2008, USA-Spain, gold medal game in Beijing. There was so much pressure on that '08 squad. The U.S. had fallen on hard times in recent years. They were no longer the world's best. In ’08, Team USA looked like they were ready to reclaim that honor. They steamrolled Australia and Argentina in the first couple of rounds. Then came Spain. Pro stacked Spain. A Spain team that had been playing together for years. The game was tight in the fourth quarter. That’s when a team led by some of the biggest young stars in the NBA—LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, among others—turned to the old veteran Kobe Bryant.
Remembering Kobe Bryant: Favorite Memories of the Lakers Legend
