Tristan Thompson to play for Team Canada

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After helping the Cavaliers win the NBA title, Tristan Thompson will do his best to help his native country qualify for the Rio Olympics this summer.

For the second time in as many days, a Cleveland Cavaliers starter has announced that he will play for their native country this summer. On Sunday, guard Kyrie Irving decided that he will play for Team USA this summer at the Rio Olympics. On Monday, Tristan Thompson reportedly decided that he will play for Team Canada, according to Cleveland.com's Chris Haynes.

Unlike Team USA, however, Team Canada has yet to qualify for the 2016 summer Olympics, so Thompson isn't guaranteed a spot in Rio in a few months. But after placing third…