America’s Dream Team in Toronto’s FIBA World Championship Final

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SkyDome – USA 137, Russia 91

Fifteen months before the Raptors arrived, the 1994 FIBA World Championship descended on Toronto. The SkyDome (currently the Rogers Centre) wasn’t built for hoops, but did fit a court and a lot of spectators. A sellout crowd showed up to watch the United States’s “Dream Team II” throttle Russia. The Dome had hosted NBA pre-season games before, but this edition of Team USA represented the highest concentration of basketball talent the city had ever seen, with future Hall of Famers like Shaquille O’Neal and Dominique Wilkins. The final drew 32,616 people to the arena, and showcased Toronto as a pro basketball market.

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Dream Team II wins in Toronto

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