Kobe Bryant reveals a story from the 2008 Redeem Team involving players such as LeBron James and Dwayne Wade. This interview is from 2011.

Full interview from Taja Vivens: https://youtu.be/GyEHlormtyw

Excerpt from ‘LeBron James Talks On How Powerful The 2008 Redeem Team Was: "Seriously, If You Got D-Wade Coming Off Your Bench, You Got The Greatest International Team Ever."’ article by Aaron Abhishek:

While he did come off the bench, Dwyane Wade was the leading scorer for the side averaging 16 points per game.

The 2008 United States Olympics basketball team was filled with superstars. And, LeBron James, for one, was in awe of the kind of unit that was constructed to win the gold.

They did win though and repeated the feat again four years later. True to the moniker, the Redeem Team did their job of putting the US at the pinnacle of Olympic basketball.

James relived how amazing the unit was In the latest Netflix documentary ‘The Redeem Team’. The documentary followed the journey of the 2008 outfit led admirably by the late Kobe Bryant on their way to winning the gold.

The Los Angeles Lakers said the 2008 Team was the greatest international team of all time because Dwyane Wade, a bona fide star in the NBA, came off the bench.

“Seriously, if you got D-Wade coming off your bench, you got the greatest international team ever."

It was an action-packed final against Spain where the US won a back-and-forth game 118-107. And while he did come off the bench, Wade was the leading scorer for the side, averaging 16 points per game.

Full article: https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/amp/lebron_james_talks_on_how_powerful_the_2008_redeem_team_was_seriously_if_you_got_d_wade_coming_off_your_bench_you_got_the_greatest_international_team_ever/s1_16751_38001302

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