The medal hopes of Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and his countrymen, who expected to contend for gold, are waning.
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France – As a diplomat, LeBron James knows all the right moves. Few seasoned envoys are capable of ingratiating themselves more quickly in a foreign place, and even fewer do it quite so enthusiastically. If thousands of people buy tickets hoping to see him fly? James gives them dunks they’ll never forget.
Consider this: If the Canadians were added as an NBA expansion team this year, with their roster as-is, where would they finish in the Western Conference? With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander running the show, Jamal Murray and R.J. Barrett serving as second and third scoring options, and Lou Dort and Dillon Brooks suffocating opposing shooters, they might be just one big man away from becoming the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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