Approaching the end of the dream

The Dream Team's days in the Olympics are numbered, National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern said this week

The Dream Team's days in the Olympics are numbered, National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern said this week. He said the concept may be overlooked for a more "horses for courses" United States men's side at Athens in 2004.

"An All-Star team may or may not be the best representative in a true competition," he said in New York to herald the new NBA season. "Perhaps we will put together a team that doesn't contain as many superstars, but has role players that fit in well."

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson

Johnny Watterson is a sports writer with The Irish Times