LA84 Foundation on Twitter: "On this day 46 years ago, the USA Men's basketball team's 63-game Olympic winning streak ended after a controversial 51-50 loss to the USSR at the 1972 Games.
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50 stunning Olympic moments No1: USA v USSR, basketball final, 1972 | Olympic Games 2012 | The Guardian
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Alexander: The USA vs. USSR Olympic basketball gold-medal fiasco 50 years later – Orange County Register
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Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press
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U.S.A. vs U.S.S.R.: More Than Just a Game, 1972 Olympics | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
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U.S. Olympic basketball robbed of gold medals at Munich Olympics - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com
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