By Titan Frey View the original article to see embedded media. The date was September 28, 1988, and the Summer Olympics were roaring along in Seoul, South Korea. The game of basketball saw an intense matchup between, at the time, bitter rivals. This rivalry wasn’t born on the basket court, it steamed from political differences as the Cold War was at its highest point. It was the semi-finals game between the United States basketball team and the Soviet Union basketball team. At this time, no NBA player was eligible to play in the Olympics. In other countries, professional league players were al…
