Now the Malaga Fair has begun. However, not only the city center and the Real are going to dress up in their best clothes. This Saturday, starting at 9:30 p.m., the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace celebrates the second match of the Centennial Tournament of the Spanish Federation of swing basket. Nothing more and nothing less than the United States-Sloveniathe game with the most stars in the NBA and that returns North Americans to the Costa del Sol 37 years later.
Spain already gave the first blow. Sergio Scariolo’s group was a roller (99-79) against a Slovenia that clearly went from more to less to such an extent that they started winning by 12 points and ended up losing by 20. So Aleksander Sekulic has a new challenge to change a series of pieces and gain confidence with respect to the rivals that face him. will complicate the path to continental gold.
So now Malaga is cited with a unique opportunity to see another basketball game that will have nothing to do with what is reflected in the Carpena on Friday. And it is not so much a question of the quality of the players, but rather the style of play because the Americans, with no experience in any international championship, will continue to balance between the basketball model with which they compete in the NBA and the rules that they have to meet in FIBA.
The person in charge of controlling this new experience for all American players will be Steve Kerr. With nine rings -five as a player and four as coach of the Golden State Warriors- he is the great star of the team and now faces his first big challenge after relieving Gregg Popovich on the national bench. After leading a legendary generation in his franchise, it’s now his turn to lead a new group.
The truth is that he is not in charge of the Lebron James, Kevin Durant or Stephen Curry with whom the Malaga fans dreamed as soon as the Centennial Tournament became official. However, it is a good opportunity to see those who will be the big stars of the future because in Anthony Edwards in Paolo Banchero they have been nº1 of the Draft by chanceeither Jalen Brunson He has taken the reins of a historic franchise like the New York Knicks to take it to the 4th position in the Western Conference in the regular season.
Doncic, last minute drop
However, the latest news leaves one of the big stars out of the game. “Luka Doncic will miss today’s game against the United States as a precaution. The captain received an unfavorable blow in the second quarter of yesterday’s game -against Spain- and in the national team, a few days after leaving for Japan, they don’t want to leave anything to chance,” the European team announced on their social networks.
So the result of the game will not change the life of the United States or Slovenia, but it will allow them to face the final path of preparation for the World Cup with other sensations.
2023-08-12 17:26:14
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