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They changed the game and encouraged us to #DreamOn.

Here's what a few members of the 1996 U.S. women's Olympic basketball team are up to now ๐Ÿงต Image
๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง: 12 WNBA seasons, 2x WNBA champion, 3x MVP, 2x Defensive Player of the Year, Hall of Famer
๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐š ๐‹๐ž๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: Coach, TV analyst and part owner of the Los Angeles Sparks

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๐ƒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง: 3x Olympic gold medalist, 5x WNBA All-Star, 2x Naismith Trophy winner, Hall of Famer
๐ƒ๐š๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: Led South Carolina to 2 national titles, 2x Naismith Coach of the Year, won gold as the head coach of the U.S.

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๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ ๐’๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง: 3x Olympic gold medalist, 12 WNBA seasons, 3x WNBA MVP, won 4 straight WNBA titles, Hall of Famer
๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฅ ๐’๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: Product manager for Nike

@airswoopes22 Image
๐‘๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง: 2x Olympic Gold Medalist and 2x WNBA All-Star
๐‘๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: Motivational speaker and advocate for victims of domestic abuse

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๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐š ๐„๐๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง: 5x Olympian (the first American to appear in five games), 4x Olympic gold medalist, Hall of Famer
๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐š ๐„๐๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: Teacher and high school coach in New York City Image
๐‘๐ž๐›๐ž๐œ๐œ๐š ๐‹๐จ๐›๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง: National champion with UConn in an undefeated season, 1x Olympic gold medalist, Hall of Famer
๐‘๐ž๐›๐ž๐œ๐œ๐š ๐‹๐จ๐›๐จ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: Analyst and reporter for ESPN

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"Dream On" tells the story of the 1996 USA Womenโ€™s Dream Team and the 14-month odyssey that would forever change the landscape of womenโ€™s athletics.

Stream now on @ESPNPlus โžก๏ธ es.pn/3MWGZdl

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