Redemption.

For Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and the 2008 Olympic basketball team, that was the mission.

Redemption.

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird were the dream team that had rolled through the 92 Olympics.

But then the world got better at basketball, and America got worse.

The 2008 Olympic team had a monumental challenge to not only win the gold medal in Beijing,

but do nothing less than restore that tarnished red, white, and blue image.

I'm Jack McCallum.

And I'm Jay A. Adande.

Join us for the Dream Team tapes season two,

Kobe, LeBron, and the Redeemed Team.

The inside story of one of basketball's most overlooked chapters

and the story of how the redeemed team shaped the modern NBA.

Hear new interviews from the players, coaches, and executives who were there in Beijing,

like Carmelo Anthony, Jason Kidd, and Coach K.

It's a moment in time that, you know, some of the greatest players in the history of our game

could share together.

We all understood the pecking order.

We knew Kobe and LeBron were going to shoot the ball or that, you know, more or less

Kobe was going to shoot the ball. I, you know, more or less, Kobe was going to shoot the ball.

I've never said this, but I remember sitting there watching those guys when we were in harmony, you can't play better than this.

I remember Kobe was just like one of those guys that was in the gym constantly trying to get better.

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