‘Here we are 30 years later’: the Olympic team that transformed US basketball
The 1996 US women’s Olympic team enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday after giving momentum to the WNBA and re-launching an era of American dominanceFor the US women’s basketball team, the 1996 Olympics weren’t just about winning gold in front of their home crowd.It was about the future of women’s basketball in America. The US women were knocked out of the 1992 Olympics in the semi-finals by the Commonwealth of Independent States – a stunning and embarrassing defeat.
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The 1996 US women’s Olympic team enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday after giving momentum to the WNBA and re-launching an era of American dominanceFor the US women’s basketball team, the 1996 Olympics weren’t just about winning gold in front of their home crowd.It was about the future of women’s basketball in America. The US women were knocked out of the 1992 Olympics in the semi-finals by the Commonwealth of Independent States – a stunning and embarrassing defeat. Heading into the 1996 Games, which were held in Atlanta, turning around the program was a top priority not just for USA Basketball, but the NBA as well, which was looking to start a women’s league that would become the WNBA.
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- The 1996 US women’s Olympic team enter the Hall of Fame on Saturday after giving momentum to the WNBA and re-launching an era of American dominanceFor the US women’s basketball team, the 1996 Olympics weren’t just about winning gold in front of their home crowd.It was about the future of women’s basketball in America. The US women were knocked out of the 1992 Olympics in the semi-finals by the Commonwealth of Independent States – a stunning and embarrassing defeat.
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‘Here we are 30 years later’: the Olympic team that transformed US basketball
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