{"id":1218,"date":"2013-07-27T18:05:44","date_gmt":"2013-07-27T23:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2019-12-31T13:32:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T19:32:14","slug":"today-in-nba-history-1988-atlanta-hawks-beat-soviet-all-stars-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1988-atlanta-hawks-beat-soviet-all-stars-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Today In NBA History 1988: Atlanta Hawks Beat Soviet All-Stars In Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10087 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hawks-beat-ussr-basketball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"362\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10087 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hawks-beat-ussr-basketball.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"362\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Since the Kremlin fell, animosity between the US and the Russian Federation is largely a thing of the past.\u00a0But when the Hawks went to Russia in 1988, political tensions were high.<\/p>\n<p>31 years ago today, the Atlanta Hawks began a 13-day odyssey on Russian soil, and became the first NBA team to play in Russia, with a 85-84 victory over the Soviet All-Star team Tbisili, the capital of the Russian state of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Having just lost a grueling seven game Eastern Conference semifinals series to the Boston Celtics, the Hawks were tired. 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