Dream Team: Birth of the Modern Athlete - Season 1 - Eps 1: Redemption of a League
Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Michael Jordan enter a league that only a few years prior had been on the verge of collapse. Against the backdrop of the 1980s, a generation of talent transforms the NBA into an economic powerhouse and a cultural force. As the 1980s become the 1990s, these players achieve stardom, huge stars not only in sports, but pop culture at large. In the lead-up to the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona, bonds are formed, rivalries are stoked, and relationships are tested.
About Dream Team: Birth of the Modern Athlete
Title: Dream Team: Birth of the Modern Athlete
First Air Date: 2021-08-04
Last Air Date: 2021-08-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 5
Network: Paramount+
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
