How did the American Olympic team important to america or change america?

how did the olympic basketball or basketball in general bring about change or become important? I was thinking of using the dream team and the beijing olympics to prove that olympics allowed the world to see that United States was dominant or somethingHow did the American Olympic team important to america or change america?Nobody really thinks that success in the Olympics means a country is %26quot;dominant%26quot;. It just makes people feel good to see %26quot;their%26quot; team win.