I remember standing beside the mixed zone fence at the Fabulous Forum, with just a few of us, waiting for the Canadian national basketball team to ...
Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dribbles against Spain's Alberto Diaz during the FIBA Basketball World Cup.SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for September 5, 2023 | SaltWireI remember standing beside the mixed zone fence at the Fabulous Forum, with just a few of us, waiting for the Canadian national basketball team to quietly walk off the court at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
There were tears running down Jay Triano’s cheeks that afternoon and the same red eyes with the late Eli Pasquale. They were the heartbeat of Canadian basketball way back when, the best players on Team Canada, the ones who knocked on NBA doors, but rarely were invited in. The win over Spain was fabulous and unexpected and dramatic and tugging at your heart. I would have loved to have heard Donohue, in his own unique way, explain all that happened against Spain.
Gilgeous-Alexander learned to play in the Toronto area as did his cousin Nikeil Alexander-Walker, the three-point shooting spark for Team Canada. The mercurial Dillon Brooks, booed out of Memphis, born in Mississauga, played huge against Spain, as Team Canada needed to both advance in the tournament and gain a place in the Olympic Games.
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