If NBA fans think today's stars are getting special treatment from referees, maybe they've forgotten the days of Michael Jordan.

As Jordan blossomed into the most prolific scorer in NBA history during the late '80s and early '90s, defenses were just helpless in attempting to contain him. In their failures, excuses started to be made. The same types of excuses you hear today for players like LeBron James and Stephen Curry; that MJ was getting preferential treatment from officials.

Jordan teamed up with some of the best players ever in the summer of '92 to form the vaunted Dream Team in the Barcelona Olympics. Jordan, along with Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, was the face of that team.

Magic, always known for his great sense of humor, provided this gem at Jordan's expense during a team photoshoot.

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The moment was captured during the great NBA TV Documentary “The Dream Team” which was released in 2012 before the last Olympics.

It's a pretty funny moment, and one of many shown within the documentary involving Jordan's stardom, which was peaking at this time as he was fresh off of his second NBA championship.

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