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For 1992 squad, Dream Team was perfect name

New film shows squad’s brilliance transcended game

By Chad Finn

 |  Globe Staff  

  June 08, 2012

At some point in the last decade or so, the US Olympic men’s basketball team seems to have ceased being referred to as the “Dream Team.’’ It’s a term that still pops up from time to time, such as when LeBron James compared his 2008 Olympic squad with the iconic 1992 gold medalists, or, in NBA circles, when a couple of superstars manipulate free agency to try to form a super-team.

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