Andrew Nembhard

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R.J. Barrett, Andrew Nembhard and Canada Basketball’s Golden Age

It’s August 2024. The world is focused on the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Or the Bercy Arena in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Or maybe it’s the Papp László Budapest Sportaréna. Team Canada takes the floor and, for the first time since the 1936 Games in Berlin, there’s an Olympic gold medal on the line for the Canadian men. Andrew Wiggins looks up at his country’s flag. Hands behind his back. Body anxiously swaying left and right. Left and right. The red maple leaf on Canada’s flag seems to have its own heartbeat as ‘O Canada’ reverberates off its fabric in the rafters.
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Memphis East Buzzer-Beater Tops Montverde In T of C Classic

It was one for the ages. Three fourth-quarter lead changes. Six fourth-quarter ties. One buzzer-beating three that will go down in Bass Pro Tournament of Champions lore. Memphis East’s Alex Lomax pushed the ball upcourt, seconds after Montverde sophomore R.J. Barrett tied Friday-night’s semifinal 56-56 with 13 seconds left in a game pitting two of the country’s top three programs.
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