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arc Gasol remembers the
day the coveted invita-
tion to join Spain’s sto-
ried national basketball program
arrived in the mail. He was may-
be 14 or 15 years old at the time.
“[Me and my friends] were all
very excited, and we all called
each other on the house phone –
we didn’t have any cellphones
back then – we all asked our
friends if they got the letter, too.
We were all so thrilled when we
got it,” Gasol said.
The Toronto Raptors centre
told the story Tuesday just mo-
ments after lifting Spain to a 90-
78 victory over Poland and into
the semi-finals of the FIBA World
Cup. Gasol had 10 points, seven
assists and, at plus-22, had
Spain’s best plus/minus.
The Spanish national team
has occupied a huge space in Ga-
sol’s heart for the better part of
the past two decades. That’s why
just a week after the Raptors cap-
tured the NBA championship,
and Gasol partied like a rock star
at the championship parade, the
7-foot-1 centre – whose 34-year-
old legs clearly could’ve benefit-
ed from an extended break – re-
ported for national team duty.
“June 19 to the 26th. That was
my week off, and then I had to
get ready for this,” Gasol said.
“It’s not easy, it’s not ideal, but
we are one game away from a fi-
nal game, so it’s all worth it.”
Spain’s victory came on the
same Shanghai Oriental Sports
Centre court that, only a night
earlier, had seen Canada’s World
Cup campaign end with a loss to
Germany in the classification
round. Canada, which boasts the
second-most players in the NBA
behind the United States, had
just two of its 17 NBAers on the
invitation list in China in Cory Jo-
seph and Khem Birch.
“Yeah, that’s surprising,” Gasol
said.
“It is a sacrifice,” he added.
“It’s not easy to give up your off-
season when you want to work
on stuff, when you want to work
on your body, heal your body af-
ter a really tough long season. All
of a sudden, you’re joining the
national team and you’re com-
mitted for 10 weeks out of the
summer.
“It’s definitely not ideal. But
it’s totally worth it, because you
only get to do this for so long.”
Spain is unbeaten at the World
Cup, steamrolling past Tunisia,
Puerto Rico, Iran, Italy and Ser-
bia to earn its quarter-final berth.
It will next play the winner of
Wednesday’s quarter-final be-
tween Australia and the Czech
Republic in the semis.
“It’s [a] great feeling to be in
the top four of the world in such
a competitive and demanding
competition like this, with so
many great teams out,” said
Spain’s long-time head coach
and Raptors assistant Sergio
Scariolo. “I would say it’s a good
time to [take] one day off and
rest and enjoy this, and then pre-
pare the next one.”
Phoenix Suns guard Ricky Ru-
bio led the way with 19 points
Tuesday, passing Argentina’s Pa-
blo Prigioni to become the FIBA
World Cup career leader in as-
sists. Prigioni had 106 assists in
24 games, while Rubio’s nine as-
sists Tuesday give him 115.
Spain worked like a well-oiled
machine, and when Gasol tapped
a volleyball pass out to Rudy Fer-
nandez for a three-pointer, it
gave the Spaniards a 56-44 run
and prompted a delighted roar
from the crowd of 12,400.
Gasol captured a World Cup
title with Spain in 2006, beating a
Greek team that upset the U.S. inthe semi-finals. He also captured
silver medals with Spain at the
2008 and 2012 Olympics, losing
to a pair of American teams
stocked with NBA players.
He’s the oldest player on a
Spanish team that’s heavy on ex-
perience.
“In this tournament, experi-
ence is the key,” Rubio said.
“Experience in those tough mo-
ments, when you have experi-
ence and Poland makes a 7-0
run, different teams will look at
each other and say, ‘What are we
doing?’ We came together, and
that’s what team means.
“In those tough moments ...
you don’t get nervous, coach has
been with us for a long time and
you know exactly what he wants
to run. I know exactly what my
teammates want, and that expe-
rience helped a lot tonight.”
Spanish fans occupied a huge
section of the arena. In red-and-
yellow wigs, and wearing Spain’s
flag like capes, they sang along
loudly toMarcha Real. Their be-
loved team gave them plenty to
cheer about.
Spain led 22-18 after the first
quarter, took a 46-41 advantage
into the halftime break and led
67-58 with one quarter left to
play.
Poland cut it to four with 5minutes 30 seconds to play be-
fore Gasol – with a Poland de-
fender in his face – found Rubio
open on the perimeter. Rubio’s
three-pointer put Spain back in
full control with a couple of min-
utes left to play.
In the tunnel to the locker
room after the win, Jorge Garba-
josa–aformer Raptor who’s now
the secretary-general of Spain’s
basketball federation – waited
with a hug for each one of his
players.
“It’s something that doesn’t
happen overnight, that commit-
ment,” Gasol said. “It’s a long
process, and I’m sure that even-
tually [Canadian] guys will find
that passion because it is a sacri-
fice.”
