The country won't forget how the late musician and his band helped their basketball team get to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

The chance to represent Lithuania as an independent country after so many years made it even more meaningful,” Karnišovas told The Athletic. “What Bob Weir and the Grateful Dead did for us is ...

There’s a new nation backing the Nuggets. “It’s a second religion for us, for Lithuanians,” Nuggets center Jonas Valanciunas said of his homeland’s love for basketball after Monday’s game against the ...

Lithuania pulled off one of the most remarkable comeback wins in basketball history on Thursday night, and they can thank Ignas Sargiunas for that. Lithuania beat Great Britain 89-88 in the FIBA World ...

The brand was unveiled to the world at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and was not created as an actual team uniform nor was it ever part of the Grateful Dead. The iconic Skullman® ...

Greg Speirs, creator of the famous Lithuanian Slam Dunking Skeleton® & Lithuania Tie Dye® Brand Jerseys & became the major funder of the Lithuania Basketball Team. The 1992 Lithuanian Basketball ...

NYC designer Greg Speirs, creator of the iconic Lithuania Tie Dye Basketball Uniforms worn by the Lithuanian Basketball Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Greg Speirs’ original 1992 ...

Greg Speirs, creator of the iconic 1992 Lithuanian Olympic Basketball Shirts, who became the major sponsor of the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic Basketball Team & changed the future direction of all sports ...

The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Scott Richey, The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. Nov. 30—Illinois' first experience bringing a Lithuanian standout to Champaign worked out pretty well.