Along with his sprained knee apparently 100%, RJ Barrett will get an opportunity to play on an enormous stage — for his nation and his father — earlier than the Knicks open coaching camp.
Throughout a press convention for Crew Canada, it was disclosed 14 gamers — together with Barrett — have dedicated to taking part in all worldwide qualifying occasions forward of the 2024 Olympics. Rowan Barrett, RJ’s father who raised his son within the Toronto suburbs, is the group basic supervisor.
Canada didn't make the Olympics final summer season by dropping within the qualifying finals to Czech Republic. It was a deep disappointment due to Canada’s rising quantity of NBA gamers. A scarcity of group chemistry is being blamed for the ouster.
The World Cup is up first. Canada, coached by Nick Nurse, will open the World Cup qualifiers in Hamilton, Ontario, on July 1 in opposition to the Dominican Republic.
In the course of the Knicks’ second-to-last recreation of the season, at Washington, Barrett damage his knee whereas driving to the basket. He missed the finale, however was anticipated again three weeks later, so he must be good to go for the qualifiers.
“We decided we would have liked to have continuity and cohesion inside our groups,” Barrett’s father stated. “We've gifted groups. We've gifted gamers. However we want them in some way to be collectively, type of, the left hand must know what the appropriate hand is doing, [which] is a bit bit extra necessary for us this time.”
The 14 Canadians who've renewed their commitments are: Barrett, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Khem Birch, Oshae Brissett, Dillon Brooks, Luguentz Dort, Zach Edey, Melvin Ejim, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cory Joseph, Jamal Murray, Kelly Olynyk, Kevin Pangos, and Dwight Powell.
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