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The Grateful Dead did sponsor the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic basketball team, but the full story is much longer and stranger than that.
The Dead had heard about the Marciulionis-Nelson crusade to raise money to enable Lithuania, Marciulionis's native land, to try to qualify for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
The Other Dream Team (Lithuanian: Kita svajonių komanda) is a documentary film directed by Marius A. Markevičius. It covers the inspirational story of the 1992 Lithuania national basketball team and their journey to the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
The Grateful Dead helped fund the Lithuanian Olympic basketball team's trip to the 1992 Games, where they won bronze.
The incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania's independence movement, and - with help from the Grateful Dead - triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.
How The Grateful Dead helped Lithuania grab a Bronze in Olympic Basketball in Barcelona, 1992. When one article in a local paper led to them becoming sponsors.
The fact is that they were never "Grateful Dead" which is a documented fact. But the jerseys that the team wore were actually created by New York licensor & apparel designer Greg Speirs. The line is actually an independent line which came into this story created and solely owned by the designer and not connected to any other entity.
In 1992, the iconic Grateful Dead music band helped sponsor Lithuania’s national basketball team, a talented but financially-strapped squad that went on to win bronze at the Barcelona Olympics. That year, few expected Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and the rest of the NBA ‘Dream Team’ not to win gold.
In 1992, the iconic Grateful Dead music band helped sponsor Lithuania’s national basketball team, a talented but financially-strapped squad that went on to win bronze at the Barcelona Olympics. Their story was a magical tale of tie-dyes, basketball glory, and the birth of a new nation.
The Grateful Dead had supported them when nobody else would. The Lithuanians took to the medal stand as free men in their tie-dyed shirts and shorts. The Other Dream Team is a heart-warming...