It's been arguably the biggest sports-debate question of the past month: Who would win in a head-to-head matchup between the original 1992 Olympic basketball "Dream Team" and the 2012 edition that just won gold in London?
Well now it seems fans will finally get an answer.
2K Sports has announced a partnership with USA Basketball, and will bring Olympic Teams past and present in this October release. NBA 2K13 will feature both the original Dream Team from 1992 and the star-studded roster of current players from the Gold Medal team from the 2012 Olympics.
The 1992 team featured Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, David Robinson, Scottie Pippin, Clyde Drexler, John Stockton, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, Chris Mullin and Christian Laettner, while the 2012 team includes LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Deron Williams, Kevin Love, James Harden, Carmelo Anthony, Andre Iguodala, and Anthony Davis
"In 'NBA 2K13,' we're giving fans the opportunity to play as two of the best teams ever assembled in sporting history, literally putting the debate right into their hands," Jay-Z said in a statement.
To no surprise Jordan believes his team would triumph over the 2012 bunch. In an interview this week, he said playing both teams in "NBA 2K13" is likely to start more arguments than finish them.
Jordan also feels "NBA 2K13" gamers will get a good appreciation of the different styles of play over the two eras. The third-leading scorer in NBA history also offered some advice to fans playing as the Dream Team in the new video game.
"If you want to score inside, you have to throw it to Charles (Barkley) or Karl (Malone)," Jordan said. "If you want to throw it to the perimeter, Larry (Bird) or Chris Mullin can set up.
"Myself, I'm pretty sure I can score in any environment."
"NBA 2K13" will be released October 2 in North America and October 5 internationally. It will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC, PSP and Wii. A Wii U version also will be released during the holiday season.
