It's Time for the 1972 U.S. Men's Basketball Team to Stop Being Babies and Collect History's Most Famous Olympic Medals
![U.S.A. vs U.S.S.R.: More Than Just a Game, 1972 Olympics | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report U.S.A. vs U.S.S.R.: More Than Just a Game, 1972 Olympics | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report](https://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/001/792/208/1972-basketball-USvsUSSR-069_crop_north.jpeg?1342328067&w=3072&h=2048)
U.S.A. vs U.S.S.R.: More Than Just a Game, 1972 Olympics | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![Better Than Gold: Olympian Kenny Davis And The Most Controversial Basketball Game In History West, Gary Davis, Kenny: Libros | lagear.com.ar Better Than Gold: Olympian Kenny Davis And The Most Controversial Basketball Game In History West, Gary Davis, Kenny: Libros | lagear.com.ar](https://www.history.com/.image/ar_4:3%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_1200/MTgzNTQyNzAzMDQzMTI2MzEw/basketball-1972-olympics-gettyimages-640770916.jpg)
Better Than Gold: Olympian Kenny Davis And The Most Controversial Basketball Game In History West, Gary Davis, Kenny: Libros | lagear.com.ar
![50 stunning Olympic moments No1: USA v USSR, basketball final, 1972 | Olympic Games 2012 | The Guardian 50 stunning Olympic moments No1: USA v USSR, basketball final, 1972 | Olympic Games 2012 | The Guardian](https://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2011/11/16/1321439394479/basketball-animation.gif)
50 stunning Olympic moments No1: USA v USSR, basketball final, 1972 | Olympic Games 2012 | The Guardian
![Chris Collins' 2017 Buzzer-Beating Play Call Was Eerily Similar To 1972 Olympics Play Doug Collins Lost On | ThePostGame.com Chris Collins' 2017 Buzzer-Beating Play Call Was Eerily Similar To 1972 Olympics Play Doug Collins Lost On | ThePostGame.com](http://images.thepostgame.com/assets/public/styles/story_main/public/main-Chris-Collins.jpg)
Chris Collins' 2017 Buzzer-Beating Play Call Was Eerily Similar To 1972 Olympics Play Doug Collins Lost On | ThePostGame.com
![Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press](https://www.hcpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/1972-MOLY-141915949-791x1024.jpg)
Avery County Native Tommy Burleson's 1972 United States Olympic Men's Basketball Team Nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - High Country Press
![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. 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.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dmxz0IgXoAIZ7PU.jpg)