Sports Poets Society

https://open.spotify.com/episode/28LNIxSuCETY3JD8iCB369 Aprire il nuovo anno come si è chiuso il vecchio. Ecco il desiderio da esprimere brindando con le prime bollicine al 2024. Milano con il convincente 76-67 sul Baskonia. La Bologna bianconera con la notte magica di Belgrado: il 75-77 sul Partizan davanti ai 20mila della Stark Arena. Un'impresa salutata così da un migliaio di tifosi, al rientro della Virtus all'aeroporto Marconi, nelle immagini di Achille Polonara. Sembrava di essere tornati indietro di un quarto di secolo, coi 1500 corsi ad accogliere i campioni d'Europa di Barcellona '98 sull'AEK Atene. Era la Virtus di coach Ettore Messina, l'ex condottiero ora rivalissimo all'Olimpia, che da Atene - ma al Pireo, sponda-Olympiacos - aprirà il 2 gennaio il girone di ritorno. E con un cavallo di ritorno (dalla Stella Rossa, fino a fine stagione): Shabazz Napier, il play che mancava dopo la rottura con Kevin Pangos. La Virtus invece lo farà il giorno dopo

https://www.sportingnews.com/in/chicago-bulls/news/the-greatest-game-michael-jordan-ever-played-dream-team-practice-monte-carlos-usa-1992-barcelona-olympics/1620nvvs6ej9s1h1o2w0nf6o23 Juan Estevez 03-05-2020•3 min read Just four days before the start of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Chuck Daly's Dream Team were finishing their preparations in Monte Carlo and it was that July 22, when a final practice was carried out that would end up going down in history. "[It was the] greatest game I’ve ever played in, said Michael Jordan years later, regarding the scrimmage that Wednesday in the Principality of Monaco. What exactly happened? To finalise preparations for the Games, head coach Chuck Daly intended to have a tough practice session at game intensity. For that, he organized a 5 vs 5 duel and to balance the competitiveness he put Michael Jordan on team and Magic Johnson on the other, the two leaders of the team. MORE: Did Isiah Thomas deserve to be part of the Dream Team at the 199

https://eu.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2023/12/30/detroit-pistons-losing-streak-nba-cade-cunningham-toronto-raptors-game/72068823007/ Best photos as Detroit Pistons aim to avoid NBA history vs. Toronto Raptors at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. OMARI SANKOFA II   Detroit Free Press - Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. View |19 Photos Detroit Pistons avoid more NBA history, beat Toronto Raptors at LCA Sixty-three days separated the Detroit Pistons ' second and third wins this season. At least they can enter the new year with their heads held high. The Pistons (3-29) snapped their 28-game losing streak Saturday with a 129-127 win over the Toronto Raptors at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons had already set the NBA's single-season record for consecutive losses and tied the all-time record set by the Philadelphia 76ers across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Their previous win? A 118-102 thumping Oct. 28 of the Chicago Bulls at LCA. The Pistons finish 2023