Bahamas makes history and knocks Argentina out of the 2024 Olympics

With the presence of big names from the NBAthe selection of Bahamas surpassed the Argentinaby the score of 82 to 75. That way, after 24 years, the Argentines will not be in the Olympic Gameswhich will be played in Paris, in 2024. The match took place in the pre-Olympic basketball tournament, played in the South American country itself.

In addition to the non-qualification of the 2004 Olympic champions, the trip to the Bahamas for the Olympic Games is something historic, as the country reaches the competition for the first time in the modality. However, the Bahamians had the reinforcements of three great NBA players: Buddy Hieldof Indiana Pacers, Eric Gordon It is DeAndre Aytonof phoenix suns.

One of the Argentinians’ allegations is Eric Gordon’s participation in the competition, as the player has played for U.S in tournaments organized by International Basketball Federation. The winger was born in US territory, but has a strong degree of kinship in the Bahamas, his mother’s homeland.

In the qualifying tournament, the Bahamian team took no notice of their opponents and won four victories in four games. facing Cuba, Uruguay and the Argentina twice, the players in the squad made history and, for the first time, classified their country to compete in basketball at the Olympic Games.

In addition to the disappointment of the Argentines in the pre-Olympics, preventing the team from acting on the main stage of world sport, Argentina is also out of the Basketball World Cupwhich will be played in Japan, Philippines It is Indonesia. With generations of incredible players, this is the first time this has happened this century with the “Brothers”.