Dime #43: The Olympic Issue is on sale now featuring Kobe, LeBron, CP, Wade and Team USA
They’re being called the “Redeem Team,” but it isn’t just Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade — the remaining members from the 2004 bronze medal squad — that have redemption at stake in this year’s Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
USA Basketball as a whole needs a gold medal to re-establish its position as the best in the world at the game we created. And Kobe Bryant, who graces the cover of Dime #43, has a chance to redeem himself from an NBA season that ended in embarrassing fashion on the losing end of the Finals.
The August issue of Dime drops today, right when Team USA gets into the thick of its Olympic road to redemption. Inside of the issue we’ve got full-length features on D-Wade, LeBron and CP; the Olympic “Players 2 Watch” featuring Kobe, Pau Gasol, Andrei Kirilenko, China’s most important player (it’s not Yao Ming), and burgeoning NBA prospect Hamed Ehadadi, among others; two Olympic-style training segments — one from Carmelo’s personal trainer, and the other from the man whose job it is to crank out Russia’s elite ballplayers; “Ballers Blueprint” breakdowns with Team USA’s designated sniper, Michael Redd, and its defensive guru, Jim Boeheim; and a photo gallery of the hottest sneakers and gear that you’ll see on display in Beijing this month.
In addition to our Olympic coverage, we have a sick fashion spread with this year’s NBA rookies that we shot in the days leading up to the draft at our Dime/Levi’s suite at the players’ hotel; “What’s My Name?” profiles on a couple of the top college and high school players in America; and our readers weigh in on where they think what city deserves the title of basketball’s Mecca.
If you’re not a subscriber, you can pick up Dime at many major retailers or your local newsstand.
August 12th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Logan Light says:
Kobe got new ink work done?? What does that say on his wrist? DIME?? You got any answers in the mag on that one?
LL
August 12th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Tha Boddy says:
You guys supply the greatest basketball mag that i’ve ever wanted…Thank you DIME crew you guys kick azz
August 12th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Luigi says:
u guys rock. ya diggg
August 12th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
Looking forward to checking my mail now!
I heard a funny question today thought I would share…
Who likes blondes more? Craig Sager or Kobe Bryant??
Ouch!
August 12th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
that's whats up says:
is DIME prepping the “America Takes The Gold” cover right now?
Who get’s the cover - will it be a group shot right after the win, or all at the medal ceremony….what do u guys have in mind - not to jinx it…but…
August 12th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
David Brandon says:
this is a fresh pic of kob’ and the flag…i’m lookin forward to reading this issue, guys. stay on point like the top of ron artest’s head.
hahaha…man, let me stop. he might read this.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Christian Grant-Fields says:
@ Logan,
Kobe has had that tat for a minute. You never really get to see it though. I believe it is his daughter’s names. We’ll find out for you though.
August 12th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
bliz289 says:
@ David Brandon
speaking of artest, i saw him play in a nyc summer league game the other day and he’s missing a front tooth. word is it was knocked out in a game a couple weeks ago. he looks crazier than usual!!!
August 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Hugo says:
Hmm … I would love to buy one, but here in brazil I don’t think that’s possible …
August 12th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Eric says:
we usually cant see his right forearm/wrist area bc he’s wearing the sleeve
August 12th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
doc says:
Carmelo’s personal trainer should be fired.
August 12th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
Austin Burton says:
@Doc — What are you talking about? Every summer ‘Melo is in the “best shape of his life.”
August 12th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
AB_40 says:
team usa misses STAT. Booz just isn’t made for fiba basketball and chris bosh+tayshaun prince must be the skiniest frontline in this tournament?
August 12th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Dagomar says:
Damn thats a nice cover