Bahamas stuns Argentina, moves closer to Paris Olympic basketball berth

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SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina—Bahamas has never sent its men’s basketball team to the Olympics. The island nation is one step closer to changing that. Eric Gordon scored 27 points, Buddy Hield added 17 and Bahamas stunned Argentina, 82-75, to win one of the five Olympic pre-qualifying tournaments that were wrapping…

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina—Bahamas has never sent its men’s basketball team to the Olympics. The island nation is one step closer to changing that.

The win sends Bahamas into another Olympic qualifying tournament in July 2024, one that will bring with it a chance to qualify for next summer’s Paris Games. Deandre Ayton had 10 points and 21 rebounds for Bahamas in the win over Argentina.Other pre-qualifying tournament winners Sunday included Cameroon, Bahrain, Croatia and Poland.

There will be 12 men’s teams in the field at the Paris Olympics. Host France has been allocated one of the spots already, and seven others will be claimed at the Basketball World Cup that starts on Friday in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.

 

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