Executive produced by LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, Netflix documentary ‘The Redeem Team’ stars legends like Kobe Bryant.
The 2000s were not a good time for the US men’s national basketball team. After seeing the gold standard set by the Dream Team, there was a steep drop in quality over the years. More and more NBA players decided to rest during the offseason instead of paying attention to their national duties.
This led to three consecutive tournaments in which the US team failed.
They finished sixth at the 2002 FIBA World Cup, third at the 2004 Olympics, and third again at the 2006 FIBA World Cup.
The players wanted to restore American pride and reestablish their supremacy. Led by Coach K, a team was assembled for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The team consisted of names like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and more.
The team went undefeated in the tournament and took revenge on Spain in the final to secure the gold medal.
On this date in 2008 the USA basketball team — the "Redeem Team" — defeats Spain 118-107, to bring the gold back to US basketball after a disappointing bronze medal showing in 2004.
Team USA was led by Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. pic.twitter.com/akpidxi6zx
— ESPN Insights (@ESPNInsights) August 24, 2022
After seeing the success of The Last Dance, Bron and Wade decided that the stories of the famous Redeem Team should also go out into the world, so they signed a contract with Netflix.
When and where can we catch Kobe Bryant on ‘The Redeem Team’?
Netflix recently had their Tudum event, where they decided to release trailers for their upcoming releases. They chose a clip of Kobe Bryant for their ‘Redeem Team’ teaser. Mamba described how he was ruthless against his brother and Lakers teammate Pau Gasol.
“I'm running through Pau's f****g chest”
– Kobe Bryant (2008 Olympics)
pic.twitter.com/S17Qg2k6qZ— Kobe Bryant Stories & Motivation (@kobehighlight) September 24, 2022
This clip has excited the entire NBA and basketball community. People are eager to see the full story of this storied team. Well, the good news is that we won’t have to wait much longer.
The Redeem Team launches the Netflix in October 7, 2022.
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