News from US sports – Will George soon play for Canada? – Popovich suffered a stroke – sports
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News from US sports – Will George soon play for Canada? – Popovich suffered a stroke – Sport – SRF
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Washington's Kyshawn George tackles Los Angeles' Kris Dunn.
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Valais George preferred Canada
Basketball player Kyshawn George, who grew up in Switzerland, would like to play for Canada, the country of birth of his father Deon, in the future. George's mother Sophie confirmed this wish to the French-speaking Swiss medium Le Matin
. The 21-year-old, who currently plays in the NBA for Washington, was trained in Monthey in Valais. To make the move official, it must be summoned by Canada.
Popovich is recovering from a stroke
The San Antonio Spurs have been without Gregg Popovich for several weeks. On Wednesday, the NBA club announced that the 75-year-old suffered a mild stroke on November 2nd. It is unclear how long the coach who led the USA to gold at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo will be out. He is in rehabilitation. He is expected to make a full recovery, the club said. Popovich has been coaching the Spurs since 1996, making him the record holder for the longest tenure at just one club. During this time he led the club to 5 NBA titles.
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