Olympic Rivalry: 1972 basketball game

cold war

Period: 1972 to 1972

It symbolizes the feud between the soviet union and the united states and the attempted Detente through the basketball game.

Game

Period: Sep 10, 1972 to Sep 10, 1972

A game that was all over the place and first ended with the U.S. winning. After a timeout that the soviets insisted they called the soviets were allowed to inbound the ball again and sub in a player. The clock had not been set correctly and the soviets got a pass down the court for a shot to win the game.Very controversial game, the U.S. refused to accept there silver medals. A protest was filed but after a 3-2 vote as three Soviet-bloc countries sided with the Soviet Union. They won the game.

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2022

link: https://www.history.com/news/epic-sports-upsets-olympics-united-states-soviet-union#:~:text=On%20September%2010%2C%201972%2C%20five,Olympics%20in%20Munich%2C%20West%20Germany.
link2: https://www.sportsengine.com/article/basketball/debacle-was-1972-olympic-gold-medal-basketball-game