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Skip Bayless Says 1992 Dream Team Would Defeat This Year's Olympic USA Olympic Team

Shandel Richardson

Aug 8, 2024; Paris, France; United States guard LeBron James (6) and shooting guard Stephen Curry (4) celebrate after the game against Serbia in a men's basketball semifinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 8, 2024; Paris, France; United States guard LeBron James (6) and shooting guard Stephen Curry (4) celebrate after the game against Serbia in a men's basketball semifinal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports / Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports

Sports media personality Skip Bayless is out of a job but it hasn't stopped him from giving his opinion.

After Team USA defeated France to win the gold medal in the Olympics, Bayless dropped a hot take on his personal X page. He said this year's team lacked the "killer instinct" of the 1992 Dream Team.

Bayless said the original team of NBA superstars would defeat the current roster.

Here's what Bayless posted on X: "I'M SORRY, THERE'S NO WAY THIS TEAM WOULD BEAT MICHAEL JORDAN'S DREAM TEAM. NOT ENOUGH KILLER INSTINCT. THIS WAS A 3-POINT GAME WITH UNDER 3 MINUTES LEFT. FAILED TO COVER AGAINST SERBIA OR FRANCE."

It must be noted Bayless is often critical of today's players, especially LeBron James. He made a habit of criticizing James at every chance, mostly when he moved from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat in 2010.

The 1992 USA Olympics basketball team is widely considered the greatest ever assembled. It was the first year NBA players were allowed to compete after the United States won bronze in 1988.

The roster included the likes of Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Johnson. Every player on the team made is in the Hall of Fame in some capacity. They breezed to the gold medal in Barcelona, making a mockery of the competition.

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com