“Tired of Watching Y’all Lose”: Kobe Bryant Had Enough Of US Basketball’s Struggles as he Turned Them From a Losing Team to the Redeem Team
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the American men’s national basketball team took home the gold medal. The 2008 team’s captain was picked as Kobe Bryant, while Mike Krzyzewski was named head coach. The team was given the moniker “Redeem Team,” a play on the alternate moniker for the illustrious 1992 squad, which was the “Dream Team,” and a nod to the fact that the United States only managed bronze medal finishes at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
Kobe already believed he couldn’t be a team leader and needed a co-star to assist him. Bryant set the example for his colleagues in the early days of Team USA getting together for practise. Kobe was able to show that he could not only get along with other alphas but also lead them and help them become the greatest versions of themselves despite not having tight ties with them like his other teammates did.
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Kobe Bryant led the US team to a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics
“I’m tired of watching y’all lose,” Kobe told the US Basketball team ahead of the 2008 Olympics via Carmelo Anthony (1:00 mark).
To earn the gold, the United States overcame Spain 118-107 in the final game. Team USA’s top scorer, Dwyane Wade, averaged 16 points per game. At the 2007 Americas Championships, when the US won gold and qualified for the Olympics, several 2008 Olympians competed. Eleven NBA All-Stars, a Hall of Fame coach, and two NBA MVPs made up the final roster.
Netflix drops trailer for upcoming ‘Redeem Team’ documentary
The Redeem Team, a Netflix documentary on the 2008 American Olympic men’s basketball team that won gold in Beijing, debuted its first trailer on Tuesday. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and even some old video of the late Kobe Bryant are interviewed in the trailer.
The Redeem Team (led by Kobe Bryant @KingJames @DwyaneWade & @carmeloanthony) is the untold story of the 2008 US Men’s Olympic basketball team who had everything to lose — and everything to prove.
The Redeem Team premieres October 7 pic.twitter.com/6YPv9pihkn
— Netflix (@netflix) September 13, 2022
On October 7, the documentary makes its online streaming debut.
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