans embarrassed 2004 Athens Olympics
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The Redeem Team 2008 Beijing Olympics
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Kobe, Coach K go out with gold 2012 London Olympics
Kobe, Coach K go out with gold
2012 LONDON OLYMPICS
Result: Gold medal
Key players: Kevin Durant (19.5 PPG), Carmelo Anthony (16.3 PPG)
All the talk leading up to the Olympics was whether the 2012 team could top the Dream Team. In the end, they were nearly as dominant. Led by Kevin Durant and LeBron James, there was never really any doubt that Team USA would win gold, wrapping up a dominant showing with a 107-100 win over Spain in the gold medal game. Mike Krzyzewski, the team's head coach, won gold in his final game; he finished with two gold medals and a 62-1 record during his tenure as the team's head coach. The Olympic game was also the final for Kobe Bryant.
Pictured: Team USA's leading scorer Kevin Durant.
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