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Apr 2022
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5. The Dream Team | Icons Club

The Ringer
About this episode

The Dream Team was an unprecedented experiment for the Icons Club—an opportunity for the game’s best players to form bonds and swap notes. It also gave the NBA a chance to show off its best players to the world, and the league did not miss.


Host: Jackie MacMullan

Producers: Bobby Wagner, Noah Malale, Jonathan Kermah, Isaac Lee, Justin Verrier and Vikram Patel

Sound Design: Scott Somerville

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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