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International Hoops: USA blows out Iran 120-66

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Team USA makes 19 three-pointers in a comfortable win against Iran By Johnny Askounis at Eurohoops.net / info@eurohoops.net After the loss to France, the USA rocked Iran, 120-66, making it to 1-1 in the Olympic Games preliminary round. Damian Lillard led the way with 21 points. His 7/13 from outside made up all of his points. Gregg Popovich’s players finished 19/39 overall from beyond the arc in their second game at Saitama Super Arena. The 19 three-pointers became the fourth-best long-range effort in Olympic Games history. The USA had 29 against Nigeria…

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International Hoops: France rolls Czech Republic to advance to quarters

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The French were unstoppable for the most part of the game. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net France rolled over the Czech Republic  97 – 77 to double its wins in the Olympic Games and advance to the quarterfinals as first in Group A. After leading France past Team USA, Evan Fournier was once again the top scorer for his national team with 21 points on 8-13 shots. Nando De Colo added 17 points, Vincent Poirier had 14 points and Thomas Heurtel scored 11 and dished out seven assists for Le Bleus that…

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International Hoops: Spain takes care of Japan 88-77

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Ricky Rubio and Marc Gasol power Spain in dominating display By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net Spain cruised to the 88-77 victory over Japan at Saitama Super Arena on Monday. Ricky Rubio paired his game-high 20 points with nine assists. The Minnesota Timberwolves point guard neared the double-double mark in 22 minutes. Victor Claver registered 13 points and nine rebounds. Sergio Scariolo’s team led from start to finish peaking at a 24-point advantage. A late run cut the deficit for Japan but not to the point of threatening the European side in the Olympic Games preliminary round fixture.…

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France hands USA stunning 83-76 loss

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From Kels Dayton at nba.com Box Score First quarter The U.S. came out of the gates strong in the first quarter, outscoring France 22-15. Kevin Durant led the way with an early seven points on 3-of-4 shooting. Bam Adebayo added six in the first quarter. Fresh off of their teams’ runs to the NBA Finals, Milwaukee’s Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton and Phoenix’s Devin Booker all saw action early in the game. Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum also got on the board for the United States. Celtics forward Evan Fournier…

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International Hoops: Timberwolves President put the kibosh on Juancho Hernangomez’s Olympic participation

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Juancho Hernangomez was ruled out of the Olympics almost in the eleventh hour. By Antonis Stroggylakis & Alex Madrid at eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoops.net Spanish Basketball Federation president Jorge Garbajosa pointed at Minnesota Timberwolvespresident Gersson Rosas as the person who decided that Juancho Hernangomez won’t play in the Olympic Games. He mentioned that no doctor was involved in the decision. “Juancho wants to play in the Olympic Games, but Juancho won’t be able to play,” Garbajosa said in a remote press conference from Tokyo. “We’ve had countless medical meetings and we’ve never received a ‘no’.…

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US-Austrailia exhibition cancelled amidst COVID concerns

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From Scott Polacek of B/R: The Team USA men’s basketball squad will not have the opportunity to bounce back from its exhibition loss to Australia after the sides agreed to cancel Friday’s rematch due to health and safety protocols.    ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Olgun Uluc initially reported the team is “in a struggle with COVID” and was discussing potentially canceling the exhibition with Australia. Bradley Beal is out of the Olympics because of the virus, while Jerami Grant is in health and safety protocols. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported USA Basketball is looking to potentially replace…

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International Hoops: Spain’s Carlos Alocen will not travel to Vegas

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After close contact with a person testing positive for coronavirus, Carlos Alocen stays in Spain By Johnny Askounis/info@eurohoops.net Carlos Alocen has not traveled with the Spanish national team to Las Vegas as a precaution after learning he was in close contact with a person since testing positive for coronavirus, the Spanish Basketball Federation announced Thursday. Alocen, 20, was not expected to make the final cut for the Olympic Games squad. However, head coach Sergio Scariolo wanted to test all remaining 14 players against the USA at Las Vegas on Sunday.…

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Chris Goulding drills seven threes in win over Nigeria

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From nbl.com.au: The opening Olympic warm up wins might have been impressive but it was a dominant and emphatic showing from the Australian Boomers against Nigeria with Chris Goulding unstoppable in an eventual 108-69 win. Both the Boomers and Nigeria were coming off wins to begin the week of exhibition matches at Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas against USA Basketball and Argentina, but there was nothing close about what happened Tuesday night (Wednesday AEST). Even with Australia without NBA foursome Aron Baynes, Patty Mills, Matthew Dellavedova…

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Juancho Hernangomez will miss Olympics with shoulder injury

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The medical test that he underwent has revealed that he suffers a grade 4-5 acromioclavicular dislocation in his left shoulder. By Eurohoops team at Eurohoops.net/ info@eurohoiops.net Juancho Hernangomez will not be able to play in the upcoming Olympic Games as it was officially announced by the Spanish basketball federation. According to the press release: “At this time, the Federation medical staff works in permanent contact with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Hernangomez’s NBA franchise, to decide the treatment or to continue. The FEB regrets this unfortunate injury, which cast a shadow on the victory against the French…

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Italy named Danilo Gallinari to 12-man Olympic team

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Italy has announced its final 12-man squad to travel to Tokyo later this month By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net Italy beat Serbia in the Belgrade Olympic Qualifying Tournament final on Sunday to advance to Tokyo’s Olympics and coach Meo Sachetti has named his 12-man squad for Tokyo, which will include Atlanta Hawks star Danilo Gallinari. The “Azzurri” will meet in Rome on July 12 and will leave for Japan on July 16. Their first game at the Olympics is scheduled for July 25 against Germany. Here is the final 12-man selection, as announced…

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