We Beat the Dream Team

Feb 17, 2025

1h 23m

★ 7.5

The greatest upset you've never heard of.

Overview

Discover the little-known story of a group of college basketball players who were tasked with preparing Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan and the rest of the legendary "Dream Team" for their Olympic debut in 1992.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Blue Ox Films

TNT Sports

HBO Documentary Films

We Beat the Dream Team Trailers

Cast

Self

Grant Hill

Self

Chris Webber

Self

Penny Hardaway

Self

Bobby Hurley

Self

Jamal Mashburn

Self

Allan Houston

Self

Rodney Rogers

Self

Eric Montross

Himself

Christian Laettner

Self

Michael Jordan

Self

Magic Johnson

Self

Larry Bird

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