In 1972, the Olympic Games were held in Munich, Germany, where for the first time in the history of Olympism, the United States could not be Gold after being defeated in the final against the Soviet Union (51-50). Some call it ‘the robbery of the century’ and others call it ‘the biggest surprise of the century’, depending on which side of the trenches you look from, but the only thing that is certain is that Belov was able to score that basket which over the decades has become a legend in the sport. The U.S. team protested the result, did not attend the medal ceremony and did not accept the silver medal, which is still in a Swiss bank
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NBA 1972 Final: Lakers don’t have too much trouble against the Knicks
The ’72 NBA went to the Los Angeles Lakers after beating the New York Knicks 1-4. The New Yorkers started the final winning, but from then on they saw how they chained defeat after defeat until they lost the final with absolute clarity against a much superior Lakers
EuroLeague 1972 Final: Under the pressure of Jugoplastika, Varese could only win in the last possessions
The competition begins with 23 teams, there were two qualifying rounds from which Ignis Varese was exempted for being the champion of the previous year