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Sue Bird: 1996 team birthed the ‘Olympic dream’

<i>NBC Olympics</i><br/>Members of the U.S. women's basketball team on the court at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.

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Published July 13, 2026 5:55 pm

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Carolyn Manno, Cheryl Miller, and Sue Bird discuss the level of impact the 1996 Atlanta Olympics had on women’s basketball and how that U.S. team inspired the growth of the sport on a global level.

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