# The 1992 Olympic Dream Team

> The Dream Team won all 8 Olympic games on its way to gold in Barcelona.

- Owner: USA Basketball
- Kind: Moment
- Sector: Sports
- Seed date: 1992-06-28
- Milestone date: 1992-08-08
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Controversy

## Summary

NBA stars debuted against Cuba on US television, then reached Usenet and sponsor merchandise. Crowds followed them in Barcelona, where they won gold. Later players described the team as an inspiration; memorabilia sustained a resale market.

## Timeline

- 1989-04-07 — FIBA (Press) — FIBA voted 56-13 to admit NBA players to international competition, including the Olympics.
- 1991-02-18 — Sports Illustrated (Press) — Sports Illustrated put a proposed US roster on its cover under the name Dream Team.
- 1991-09-21 — USA Basketball / NBC (TV) — USA Basketball revealed the first ten players on an NBC selection show.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dream-team-1992

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “The 1992 Olympic Dream Team.” Case HIS-01403. Spread Score v1.2: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01403