World Cup Craziness

The FIBA tournament officially ramped up this weekend, setting up what should be a thrilling final week.

Good morning! I’m switching things up a bit this week, with a mini-newsletter today for full subscribers only, fully recapping the weekend’s FIBA action. Tomorrow, the normal weekly free edition will go out to everyone else.

🗣️ News & Notes ✍️

🏀 Let’s start with a quick FIBA World Cup recap before we dive in further…

• Both Team USA and Team Canada advanced to the quarterfinals, and more importantly, have qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

• In the Quarters, the Americans will face off against Italy while the Canadians are set to play Slovenia. If Team USA wins, they’ll face the winner of Germany and Latvia, while Team Canada will play either Lithuania or Serbia if they move on.

• This sets up the possibility of USA vs Canada for the World Cup next Sunday morning.

🏀 To get to this point, both teams split their weekend games, albeit in very different fashions.