During London, I caught the Dream Team pounding some poor, hapless hopeful before they lined up for autographs.

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"I used to sit on those benches and dream about what I would do if I owned the team, " he says.

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Earlier this year a friend of mine and I were talking about the first Dream Team and a book he was reading, Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever.

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"I went back to Barcelona for a testimonial game for the Dream Team in 1999, and it was absolutely fine, " added Laudrup.

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