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Road to Redemption

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United States

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This series follows the Men's USA Basketball Team preparing for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. It shows behind-the-scenes training and what was expected of them during the games.

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What happens

Road to Redemption was a 2008 sports documentary presented by Nike that follows the Men's USA Basketball Team as it prepared for the Beijing Olympics. The documentary included behind-the-scenes footage of the team, how they trained, and what was expected of them at the Olympics. Five episodes were broadcast from July 2, 2008 to August 5, 2008. The premier was aired on July 2, the second episode on July 21, the third on July 31 and the fourth and fifth on August 5. The program varied form 30 minutes to an hour. The series was shown on ESPN2 and rebroadcast on ESPN Classic. Following the airing of each episode, additional content was made available on ESPN.com, NBA.com, the NBA YouTube channel, and Nikebasketball.com. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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