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Hopes of seeing Jonas Valančiūnas, Domantas Sabonis and Ignas Brazdeikis playing for the Lithuanian basketball team are melting next summer.
15 minutes He has written about this threat before and it was confirmed by J.Valančiūnas, and now A.Silveris made it clear that there are no breaks in the NBA championship due to games.
“It just came to our notice then. Ultimately, it’s unlikely that we’ll start late to stop the season because of the Olympics, Silver said in an interview with NBA TV in Orlando. – Because you know, it’s not just about the suspension period. until the Tokyo Games. But they also need training grounds, and then they need to rest. “
„Scanpix“ nuotr./Adamas Silveris
These statements were made by Silver just before the second game of the NBA Finals, in which the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat.
Due to the pandemic, the NBA suffered a four-month hiatus this year, and now the final is played at a time when, as usual, teams had already met in preparation for camps and were playing a game of control.
The start of the new season is unknown, but it is unlikely that the new NBA championship will begin before January.
If the NBA decides to hold a full season, there is no chance of avoiding an intersection with the Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8 next year.
Reuters / Scanpix photo / The fate of the Tokyo Olympics is still unclear
108 foreign players compete in the NBA, and part of their national team will be very welcome during the four Olympic qualifying tournaments, one of which will take place in Kaunas in early July.
In this way, it is possible that the coach of the Lithuanian team Darius Maskoliūnas is not waiting for Jonas Valančiūnas and Domantas Sabonis, who were the leaders of the team in the last world championship, as well as the Lithuanian Canadian Ignas Brazdeikis, for whom he is preparing Lithuanian citizenship.
Scanpix nootr./Ignas Brazdeikis
Other teams will lose too, including the United States national team led by Gregg Popovich.
Here are the defeats of the teams with tickets to the Olympics:
Japan: Rui Hachimura (“Washington Wizards”)
Nigeria: Spenceris Dinwiddie (“Brooklyn Nets”), Joshas Okogie (“Minnesota Timberwolves”), Al-Farouq Aminu (“Orlando Magic”).
France: Rudy Gobert’as (“Utah Jazz”), Evanas Fournier (“Orlando Magic”), Frankas Ntilikina (“New York Knicks”), Nicolas Batumas (“Charlotte Hornets”).
Spain: Marc Gasol (Toronto Raptors), Ricky Rubio (Phoenix Suns), Juan Hernangomes (Timberwolves);
Australia: Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers), Patty Miles (Spurs), Joe Ingles (Jazz), Aron Baynes (Suns).
AFP / Scanpix Photo / Australian national team
When asked about these losses, Silver said: “There are so many incredible players here, if we start with the United States national team, we can build a very fighting team.
I’m more concerned about some of the other national teams because some of their stars are playing in our league, their loss would have a huge impact on those national teams.
Having said that, I just want to emphasize that there are special circumstances. Even if we make a plan for the Olympics, how will they know what the world will be like next summer, can they move on? I think in these special moments, all the rules are taken off the table, everyone has to make clear adjustments. “
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