Spain, US, Argentina to play Olympic warmup event

Spain, US, Argentina to play Olympic warmup event

Published Feb. 17, 2012 1:04 a.m. ET

The United States will play Spain and Argentina in a pre-Olympic warmup event that marks the 20th anniversary of the arrival of the ''Dream Team.''

The three countries will play a round-robin style tournament at Palau Sant-Jordi, starting July 22. Spain will face the United States in a Beijing Olympic gold medal rematch on July 24.

Led by NBA greats Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, the Americans won gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games - the first Olympics with professional basketball players competing.

London will host this year's Olympics from July 27-Aug. 12, with men's basketball play starting on July 29.

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