It may not be the NBA version we’re all craving, but basketball is finally back. The first round of the FIBA World Cup is almost wrapped up, with a multitude of the NBA’s best internationals making waves for their country.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins followed the trend of skipping international duty to prepare for their upcoming season with the Timberwolves, leaving Nigeria’s Josh Okogie as the lone participant out of Minnesota.
His D’Tigers were been victorious in just one of their three games in a group that included Argentina, Russia, and Korea — falling short of advancing to the next round.