Egypt, hoping for an automatic bid to next year’s Olympics in Paris, instead lost a heartbreaker to New Zealand Saturday in the FIBA World Cup, 88-86. Patrick Gardner, the Nets training camp.
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It’s all about ranking now. Both Egypt with Patrick Gardner and Jordan with Rondae Hollis-Jefferson didn’t make the medal rounds, but their teams will meet Thursday night, Manila time, Thursday.
Egypt won its second straight game at the FIBA World Cup after 29 years without a win, beating Jordan, 85-69, Manila Thursday night in the Cup’s classification round. The win strengthened Egypt’s.
The Long Island Nets announced Wednesday that they have acquired G League rights to 6’8" wing Jordan Hall from the Austin Spurs in exchange for the G League player rights to forward RaiQuan Gray..