Gasol was acquired in the Feb-
ruary trade that sent Jonas Va-
lanciunas, CJ Miles and Delon
Wright to Memphis, and his sav-
vy playmaking and smarts on
the defensive end helped him an
immediate contribution. The
three-time NBA all-star averaged
9.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in 24
playoff games with Toronto.
While he was huge on the
court, the big Spaniard put on an
MVP performance during the
team’s championship parade. He
chugged beer and wine at the en-
couragement of fans. He did the“billionaire strut” atop a double-
decker bus.
He’s the lone big-name player
from the Raptors 2018-19 rebuild
that stuck around for another
season. He signed a one-year
player option on his contract
worth about US$25.6-million,
about a week before superstar
Kawhi Leonard left for the Los
Angeles Clippers and Danny
Green departed for the L.A. Lak-
ers.
In China, Spain hopes to keep
the United States from capturing
a third consecutive title. The U.S.
team beat Spain by nine points
in an exhibition game last
month.
Then, finally, Gasol might get a
breather.
Raptors coach Nick Nurse has
been keeping an eye on Spain at
the World Cup. With the NBA
season fast approaching – train-
ing camp opens on Sept. 28 –
Nurse is concerned about fa-
tigue.
“He’s more of a, ‘When are we
going to be able to integrate him
in?’ ” said Nurse, who coached
Canada at the World Cup. “Be-
cause he’ll probably need some
preseason time off, right?”
Gasol will have earned it.THE CANADIAN PRESSPlayingforSpainhardlyasacrificeforGasol
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Tuesday.Gasoloptedforanabbreviatedoff-seasontojointhenationalteamaftertheRaptors’NBAFinalsruninJune.ANDY WONG/REUTERSThe New York Jets are getting some roster help
from the most unlikely of sources: Bill Belich-
ick and the New England Patriots.
Adam Gase’s squad acquired wide receiver
Demaryius Thomas from the Patriots for a 2021
sixth-round draft pick on Tuesday, according to
a person with direct knowledge of the deal.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on
condition of anonymity because the teams had
not yet announced the trade.
ESPN first reported the deal – the first trade
between the AFC East rivals since Bill Belichick
took over as the Patriots’ coach in 2000.
Thomas became expendable when the Patri-
ots signed Antonio Brown on the weekend.
The 31-year-old Thomas gives the Jets receiv-
ing group an immediate boost, joining Robby
Anderson, Quincy Enunwa and Jamison
Crowder. The move also comes a day after Gase
made it clear he wasn’t pleased with the receiv-
ers’ overall performance in a 17-16 season-
opening loss to Buffalo.
Crowder had 14 catches for 99 yards as Sam
Darnold used him often for short-yardage
plays, but Anderson (three catches for 23 yards)
and Enunwa (one for minus-4) combined forjust four receptions.
Thomas and Gase were together in Denver
from 2010-14, when Gase was the wide receivers
coach and later the Broncos’ offensive co-ordi-
nator. Thomas was also part of the Broncos’ Su-
per Bowl-winning team with Peyton Manning
in February, 2016.
Thomas has 688 receptions for 9,330 yards
and 62 touchdowns. He played for the Broncos
from 2010 until being traded to Houston last
October for a seventh-round draft pick. He tore
his Achilles late last season, was released by the
Texans in February and signed with the Patriots
in April.
The receiver spent most of the summer on
New England’s physically unable-to-perform
list while continuing to recover from his
Achilles injury. Thomas was activated on Aug.
20 and had seven catches for 87 yards and two
touchdowns in the preseason finale against the
Giants.
The move capped a busy day for the Jets,
who also signed kicker Sam Ficken and waived
Kaare Vedvik. The NFL also announced that
second-year defensive lineman Nathan Shep-
herd was suspended six games for violating the
league’s policy on performance-enhancers.THE ASSOCIATED PRESSwithBrownsecured,Patriotsreportedly
dealwideoutthomastotheJetsforpick
DENNISWASZAKJR.NEWYORKFOXBOROUGH,MASS.New England Patriots
receiver Antonio Brown has been accused of
raping his former trainer, according to a
federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern
District of Florida. The lawsuit says that
Brown – in three separate incidents – sexually
assaulted a woman named Britney Taylor, a
gymnast he met while the two were attending
Central Michigan University together and who
he later hired as a trainer.
According to the lawsuit, Brown sexually
assaulted Taylor twice during training ses-
sions in June, 2017. First, he exposed himself
and kissed her without her permission, the
lawsuit says. Later that month, the lawsuitsays, while she was watching a television
program at his home, Brown started mastur-
bating behind her and ejaculated on her back.
Brown bragged about the incident in profane
text messages that are copied in the lawsuit.
Taylor ended her working relationship with
Brown, the lawsuit says, but several months
later, when he contacted her to apologize, she
relented.
Then, the lawsuit says, on May 20, 2018,
Brown forced her onto a bed, pushed her face
into the mattress and “forcibly” raped her.
In the statement, Taylor said she would
co-operate with the NFL in its investigation.
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