MIES, Switzerland (AP) — With the NBA playoffs starting Saturday, national team coaches are watching and waiting to get star players back for last-minute qualification games to the Tokyo Olympics. The extra days allowed beyond the official June 29 qualifying deadline for other Tokyo Olympics sports were key for basketball’s world governing body. Each of the four men’s qualifying hubs will have six nations playing for a place in the 12-team men’s tournament in Tokyo. I expect really high health standards and a high number of vaccinated players.”There are more Olympic qualifiers still to play though the 12 women’s tournament teams were set last year. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...Baumann, who steered 3-on-3 onto the Tokyo program, died aged 51 at the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympics.

Source: thestar May 22, 2021 20:48 UTC