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Australia’s ‘group of death’ confirmed for Olympic men’s basketball tournamentwww.theguardian.com Boomers to play Canada, Spain and Greece in Group A
Giannis Antetokounmpo among NBA stars standing in way
The men’s Olympic basketball group of death stands between Australia and another medal after former NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and his Greece side, as well as world No 2 Spain, secured their places. The Boomers had already known they would meet Canada, a side led by world class guards Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray, and who finished third at last year’s World Cup after beating the USA in the bronze medal game.
Results in Olympic qualifying tournaments on Monday morning confirmed the remainder of Australia’s draw in Group A. Greece overcame Croatia 80-69 at home, with Antetokounmpo scoring 23 points to help secure his first Olympic appearance. Spain bested the Bahamas, at home 86-78, thanks to 18 points from naturalised American Lorenzo Brown, 15 from former NBA player Willy Hernangómez and 12 from Memphis Grizzlies forward Santi Aldama.
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