Women’s hoopers’ road to the 1996 Olympics chronicled in ‘Dream On’ - New York Amsterdam News

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“Dream On” is the first ESPN Films 30 for 30 production about women’s sports to receive a multi-part docuseries. The three episodes cover the 14-month journey of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team.

The three episodes cover the 14-month journey of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team, which is credited as laying the foundation for the launch of the WNBA. Now showing on ESPN, it had its world premiere last week with players and head coach Tara VanDerveer.

Paid $50,000 a piece for the 14 months, several players took significant pay cuts from what they earned playing overseas. The schedule was grueling and VanDerveer could be brutal in her criticism. Not only were they expected to be ferocious on the court, but also portray a heteronormative picture off of it.

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