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After a 24-year absence, Canada’s Olympic men’s basketball team enters the Paris 2024 tournament in a unique position — newcomers with unfinished business. CBC | Sports News
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Kayla Alexander leads Canadian basketball women to 3-point pre-Olympic win over Aussies
Kayla Alexander had 21 points and six rebounds as Canada’s women’s basketball team continued its preparations for the Paris Olympics with a 77-74 win over No. 3 Australia on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »LeBron James 1st U.S. men’s basketball player to carry flag in Olympics opening ceremony
Four-time NBA champion LeBron James has been picked by his fellow United States Olympians to serve as the male flag-bearer for the Americans in Friday night’s opening ceremony for the Paris Games. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s women’s basketball team counting on multiple generations to deliver 1st Olympic medal
The Canadian women’s basketball team spans generations and is hoping to use its mix of youth, talent and experience to propel it to its first-ever Olympic medal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada downs Puerto Rico in final Olympic men’s basketball tune-up
Dillon Brooks had 21 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Trey Lyles each chipped in with 15 as Canada’s national men’s basketball team wrapped up pre-Olympic play with a 103-9 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Men’s National Basketball Team Exhibition Game: France vs Canada – Orleans
Watch NBA stars play for their country in preparation for the Olympics as France hosts Canada at Co’Met Arena. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sudbury basketball player takes torch from father at Olympics
Syla Swords will be the youngest basketball player ever to represent Canada at the Olympics when she steps on the court in Paris next month. Her father, Shawn, wore the maple leaf for the men’s team in Sydney 24 years ago. CBC | Sports News
Read More »The village that helped Canada’s men’s basketball team return to the Olympics
There is a tight-knit but extensive basketball community in Canada that will be watching the men’s team at the Paris Olympics, beaming with pride about the small role each person played to get the program to this moment. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s basketball team loses to Belgium in pre-Olympic exhibition game
The Canadian women’s basketball team lost its second straight Olympic tune-up game in as many days losing to Belgium 81-51. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada falls to Spain in women’s Olympic basketball tune-up
The Canadian women’s basketball team lost an Olympic tune-up game to Spain 61-48 on Saturday in Charleroi, France, less than two weeks to go before the start of the Paris Games. CBC | Sports News
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