Kelly Olynyk, Andrew Nembhard and Team Canada take on Team USA in an exhibition from Las Vegas
As two of the heavy favorites to win gold in men’s basketball this summer square off in Las Vegas on Wednesday,head coach Mark Few will face conflicted feelings when he sees two of his former players compete against his team.
“It was strange last year when we played Kelly ,” Few said during media availability in June. “It was strange, you know, you’re rooting for him but then obviously you want to win the game really really bad.” Ranked No. 7 on FIBA’s World Rankings, Canada figures to make a strong push for the gold in Paris. After its exhibition against Team USA, Team Canada begins the group phase of the Olympic basketball competition on July 27.
The U.S. has exhibitions against Australia , Serbia , South Sudan and Germany before the group phase begins on July 28 against Serbia.
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