Latvia’s 3×3 basketball team goes after the World Cup victory in a fighting mood / Article

Lasmanis went to the US city of Chicago on June 16 and joined the Aliens team over the weekend made his debut in the professional streetball league “Big 3”. Olympic champion Lasmanis was one of the Aliens leaders in the game against the Enemies team and scored 18 points in the match.

Immediately after the game, Lasmanis went to the airport to get to Belgium via Lisbon, where he will join the Latvian national team in the fight for the World Cup.

Lasmanis told Latvian Television before the World Cup that he made his debut in the “Big 3” league feel good and without any complications both got into the game and created harmony on the field with his teammates. The team had only one training session before the match, but the match was a success.

In the game in America, Lasmanis also gained confidence in himself, which will help in the World Cup tournament.

“All you have to do is drive and play. Hopefully the guys are ready, I’m ready too, and we’ll succeed, I think. Everything will be cool,” Lasmanis said.

While Lasmanis was in the USA, the Latvian national team was preparing for a training camp in Ventspils. As the Olympic champion Edgars Krūmiņš is still recovering from an injury in the Latvian national team, the fourth place was in the vacancy, and it was won by Artūrs Strēlnieks in training.

Although the line-up was named at the last minute, Sagittarius has no doubt that he will be able to work well with the team members, because everyone has trained together before.

Miezis, on the other hand, emphasized that the goal is known and the team will work to achieve it. Meanwhile, Chawar added that it will be important to get the right emotions at the start of the tournament, and success will not be lost.

In the group tournament, the Netherlands, Poland, Japan and China will face Latvia. The group winners will immediately qualify for the quarterfinals, while the second and third place winners will play in the quarterfinals. The first games for the Latvian 3×3 basketball team against China and Japan will be on Wednesday.

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