After the success of 'The Last Dance', a documentary about Michael Jordan's career, Netflix returns to basketball to remember the figure of Kobe Bryant. In this case, they do not focus on his figure but on the role of the United States team since 2008, when they conquered the Olympic Games after several defeats. Entitled "The Redeem Team", something like "the redemption team", Netflix reviews what happened during the successes of the team coached by Mike Kryzewski.
The documentary recounts the rebirth of the United States national team after the failures of the 2002 World Cup or the 2004 Athens Olympics. Trying to recreate the successes of the Dream Team in Barcelona 92, in 2008 the great stars of the NBA conspire to achieve the victory. In front, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
In a preview of the Netflix documentary, what happened before the final, which pitted them against Spain, is told. "Before the game, Kobe paid me a visit when the US team came to the Olympic Village," says Pau Gasol. "My older brother came to see me and my teammates were freaking out, 'wow, Kobe is in our apartment, what a blast'. Actually, I think it was part of his strategy to soften me up," he explained.
And it is that Bryant was very clear that he wanted the title and for that he was willing to do anything, even attack his partner and friend Pau Gasol. LeBron revealed some of the phrases that Kobe Bryant said about Pau. "Kobe told us, 'I'm going to pierce Pau in the fucking chest.' .. God, we were not going to lose that game. We were going to crush Spain."
"He came right at me, pushed me in the chest and knocked me to the ground," recalls Gasol. "It was a message, not only for me but also for his own team: 'Hey, this could be my brother, he plays on my team and he's my friend. But the only thing that matters to me is winning", Pau assured on the first play of the final, in which Kobe overwhelmed the Spanish. Without a doubt, the success of the documentary is guaranteed.
