Lithuania's financial situation in the wake of their independence left them nearly unable to field a Basketball team in the 1992 Olympics. They ended up being able to participate due in part to a sponsorship from the Grateful Dead. Here is the 1992 team in their tie-dye uniforms.

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image showing Lithuania's financial situation in the wake of their independence left them nearly unable to field a Basketball team in the 1992 Olympics. They ended up being able to participate due in part to a sponsorship from the Grateful Dead. Here is the 1992 team in their tie-dye uniforms.

hrvstdubs on May 10th, 2018 at 01:06 UTC »

Hell yeah! They need a Disney movie now

Ianbuckjames on May 10th, 2018 at 01:50 UTC »

For anyone who’s wondering, they ended up getting Bronze, which is insane given that they went up against the original Dream Team.

2KilAMoknbrd on May 10th, 2018 at 03:59 UTC »

Šarūnas Marčiulionis(front row 3rd from the right), one of my all time favorite GS WARRIORS player. Through his mighty efforts he got the Dead to sponsor the team. He is the reason Lithuania's national team happened.