![Members of the 1972 Olympic basketball team (from left) Jim Brewer, Mike Bantom, Tom Henderson, John Bach (asst. coach), Kenny Davis, Bobby Jones, Tom Burleson, Kevin Joyce, Jim Forbes, Ed Ratleff, John Members of the 1972 Olympic basketball team (from left) Jim Brewer, Mike Bantom, Tom Henderson, John Bach (asst. coach), Kenny Davis, Bobby Jones, Tom Burleson, Kevin Joyce, Jim Forbes, Ed Ratleff, John](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2F0423D/members-of-the-1972-olympic-basketball-team-from-left-jim-brewer-mike-bantom-tom-henderson-john-bach-asst-coach-kenny-davis-bobby-jones-tom-burleson-kevin-joyce-jim-forbes-ed-ratleff-john-brown-asst-coach-and-dwight-jones-are-introduced-before-the-lexington-legends-baseball-game-at-whitaker-bank-ballpark-in-lexington-kentucky-thursday-august-23-2012-the-team-disputed-a-loss-to-the-soviet-union-at-the-munich-summer-olympics-in-1972-and-refused-their-silver-medals-photo-by-pablo-alcalalexington-herald-leadermctsipa-usa-2F0423D.jpg)
Members of the 1972 Olympic basketball team (from left) Jim Brewer, Mike Bantom, Tom Henderson, John Bach (asst. coach), Kenny Davis, Bobby Jones, Tom Burleson, Kevin Joyce, Jim Forbes, Ed Ratleff, John
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![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)
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.
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