Jordan’s little-known game: The day he faced Argentina at the Pan American Games

On August 25, 1983, at JJPP in Caracas, the Argentine basketball team faced the United States team, which included the young and unknown Michael Jordan.

Last Sunday, “Las Giants” Argentina women’s basketball team wins historic bronze medal at 2023 Pan American Games back Defeated Cuba 75-66 This is the first time in their history that they have stood on the podium. On Tuesday, the men’s team competition begins in which they will compete for gold, and the favorite is always the United States. There are no major stars but there are always new ones, like when michael jordan plays.

inside 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas, Argentina Alberto Fingel Capital to travel to Venezuela With dreams of winning a medal, he had a great first stage, recording three wins in four races.they start from a Beat Puerto Rico 93-40, but they beat the Dominican Republic 80-70, Cuba 95-93 and Canada 80-76. In the second round, performance dropped: The first game was an 87-80 loss to Brazil, followed by a failure to repeat against Canada (82-74), and the third game against the United States.

Michael Jordan against Argentina at the Pan American Games

August 25, 1983During this period Caracas Pan American Games, this argentina national team have to face USAwhich included some figures who later became successful in the NBA, such as Sam Perkins, Chris Mullin, Wayman Tisdale, Leon Wood

(later became a referee) and A young student who would change sports history: Michael Jordan. “If Team USA plays or trains, we stay before or after the game to watch him play. I especially love seeing him 40/45 minutes before the game. His intensity and focus. It’s awesome.”he recalled Carlos Romano.

“We saw him pass by on the field, haha. I remember before the game we didn’t know who he was, but as the game went on, we realized what he was playing. And there was a lot of information there about him in the game. Name discussion. NCAA: When we had to face them, I made a bet with Nato Oronio that if he scored under 20, I would buy him dinner.”He said Eduardo Cadillac. In the end, Jordan scored 24 points and the United States won 88-68..subsequently They defeated Brazil and then Puerto Rico to win the gold medal. The silver one is for Brazilian and bronze medal Mexico. Argentina finished fifth.

Michael Jordan at the 1983 Pan American Games in Caracas

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