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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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Marjanovic and Petrusev lead Serbia to win over DR in Olympic Qualifying opener

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The Dominican Republic put on a fight but Boban and co. were way too strong down the stretch. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net Boban Marjanovic had 18 points plus 10 rebounds and Filip Petrusev scored 17 as the Serbian national team kicked off its games in Belgrade’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament with a 94 – 76 win over the Dominican Republic. Reigning EuroLeague and Final Four MVP Vasilije Micic added 16 points (6-14 shots) and five assists for Serbia while Nemanja Bjelica scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds. Their team dominated the…

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Slovenia team announces Olympic qualifying roster

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The Slovenian national team announced their roster for the upcoming Olympic Qualifier tournament in Lithuania. By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net The final roster of the Slovenian national team was announced today and it didn’t include surprises. Luka Doncic will have the hard task to lead his team to the Tokyo Olympics on the home court of Lithuania which is hosting one of the four qualifying tournaments. The rest of the Slovenian national team includes the following players: Aleksej Nikolić, Luka Rupnik, Jaka Blažič, Klemen Prepelič, Zoran Dragić (guards), Gregor Hrovat, Vlatko Čančar, Edo Murić,…

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Our 33 Favorite Kobe Bryant Moments, Part IV

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As we continue our countdown of our favorite Mamba moments, this segment focused, actually by sheer happenstance, on non- NBA regular season moments. Enjoy   18. His appearance at the Drew League During the lockout that cancelled the preseason and compressed the 2011-12 season to 66 games, it wasn’t unusual to see many top NBA guys in summer leagues across the country. Lebron, Carmelo, CP3, Wade, KD and many others took to th summer circuit to stay as sharp as possible. Kobe made a semi-surprise appearance at the Drew League…

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