The stakes are high for the Canadian men’s basketball team.
Canada’s hope is to clinch an Olympic berth for Paris 2024 and participate in the Games for the first time since 2000 at this men’s basketball World Cup. But a Friday loss to Brazil in the opening game of the second round has left the talented Canadian squad in a delicate situation.
The 69-65 defeat, which followed a promising start in group play that saw Canada breeze past France, Lebanon and Latvia, means the squad now faces a must-win match against the reigning champion Spain on Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Repeating the victory over Spain in exhibition play in mid-August to improve to
