August 5, 1994: Team USA’s Shawn Kemp with a hammer dunk off the behind-the-back pass from Joe Dumars. Kemp had 10 PTS/4 REB in 18 minutes. Dumars finished with 13 PTS/3 AST in a 132-77 preliminary round win over China at the FIBA World Championship in Hamilton, Ontario.

August 4, 1990: Kenny Anderson's shows off his handles during an exhibition game in Atlanta against the Soviet Union prior to the 1990 World Championships. Anderson scored 23 PTS and Billy Owens added 18 PTS for the United States in a 98-73 win.

August 4, 1986: Julius Erving decides to return to the Philadelphia 76ers for his final NBA season, passing on a reported two-year, $3.8 million deal with the Utah Jazz. 📺 KSL Sports

August 2, 1984: The Washington Bullets hold practice at UMBC Fieldhouse in Baltimore. 📺 WMAR-TV

August 1, 1984: Patrick Ewing finishes with 17 PTS/9 REB in the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team's 104-68 win over Uruguay in the preliminary round of the Olympics at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Michael Jordan added 16 PTS/3 STL for Team USA.

August 1, 1996: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team advances to the gold medal game with a 101-73 win over Australia in Atlanta. Charles Barkley had 24 PTS (7-7 FG)/11 REB and David Robinson scored 14 PTS for Team USA. Australia's Andrew Gaze scored 25 PTS and Shane Heal added 19 PTS (4-8 3P).

July 31, 1992: Charles Barkley finishes with 30 PTS (12-14 FG)/8 REB/4 STL in 19 minutes of Team USA's 127-83 preliminary round win over Brazil at the Olympics in Barcelona. Chris Mullin scored 19 PTS and Clyde Drexler added 10 AST for the “Dream Team,” which improved to 4-0.

July 31, 1984: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team defeats Canada, 89-68, during a preliminary round game at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Michael Jordan led Team USA with 20 PTS and Steve Alford had 13 PTS. Chris Mullin, Sam Perkins and Vern Fleming each added 10 PTS.

During the 1992 Olympics, the only way to watch all eight of the Dream Team's games LIVE was by purchasing the OLYMPICS TRIPLECAST (priced at $30 per day, or $125 for 15 days of uninterrupted Olympics coverage). "It's like being courtside for eight All-Star Games!"

July 30, 1990: Toni Kukoč (age 21) of Yugoslavia dunks on Alonzo Mourning (age 20) of the United States during the Men's Basketball Final at the Goodwill Games in Seattle. Yugoslavia defeated the United States, 85-79, to win the gold medal in men's basketball.

July 30, 1996: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team defeats Brazil, 98-75, during a quarterfinal matchup in Atlanta. Anfernee Hardaway scored 14 PTS, Scottie Pippen had 13 PTS/6 AST/3 STL, Reggie Miller had 12 PTS, and Shaquille O'Neal added 11 PTS/11 REB for "Dream Team III."

July 29, 2002: The Cavaliers trade Andre Miller and Bryant Stith to the Clippers for Darius Miles (and Harold Jamison), who "will play on a bad team trying to come in last and get the first overall pick in 2003—which will be LeBron James, the kid out of high school." 📺 KHSL-TV

July 29, 1992: The United States men's Olympic basketball team defeats Germany, 111-68, during a preliminary round game at the Olympics in Barcelona. Larry Bird scored 19 PTS and Michael Jordan had 15 PTS/12 AST for the "Dream Team." Detlef Schrempf had 15 PTS/8 REB for Germany.

July 28, 1984: Members of the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team at the opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles: Michael Jordan, Leon Wood, Patrick Ewing, Sam Perkins, Vern Fleming, Joe Kleine, Chris Mullin. 📺 ABC

July 27, 1990: Todd Day of the United States with a baseline poster slam during a 112-95 semifinal win over Brazil at the Goodwill Games in Seattle.

July 26, 1992: Charles Barkley received a technical for elbowing Angola's Herlander Coimbra during the Dream Team's first game in Barcelona. The resulting FT was Angola's only point in a 46-1 scoring run by the U.S. Barkley later discussed the incident with NBC's Bob Costas.

July 26, 1996: Anfernee Hardaway of the United States drives and dunks during a 133-70 preliminary round win over China at the Olympics in Atlanta. Hardaway had 15 PTS/10 AST/4 STL, Scottie Pippen scored 24 PTS and Grant Hill had 19 PTS/5 STL as "Dream Team III" improved to 4-0.

July 26, 1992: Magic Johnson with four assists to Larry Bird in the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team's 116-48 win over Angola at the Olympics in Barcelona. Johnson finished with 10 AST. Bird scored 9 PTS. Charles Barkley led the "Dream Team" with 24 PTS (10-13 FG)/6 REB/5 AST.

July 25, 1984: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team defeats a team of NBA players, 91-86, in an exhibition game at the San Diego Sports Arena. Michael Jordan led the U.S. Olympians with 16 PTS. Kiki Vandeweghe scored 15 PTS for the NBA squad.

July 25, 1992: The "Dream Team" at the Barcelona Olympics' opening ceremonies. David Robinson, Magic Johnson, Christian Laettner, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Scottie Pippen and Charles Barkley.

July 25, 1990: Michael Jordan works out with the White Sox before a game against Cleveland at Old Comiskey Park. This was more than three years before Jordan signed a minor league baseball contract with the White Sox, and before the Bulls won their first championship. 📺 CNN

July 21, 1984: The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team faces off against a collection of NBA players during an exhibition game in Phoenix. Michael Jordan scored 27 PTS for the United States in an 84-72 win over the NBA team. Walter Davis of the Suns led the NBA squad with 14 PTS.

July 20, 1986: Kenny Smith (University of North Carolina) scores 23 PTS in the United States' 87-85 win over the USSR at the FIBA World Basketball Championship in Madrid. David Robinson (Navy) scored 20 PTS and Muggsy Bogues (Wake Forest) added 5 AST/5 STL for the United States.

July 20, 1986: Arvydas Sabonis with a putback dunk over David Robinson during the gold medal game at the World Basketball Championship. Sabonis—selected by Portland in the first round of the NBA Draft a month earlier—had 16 PTS/11 REB for the USSR. The United States won, 87-85.

July 19, 1993: "(Chicago) Bulls are on their way to a four-peat" after signing Toni Kukoč of Croatia, whom they'd drafted with the 29th overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft. 📺 WESH

July 19, 1996: The "Dream Team" at the Atlanta Olympics' opening ceremonies. Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Gary Payton, Mitch Richmond, Penny Hardaway, Reggie Miller, Scottie Pippen, Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, John Stockton and Lenny Wilkens.

July 18, 2001: Patrick Ewing signs a two-year contract with the Orlando Magic.

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July 17, 1986: A pair of fast break dunks from USA's Kenny Smith (assisted by David Robinson and Muggsy Bogues) during the first half of a 96-80 win over Brazil in the semifinal round of the men's World Basketball Championship. Smith scored 15 PTS and Robinson had 17 PTS/7 REB.

July 15, 1986: WABC-TV reports on the possibility of Julius Erving signing a 2-year, $4 million contract with the Utah Jazz: