The dust has settled after a weekend of celebrating in the USA and a weekend of mourning in Canada. While Americans were happily enjoying the Fourth of July weekend, Canadians were watching Canada Basketball flounder in a FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
It’s another disappointment for Canada Basketball in a long line of sorrow. The Canadians have not qualified for the Olympics in basketball since 2000 but it’s not because of RJ Barrett. On the contrary, Team Canada dropped a winnable game against the Czech Republic despite a dominant performance from RJ Barrett.
Barrett led Canada with 23 points in over 40 minutes of action.