Dream Team: Birth of the Modern Athlete

The uncensored story of the 1992 men’s Olympic basketball team. Using unheard audio interviews and rare archival footage, the series shows how a once-in-a-lifetime superteam changed sports on a global scale forever.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Dream Team: Birth of the Modern Athlete
First Air Date	August 4, 2021
Last Air Date	August 4, 2021
Seasons	1
Episodes	5
Episode Runtime	40min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	—
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Networks	Paramount+

S01E05

All You Need is a Rock

Following the 1992 Olympics, NBA stars reach unseen levels of cultural, economic, and athletic dominance, but subsequent Olympic squads struggle to live up to the Dream Team's example. Star athletes must now decide how to use their newfound influence within the league and beyond the world of sports. While each member of the Dream Team finds life after basketball, the ripple effect of the 1992 squad comes into focus as global basketball explodes in the years following the Barcelona Olympics.

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