He will not have the name or, with his meager 1.83, the physique of first-order stars, but Jose Alvarado He is one of those players who always gives a show with his contagious and energetic way of defending, his shooting and his gift for stealing balls. So the World Cup show will be less without him.
Puerto Rico announced a list of 14 players for the World Cup in which the point guard does not appear 25 years. The team itself clarified that the New Orleans Pelicans do not allow Alvarado to be part of the competition, since he has not yet fully recovered from the stress injury in the tibia that he suffered in February and that left him inactive for the rest of the season, playoffs included.
According to sources from the Louisiana franchise quoted by ESPN, the organization’s decision has been taken as a precaution so that Jose Alvarado is ready for the start of the ‘training camp’ in two months.
The point guard, who averaged 9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 21 minutes and 61 games last season, thus joins the losses of other NBA players in the World Cup such as Nikola Jokic o Joel Embiid.
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2023-07-28 05:33:06
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