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The day the USSR stunned America and captured their first Olympic gold in basketball - FIBA.basketball
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LA84 Foundation on X: "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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