Kobe must be looking at this and smiling. 🥹#FIBAVK X #VictoryForAll pic.twitter.com/G8QhHDgxFs
— FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 🏆 (@FIBAWC) August 26, 2023
Interestingly, Hollis-Jefferson was a player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for a long time. From 2015 to 2021, he played for the Brooklyn Nets, Toronto Raptors, and Portland Trail Blazers.
It is Hollis-Jefferson who is the clear leader of the Jordan team, he scored 24 points in the first match against Greece, and in the second game against New Zealand – 39 points.
Other basketball players made it to the top, such as Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Jaren Jackson, the NBA’s top defenseman of the season, and Willy Hernangomes (Spain).
The World Cup final will be held in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines from August 25 to September 10. For the first time, the most important competitions on the planet are held in three countries.
The previous 18 tournaments have always been organized by one country. The Spanish national team defends the title of world champion.
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