Basketball professional Austin Reaves could play for the USA instead of Germany at the World Cup in the summer. According to a report by “The Athletic”, Reaves, like other NBA stars Anthony Edwards and Jalen Brunson, has agreed to play for the Olympic champion and top favorite at the tournament in Asia (25 August to 10 September).
The 25-year-old point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers has a German grandmother and says he has German citizenship.
It was speculated again and again whether Reaves could play for Germany at the tournament in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. “We haven’t had any conversations for a long time, it’s been a few months since I spoke to anyone. The plan was not to do anything this summer. But at some point I would like to experience that,” Reaves told the Germans two weeks ago press agency.
With the Lakers, who advanced to the finals of the Western Conference, he played a strong season alongside superstar LeBron James and national team captain Dennis Schröder. On August 20, the USA and Germany will meet in a World Cup preparation game in Abu Dhabi. At the tournament, there could be a duel between the two nations in a possible semi-final at the earliest.
2023-06-05 07:34:24
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